yah -- who (the gopis); vai -- indeed; sriya -- by the goddess of fortune; arcitam -- worshiped; aja -- by unborn Brahma; adibhih -- and other demigods; apta-kamaih -- who have already realized all desires; yoga-isvaraih -- masters of mystic power; api -- even though; yat -- which; atmani -- in the mind; rasa -- of the rasa dance; goshthyam -- in the gathering; krishnasya -- of Lord Krishna; tat -- those; bhagavatah -- of the Supreme Lord; carana-aravindam -- the lotus feet; nyastam -- placed; staneshu -- on their breasts; vijahuh -- they gave up; parirabhya -- by embracing; tapam -- their torment.

The goddess of fortune herself, along with Lord Brahma and all the other demigods, who are masters of yogic perfection, can worship the lotus feet of Krishna only within her mind. But during the rasa dance Lord Krishna placed His feet upon these gopis' breasts, and by embracing those feet the gopis gave up all distress.