gopyah-the gopis; samsprsta-salilah-touching a cup of water and drinking; aṅgesu-on their bodies; karayoh-on their two hands; prthak-separately; nyasya-after placing the letters of the mantra; atmani-on their own; atha-then; balasya-of the child; bija-nyasam-the process of mantra-nyasa; akurvata-executed.