व्याघ्रादिहिंस्रसहजवैरहर्ता सुगायनः ।गाढोदीरितगोबृन्दप्रेमोत्कर्णिततर्णकः॥
vyāghrādihiṃsrasahajavairahartā sugāyanaḥ ·gāḍhodīritagobṛndapremotkarṇitatarṇakaḥ
who dissolved the inborn enmity of fierce beasts like tigers
Remover of natural enmity between tigers and deer — at Kṛṣṇa's flute-sound, even predators and prey stand peacefully side by side; the music dissolves saṃsāra-instincts.
the sweet singer
'Good singer' — Kṛṣṇa sometimes sings along with his own flute; the cowherds describe his vocal music as matching the flute's beauty.
at whose swelling flute-note the herds' love makes the calves prick their ears
Whose flute-music makes calves prick up their ears with love — the calves in the pastures lift their heads and listen, milk dripping from their mouths.
