tasam -- before them; avirabhut -- He appeared; saurih -- Lord Krishna; smayamana -- smiling; mukha -- His face; ambujah -- lotuslike; pita -- yellow; ambara -- a garment; dharah -- wearing; srak-vi -- wearing a flower garland; sakshat -- directly; man-matha -- of Cupid (who bewilders the mind); man -- of the mind; mathah -- the bewilderer.

Then Lord Krishna, a smile on His lotus face, appeared before the gopis. Wearing a garland and a yellow garment, He directly appeared as one who can bewilder the mind of Cupid, who himself bewilders the minds of ordinary people.