duhantyo 'bhiyayuḥ kāścid

dohaḿ hitvā samutsukāḥ

payo 'dhiśritya saḿyāvam

anudvāsyāparā yayuḥ

duhantyah -- in the middle of milking the cows; abhiyayuh -- went away; kascit -- some of them; doham -- the milking; hitva -- abandoning; samutsukah -- extremely eager; payah -- milk; adhisritya -- having placed on the stove; samyavam -- cakes made of flour; anudvasya -- without removing from the oven; aparah -- others; yayuh -- went.


Texto

Some of the gopis were milking cows when they heard Krishna's flute. They stopped milking and went off to meet Him. Some left milk curdling on the stove, and others left cakes burning in the oven.

Significado

The eagerness of these cowherd girls, so lovingly devoted to young Krishna, is shown here.