kaccit tulasi kalyāṇi
govinda-caraṇa-priye
saha tvāli-kulair bibhrad
dṛṣṭas te 'ti-priyo 'cyutaḥ
kaccit -- whether; tulasi -- O tulasi plant; kalyani -- O kind one; govinda -- of Lord Krishna; carana -- the feet; priye -- you to whom are dear; saha -- together with; tva -- you; ali -- of bees; kulaih -- swarms; bibhrat -- carrying; drishtah -- seen; te -- by you; ati-priyah -- very dear; acyutah -- Lord Acyuta.
O most kind tulasi, to whom the feet of Govinda are so dear, have you seen that infallible one walk by, wearing you and encircled by swarms of bees?
The acaryas explain here that the word carana is a term of respect, as in the expression evam vadanty acarya-caranah. The bees humming around the garland worn by Sri Govinda were attracted by the fragrance of the tulasi manjaris offered to Him. The gopis felt that the trees had not replied because they were male, but that tulasi, being female, would sympathize with their plight.
