Dasakam 065 - Sloka 01

गोपीजनाय कथितं नियमावसाने मारोत्सवं त्वमथ साधयितुं प्रवृत्त: । सान्द्रेण चान्द्रमहसा शिशिरीकृताशे प्रापूरयो मुरलिकां यमुनावनान्ते ॥१॥

गोपीजनायfor the Gopikaasकथितंsaid (promised)नियम-अवसाने(when their) vows had endedमार-उत्सवंthe love-god festivalत्वम्-अथThou thenसाधयितुं प्रवृत्त:to carry out (fulfill) decidedसान्द्रेण चान्द्रमहसाwith bright light of the full moonशिशिरी-कृत-आशेand cooled all the directionsप्रापूरय: मुरलिकां(Thou) filled well (played) the fluteयमुना-वन-अन्तेin the forests on the banks of Yamunaa

Thou then decided to carry out the festival of the love god, which Thou had promised to the Gopikaas when their vows had ended. One night, with the bright light of the full moon, when all the directions were cool, in the forest on the banks of the river Yamunaa, Thou resoundingly played the flute.