saudāmanyā yathāklāśe
yāntyā hitvābhra-maṇḍalam
gatir na lakṣyate martyais
tathā kṛṣṇasya daivataiḥ
saudamanyah -- of lightning; yatha -- just as; akase -- in the sky; yantyah -- which is traveling; hitva -- having left; abhra-mandalam -- the clouds; gatih -- the movement; na lakshyate -- cannot be ascertained; martyaih -- by mortals; tatha -- similarly; krishnasya -- of Lord Krishna; daivataih -- by the demigods.
Just as ordinary men cannot ascertain the path of a lightning bolt as it leaves a cloud, the demigods could not trace out the movements of Lord Krishna as He returned to His abode.
The sudden movements of a lightning bolt are seen by the demigods but not by human beings. Similarly, the sudden departure of Lord Krishna could be understood by the Lord's intimate associates in the spiritual sky but not by the demigods.
