anucaraiḥ samanuvarṇita-vīrya
ādi-pūruṣa ivācala-bhūtiḥ
vana-caro giri-taṭeṣu carantīr
veṇunāhvayati gāḥ sa yadā hi
vana-latās tarava ātmani viṣṇuḿ
vyañjayantya iva puṣpa-phalāḍhyāḥ
praṇata-bhāra-viṭapā madhu-dhārāḥ
prema-hṛṣṭa-tanavo vavṛṣuḥ sma
darśanīya-tilako vana-mālā-
divya-gandha-tulasī-madhu-mattaiḥ
ali-kulair alaghu gītām abhīṣṭam
ādriyan yarhi sandhita-veṇuḥ
sarasi sārasa-haḿsa-vihańgāś
cāru-gītā-hṛta-cetasa etya
harim upāsata te yata-cittā
hanta mīlita-dṛśo dhṛta-maunāḥ
anucaraih -- by His companions; samanuvarnita -- being elaborately described; viryah -- whose prowess; adi-purushah -- the original Personality of Godhead; iva -- as if; acala -- unchanging; bhutih -- whose opulences; vana -- in the forest; carah -- moving about; giri -- of the mountains; tatesu -- on the sides; carantih -- who are grazing; venuna -- with His flute; ahvayati -- calls; gah -- the cows; sah -- He; yada -- when; hi -- indeed; vana-latah -- the forest creepers; taravah -- and the trees; atmani -- within themselves; vishnum -- the Supreme Lord, Vishnu; vyanjayantyah -- revealing; iva -- as if; pushpa -- with flowers; phala -- and fruits; adhyah -- richly endowed; pranata -- bowed down; bhara -- because of the weight; vitapah -- whose branches; madhu -- of sweet sap; dharah -- torrents; prema -- out of ecstatic love; hrishta -- hairs standing on end; tanavah -- on whose bodies (trunks); vavrishuh sma -- they have rained down; darsaniya -- of persons who are attractive to see; tilakah -- the most excellent; vana-mala -- upon His garland made of forest flowers; divya -- divine; gandha -- whose fragrance; tulasi -- of the tulasi flowers; madhu -- by the honeylike sweetness; mattaih -- intoxicated; ali -- of bees; kulaih -- by the swarms; alaghu -- strong; gitam -- the singing; abhishtam -- desirable; adriyan -- thankfully acknowledging; yarhi -- when; sandhita -- placed; venuh -- His flute; sarasi -- in the lake; sarasa -- the cranes; hamsa -- swans; vihangah -- and other birds; caru -- charming; gita -- by the song (of His flute); hrita -- taken away; cetasah -- whose minds; etya -- coming forward; harim -- Lord Krishna; upasata -- worship; te -- they; yata -- under control; cittah -- whose minds; hanta -- ah; milita -- closed; drisah -- their eyes; dhrita -- maintaining; maunah -- silence.
Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura has made several illuminating comments on these verses. He gives the analogy that just as when householder Vaishnavas hear a sankirtana party approaching they become ecstatic and offer obeisances, so the trees and creepers in Vrindavana became ecstatic when they heard Krishna's flute and bowed low with their branches and vines. The word darsaniya-tilaka in Text 10 indicates not only that the Lord is "the most excellent (to see)," but also that He decorated Himself with attractive reddish tilaka taken from the mineral rich earth of Vrindavana forest.
Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti also points out that tulasi, although exalted in many ways, is not normally considered an especially fragrant plant. However, early in the morning tulasi emits a transcendental fragrance that ordinary people cannot perceive but that transcendental personalities fully appreciate. The bees who are privileged to swarm about the flower garlands worn by the Supreme Personality of Godhead certainly appreciate this fragrance, and Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti quotes from the Bhagavatam (3.15.19) to the effect that the most fragrant plants in Vaikuntha also appreciate the special qualifications of Tulasi-devi.
The word sandhita-venuh in Text 10 indicates that Lord Krishna placed His flute firmly upon His lips. And the melody emanating from that flute is certainly the most enchanting of sounds, as the gopis describe in this chapter.