Filled (nibhrta) with love, they approached Krsna and according to age suitably showed affection (yathayogya). The elders blessed him by smelling his head, kissing him, massaging his left arm (which held up the mountain), cracking the fingers of his left hand,prains ghim and asking if he was not tired or in pain. Equals exchanged smiles and joking. Juniors fell at his feet and massaged his feet. The cowherd women (gopyah) and the wives of the brahmanas (ca) respected him by throwing rice and yogurt, and gave blessings such as "may you conquer the evil minded, protect the righteous, give bliss to your father and mother, may you be blessed with wealth and power."

As if singing out of prema, Śukadeva describes the joyful meeting between all the people present there and the Lord. They approached him (tam) who had held Govardhana to protect Vraja. Or they all met him with embraces, though he had displayed great powers (tam). The cause was the great abundance of prema caused by his actions in saving them. They approached him with embraces as well as blessings, smelling his head, grasping his feet, massaging his left hand, cracking his fingers, praising him, and asking if he were no longer tired or suffering, appropriate to the rank of the person (yathā)—superior, equal or inferior. Or yathā can mean “with affection.” The gopīs blessed him saying, “Destroy the wicked, protect the righteous, be served by all powers, and give joy to your own people.”

As if singing out of prema, Śukadeva describes the joyful meeting between all the people present there and the Lord. They approached him (tam) who had held Govardhana to protect Vraja. Or they all met him with embraces, though he had displayed great powers (tam). The cause was the great abundance of prema caused by his actions in saving them. They approached him with embraces as well as blessings, smelling his head, grasping his feet, massaging his left hand, cracking his fingers, praising him, and asking if he were no longer tired or suffering, appropriate to the rank of the person (yathā)—superior, equal or inferior. The priests gave blessings. The elders smelled his head. The servants and children took his feet. Friends embraced him and massaged his arms. Yathā can stand for yathāvat which means “with tears and hairs standing on end while they embraced.” This would be natural to them (yathāvat). Or just as (yathā) the people came, the gopīs came. Though in public, out of prema, they lost their composure. Or just as others came, the gopīs came with special bhāvas. But they did not embrace him since it would be improper at that time. They acted according to their individual bhāvas. This would be a statement made by Śukadeva out of his special bhāva. Some versions have the word ca, but it means api. They are described in a special way. Or ca can mean but. This especially distinguishes the gopīs from the others mentioned. They worshipped him with affection (sa-sneham). Here it means fresh anurāga. They worshipped him with anurāga. Or they worshipped him by rubbing oil and ghee on his limbs because of prema (prema-vegāt). In bliss they gave blessings “Control the wicked, protect the obedient, and always be served by all powers.” Spontaneous blessings arose because they were intensely happy (mudā). Or the elders, youths, and children as well as the priests came and worshipped appropriately by smelling his head, embracing his neck and taking his feet. The gopīs approached him with embraces etc. in their minds. The old women worshipped him affectionately (sa-sneham) or they worshipped Kṛṣṇa who had affection (sa-sneham). They also gave blessings.