sri-sukah uvaca -- Sukadeva Gosvami said; tam -- Him; vilokya -- seeing; vinishkrantam -- coming out; ujjihanam -- rising; iva -- as if; udupam -- the moon; darsaniya-tamam -- the most beautiful to behold; syamam -- dark blue; pita -- yellow; kauseya -- silk; vasasam -- whose garment; srivatsa -- the mark of the goddess of fortune, consisting of a special swirl of hair and belonging to the Supreme Lord alone; vakshasam -- upon whose chest; bhrajat -- brilliant; kaustubha -- with the gem Kaustubha; amukta -- decorated; kandharam -- whose neck; prithu -- broad; dirgha -- and long; catuh -- four; bahum -- having arms; nava -- newly grown; kanja -- like lotuses; aruna -- pink; ikshanam -- whose eyes; nitya -- always; pramuditam -- joyful; srimat -- effulgent; su -- beautiful; kapolam -- with cheeks; suci -- clean; smitam -- with a smile; mukha -- His face; aravindam -- lotuslike; bibhranam -- displaying; sphuran -- glittering; makara -- shark; kundalam -- earrings; vasudevah -- Vasudeva; hi -- indeed; ayam -- this; iti -- thus thinking; puman -- person; srivatsa-lanchanah -- marked with Srivatsa; catuh-bhujah -- four-armed; aravinda-akshah -- lotus-eyed; vana -- of forest flowers; mali -- wearing a garland; ati -- extremely; sundarah -- beautiful; lakshanaih -- by the symptoms; narada-proktaih -- told by Narada Muni; na -- no; anyah -- other; bhavitum arhati -- can He be; nirayudhah -- without weapons; calan -- going; padbhyam -- by foot; yotsye -- I will fight; anena -- with Him; nirayudhah -- without weapons; iti -- thus; niscitya -- deciding; yavanah -- the barbarian Kalayavana; pradravantam -- who was fleeing; parak -- turned away; mukham -- whose face; anvadhavat -- he pursued; jighrikshuh -- wanting to catch; tam -- Him; durapam -- unattainable; api -- even; yoginam -- by mystic yogis.

Sukadeva Gosvami said: Kalayavana saw the Lord come out from Mathura like the rising moon. The Lord was most beautiful to behold, with His dark-blue complexion and yellow silk garment. Upon His chest He bore the mark of Srivatsa, and the Kaustubha gem adorned His neck. His four arms were sturdy and long. He displayed His ever-joyful lotuslike face, with eyes pink like lotuses, beautifully effulgent cheeks, a pristine smile and glittering shark-shaped earrings. The barbarian thought, "This person must indeed be Vasudeva, since He possesses the characteristics Narada mentioned: He is marked with Srivatsa, He has four arms, His eyes are like lotuses, He wears a garland of forest flowers, and He is extremely handsome. He cannot be anyone else. Since He goes on foot and unarmed, I will fight Him without weapons." Resolving thus, he ran after the Lord, who turned His back and ran away. Kalayavana hoped to catch Lord Krishna, though great mystic yogis cannot attain Him.