"Alas where is Krishna gone" cried the wives of the cow-herds greatly bewildered; and Yasoda, terrified, with faltering steps, proceeded quickly. Rāma, gifted with great prowess, Nanda and other cow-herds being anxious to see Krishna, arrived quickly at the bank of the Yamuna and beheld him surrounded by, snakes, possessed by the serpent-king and motionless. O foremost of Munis, looking at the countenance of their son, the cow-herd Nanda and the noble Yasoda became stupified.

In plain words: The women cry out, confused, "Where has Krishna gone?" Yashoda hurries, stumbling with fear. Balarama, Nanda (Krishna's father), and the cowherds reach the river and see Krishna motionless in the serpent's coils. Nanda and Yashoda are frozen with shock at the sight of their son.