They showered flowers everywhere (samkiran). They praised him with ancient verses (samstavaih).

The devatās’ joy is described. They showered flowers completely (sam—ākiran), so that he was covered in jasmine flowers from Nanda garden, flowers most treasured by the devatās. They profusely praised him with verses and the sounds of drums and conches for killing Baka. They also praised with verses such as puruṣa-sūkta. His friends were astonished, filled with the highest bliss on seeing the good fortune of their friends, since they were the sons of cowherd men whose knowledge of Kṛṣṇa’s greatness was covered by their intense affection, and who took his well being as their very life.

The devatās’ joy is described. They showered flowers completely (sam—ākiran), so that he was covered in jasmine flowers from Nandana garden, flowers most treasured by the devatās. They profusely praised him with verses and the sounds of drums and conches for killing Baka. Directly seeing the devatās’ celebration and the easy killing of Baka, the boys became astonished, because they were the sons of cowherds. They were incapable of thinking deeply because of their affection for Kṛṣṇa. Or by the devatās’ celebration they inferred that Baka must have been very wicked. As sons of cowherd they had respect for the devatās. Or they smiled in a special way since the flowers from the Nandana garden were nothing compared to Vṛndāvana’s flowers and the sound of their music was nothing compared to the sound of the flute. The praise of the devatās was nothing compared to the praises of the people of Gokula. Thus it was not much of a festival. On the other hand, the sons of cowherds, Kṛṣṇa’s dear friends were most expert.