yah -- who; ahnah -- of the day; kshaye -- at the demise; vrajam -- the village of Vraja; ananta -- of Ananta, Lord Balarama; sakhah -- the friend Krishna; paritah -- accompanied on all sides; gopaih -- by the cowherd boys; visan -- entering; khura -- of the hoofprints (of the cows); rajah -- with the dust; churita -- smeared; alaka -- the locks of His hair; srak -- and His garlands; venum -- His flute; kvanan -- playing; smita -- smiling; kata-aksha -- from the corners of His eyes; nirikshanena -- with glances; cittam -- our minds; kshinoti -- He destroys; amum -- Him; rite -- without; nu -- indeed; katham -- how; bhavema -- we can exist.

How can we exist without Ananta's friend Krishna, who in the evening would return to Vraja in the company of the cowherd boys, His hair and garland powdered with the dust raised by the cows' hooves? As He played His flute, He would captivate our minds with His smiling sidelong glances.