śrī-śuka uvāca
athoṣasy upavṛttāyāḿ
kukkuṭān kūjato 'śapan
gṛhīta-kaṇṭhyaḥ patibhir
mādhavyo virahāturāḥ
sri-sukah uvaca -- Sukadeva Gosvami said; atha -- then; ushasi -- the dawn; upavrittayam -- as it was approaching; kukkutan -- the roosters; kujatah -- who were crowing; asapan -- cursed; grihita -- being held; kanthyah -- whose necks; patibhih -- by their husbands (Lord Krishna in His multiple manifestations); madhavyah -- the wives of Lord Krishna; viraha -- over separation; aturah -- agitated.
Sukadeva Gosvami said: As dawn approached, the wives of Lord Madhava, each embraced around the neck by her husband, cursed the crowing roosters. The ladies were disturbed that now they would be separated from Him.
This description of Lord Krishna's daily activities starts with the crowing of the rooster. Lord Krishna's wives knew that the Lord would dutifully get up and perform His prescribed morning rituals, and thus they were agitated at their coming separation from Him and cursed the roosters.
