tatha—thereafter; agha-vadanat—from the mouth of Aghasura; mrtyoh—death personified; raksitva—after saving; vatsa-palakan—all the cowherd boys and calves; sarit-pulinam—to the bank of the river; aniya—bringing them; bhagavan—the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna; idam—these words; abravit—spoke.