upagīyamāna udgāyan
vanitā-śata-yūthapaḥ
mālāḿ bibhrad vaijayantīḿ
vyacaran maṇḍayan vanam
upagiyamanah -- being sung about; udgayan -- singing loudly Himself; vanita -- of women; sata -- hundreds; yuthapah -- the commander; maIam -- the garland; bibhrat -- wearing; vaijayantim -- known as Vaijayanti (which consists of flowers of five different colors); vyacaran -- moving about; mandayan -- beautifying; vanam -- the forest.
As the gopis sang His praises, that leader of hundreds of women sang loudly in reply. He moved among them, wearing His Vaijayanti garland, beautifying the Vrindavana forest.
According to Srila Jiva Gosvami, Lord Krishna sang many wonderful melodies and meters, and the gopis accompanied Him, following His lead. Krishna's singing on this occasion is described in the Sri Vishnu Purana:
krishnah sarac-candramasam
kaumudim kumudakaram
jagau gopi-janas tv ekam
krishna-nama punah punah
"Krishna sang the glories of the autumn moon, the moonshine and the lotus-filled river, while the gopis simply sang His name repeatedly."
