Verse Text
yathā śrī-daśame –
sakhyuḥ priyasya viprarṣer aṅga-saṅgāti-nirvṛtaḥ |
prīto vyamuṣcad adhvindūn netrābhyāṁ puṣkarekṣaṇaḥ ||152||
Translation
An example from the Tenth Canto: The lotus-eyed Supreme Lord felt intense ecstasy upon touching the body of His dear friend, the wise brāhmaṇa, and thus He shed tears of love. SB 10.80.19
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
A very nice example of this obligatory behavior was manifested when Sudāmā Vipra went to Kṛṣṇa’s palace. Sudāmā Vipra had been a class friend of Kṛṣṇa’s, and due to his poverty he was induced by his wife to see Kṛṣṇa to request some aid. When Sudāmā Vipra reached Kṛṣṇa’s palace, Kṛṣṇa received him very well, and both He and His wife washed the feet of Sudāmā Vipra, showing respect to the brāhmaṇa. Remembering His loving affairs with Sudāmā in their childhood, Kṛṣṇa began to shed tears while receiving him.