Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 1.11.29

tah putram ankam aropya

sneha-snuta-payodharah

harsa-vihvalitatmanah

sisicur netrajair jalaih

SYNONYMS

tah -- all of them; putram -- the son; ankam -- the lap; aropya -- having placed on; sneha-snuta -- moistened by affection; payodharah -- breasts filled up; harsa -- delight; vihvalita-atmanah -- overwhelmed by; sisicuh -- wet; netrajaih -- from the eyes; jalaih -- water.

TRANSLATION

The mothers, after embracing their son, sat Him on their laps. Due to pure affection, milk sprang from their breasts. They were overwhelmed with delight, and the tears from their eyes wetted the Lord.

PURPORT

When Lord Krsna was at Vrndavana even the cows would become moistened by affection towards Him, and He would draw milk from the nipples of every affectionate living being, so what to speak of the stepmothers who were already as good as His own mother.

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