pibanta iva cakṣurbhyāḿ
lihanta iva jihvayā
jighranta iva nāsābhyāḿ
śliṣyanta iva bāhubhiḥ
ūcuḥ parasparaḿ te vai
yathā-dṛṣṭaḿ yathā-śrutam
tad-rūpa-guṇa-mādhurya-
prāgalbhya-smāritā iva
pibantah -- drinking; iva -- as if; cakshurbhyam -- with their eyes; lihantah -- licking; iva -- as if; jihvaya -- with their tongues; jighrantah -- smelling; iva -- as if; nasabhyam -- with their nostrils; slishyantah -- embracing; iva -- as if; bahubhih -- with their arms; ucuh -- they spoke; parasparam -- among one another; te -- they; vai -- indeed; yatha -- just as; drishtam -- they had seen; yatha -- just as; srutam -- they had heard; tat -- Their; rupa -- of the beauty; guna -- qualities; madhurya -- charm; pragalbhya -- and bravery; smaritah -- reminded; iva -- as if.
The people seemed to be drinking Krishna and Balarama with their eyes, licking Them with their tongues, smelling Them with their nostrils and embracing Them with their arms. Reminded of the Lords' beauty, character, charm and bravery, the members of the audience began describing these features to one another according to what they had seen and heard.
Naturally, those who assembled in Mathura for the wrestling festival had heard the latest news of Krishna's and Balarama's adventures in the city -- how the Lords had broken the sacrificial bow, defeated the police and killed the elephant Kuvalayapida. And now that the people were seeing Krishna and Balarama enter the arena, their greatest expectations were confirmed. Krishna is the embodiment of all beauty, fame and opulence, and therefore those assembled in the wrestling arena became fully satisfied by glorifying what they had heard of Him and were now seeing.
