sri-sukah uvaca -- Sukadeva Gosvami said; antarhite -- when He disappeared; bhagavati -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sahasa eva -- quite suddenly; vraja-anganah -- the young ladies of Vraja; atapyan -- felt great remorse; tam -- Him; acakshanah -- not seeing; karinyah -- female elephants; iva -- just as; yuthapam -- their male leader.

Sukadeva Gosvami said: When Lord Krishna disappeared so suddenly, the gopis felt great sorrow at losing sight of Him, like a group of female elephants who have lost their mate.