drakṣyāmi nūnaḿ su-kapola-nāsikaḿ
smitāvalokāruṇa-kañja-locanam
mukhaḿ mukundasya guḍālakāvṛtaḿ
pradakṣiṇaḿ me pracaranti vai mṛgāḥ
drakshyami -- I am going to see; nunam -- for certain; su -- beautiful; kapola -- whose cheeks; nasikam -- and nose; smita -- smiling; avaloka -- with glances; aruna -- reddish; kanja -- lotuslike; locanam -- the eyes; mukham -- the face; mukundasya -- of Lord Krishna; guda -- twisting; alaka -- with hair; avritam -- framed; pradakshinam -- clockwise circumambulation; me -- of me; pracaranti -- are performing; vai -- indeed; mrigah -- the deer.
Akrura saw an auspicious omen -- the passing of the deer on his right -- and thus felt sure he would see the Supreme Lord Krishna.