vatsalo vraja-gavāḿ yad aga-dhro
vandyamāna-caraṇaḥ pathi vṛddhaiḥ
kṛtsna-go-dhanam upohya dinānte
gīta-veṇur anugeḍita-kīrtiḥ
utsavaḿ śrama-rucāpi dṛśīnām
unnayan khura-rajaś-churita-srak
ditsayaiti suhṛd-āsiṣa eṣa
devakī-jaṭhara-bhūr uḍu-rājaḥ
vatsalah -- affectionate; vraja-gavam -- to the cows of Vraja; yat -- because; aga -- of the mountain; dhrah -- the lifter; vandyamana -- being worshiped; caranah -- His feet; pathi -- along the path; vriddhaih -- by the exalted demigods; kritsna -- entire; go-dhanam -- the herd of cows; upohya -- collecting; dina -- of the day; ante -- at the end; gita-venuh -- playing His flute; anuga -- by His companions; idita -- praised; kirtih -- His glories; utsavam -- a festival; srama -- of fatigue; ruca -- by His coloring; api -- even; drisinam -- for the eyes; unnayan -- raising; khura -- from the hooves (of the cows); rajah -- with the dust; churita -- powdered; srak -- His garland; ditsaya -- with the desire; eti -- He is coming; suhrit -- to His friends; asishah -- their desires; eshah -- this; devaki -- of mother Yasoda; jathara -- from the womb; bhuh -- born; udu-rajah -- moon.
According to the acaryas, at this point the gopis climbed into the watchtowers of Vrindavana's houses so they could see Krishna as soon as possible when He returned home. Mother Yasoda was very anxious for her son to come back, and therefore she had the tallest of the beautiful young gopis climb up to see when He would arrive. It is implied here that Krishna was somewhat delayed on the way home because His lotus feet were being worshiped by great demigods along the path.