tā dṛṣṭvāntikam āyātā
bhagavān vraja-yoṣitaḥ
avadad vadatāḿ śreṣṭho
vācaḥ peśair vimohayan
tah -- them; drishtva -- seeing; antikam -- nearby; ayatah -- arrived; bhagavan -- the Supreme Lord; vraja-yoshitah -- the girls of Vraja; avadat -- He spoke; vadatam -- of speakers; sreshthah -- the best; vacah -- of language; pesaih -- with decorations; vimohayan -- bewildering.
Seeing that the girls of Vraja had arrived, Lord Krishna, the best of speakers, greeted them with charming words that bewildered their minds.
Having established the spiritual nature of the gopis' love for Krishna, Sukadeva Gosvami proceeds with his narration.
