They began to play in the water after the rasa utsava just as after the soma sacrifice the sponsor and his wife take an avabhrta bath. In order to remove fatigue, Krsna, followed by bees who were the best of singers (gandharva palabhih), entered the waters of the Yamuna (vah) along with the gopis, whose bodies were stained with kumkuma from their breasts disarrayed by their lovemaking, whose garlands were crushed by the contact with Krsna’s limbs, just as an elephant enjoys with female elephants, and breaks all enclosures to do so. Bhinna setu can also refer to Krsna, who broke all conventions.

Three verses describe the activities in prema when the Lord was overjoyed. Because of the special qualities of their pastimes in prema, the gopīs and Kṛṣṇa became fatigued. The garland crushed by contact with the gopīs became more fragrant because of the natural fragrance of their limbs. The word sva in sva-kuca (their own breasts) indicates that extraordinary nature of their breasts. Thus the bees pursued. The garland was made of jasmine flowers. It appeared beautiful with the whiteness being stained by the red kuṁkuma. It acted as an uddīpana of desire in their water sports. He entered the water of the Yamunā (vaḥ) along with them. An example is given. They entered with attraction for the water just as an elephant enters the water out of attachment with his many female elephants. He was followed by bees singing like leaders of the Gandharvas (gandharva-pa). Or gandarva-pā can mean the best of singers. He was followed by the bees which were the best of singers. Gandharva can mean a singer according to the Viśva-prakāśa. This produced the best singing suitable for water sports. Or, with whom did he entered the water? The gopīs, wearing garlands crushed by association with Kṛṣṇa, had kuṁkuma from their breasts spread over their bodies by absorption in amours play. With them he entered the water in order to alleviate his fatigue as well as theirs. The cause of their fatigue is mentioned as a separate topic. They had performed bold pastimes (bhinn-setur iva). Instead of sva-kuca sometimes sa kuca is seen. That is accepted by Śrīdhara Svāmī. Saḥ refers to Kṛṣṇa. He does not refer to sva in his commentary.