Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 41: Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Enter Mathurā |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.41.9
tān sametyāha bhagavān
akrūraḿ jagad-īśvaraḥ
gṛhītvā pāṇinā pāṇiḿ
praśritaḿ prahasann iva
SYNONYMS
tān — with them; sametya — meeting; āha — said; bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; akrūram — to Akrūra; jagat-īśvaraḥ — the Lord of the universe; gṛhītvā — taking; pāṇinā — with His hand; pāṇim — his hand; praśritam — who was humble; prahasan — smiling; iva — indeed.
TRANSLATION
After joining Nanda and the others, the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa, the controller of the universe, took humble Akrūra's hand in His own and, smiling, spoke as follows.
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