Lord Kṛṣṇa saw the unbroken disk of the full moon glowing with che red eftulgence of newly applied vermilion, as if it were the face of the goddess of fortune. He also saw the kumuda lotuses opening in response to the moon's presence and the forest gently illumined by its rays. Thus the Lord began to play sweetly on His flute, attracting the minds of the doe-eyed gopīs.
When the young women of Vṛndāvana heard Kṛṣṇa's flute-song, which arouses romantic feelings, their minds were captivated by the Lord, and they went to where their lover waited.
Among the assembled gopīs, the infallible Lord Kṛṣṇa appeared just like the moon surrounded by stars. He whose activities are so magnanimous made their faces blossom with His affectionate glances, and His broad smiles revealed the effulgence of His jasmine-bud teeth.
Kṛṣṇa sang the glories of the autumn moon, the moonshine, and the lotus-filled river, while the gopīs simply sang His name repeatedly.