iti nanda-vacaḥ śrutvā
garga-gītaḿ taḿ vrajaukasaḥ
muditā nandam ānarcuḥ
kṛṣṇaḿ ca gata-vismayāḥ
iti -- thus; nanda-vacah -- the words of Nanda Maharaja; srutva -- hearing; garga-gitam -- the statements of Garga Rishi; vraja-okasah -- the residents of Vraja; muditah -- enlivened; nandam -- Nanda Maharaja; anarcuh -- they honored; krishnam -- Lord Krishna; ca -- and; gata -- gone; vismayah -- their perplexity.
[Sukadeva Gosvami continued:] Having heard Nanda Maharaja relate the statements of Garga Muni, the residents of Vrindavana became enlivened. Their perplexity was gone, and they worshiped Nanda and Lord Krishna with great respect.
Srila Jiva Gosvami explains that in this verse the word anarcuh indicates that the residents of Vrindavana honored Nanda and Krishna with such offerings as fragrances, garlands and garments brought from their homes. Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura adds that the residents of Vrindavana honored Nanda and Krishna with loving offerings of jewels and gold coins. Apparently, Lord Krishna was playing in the forest when this conversation took place, so when He returned home the residents of Vrindavana encouraged Him by decorating Him with beautiful yellow garments, necklaces, armlets, earrings and crowns, and by shouting, "All glories, all glories to the jewel of Vrindavana!"
