Verse Text
tatra abhīṣṭekṣaṇena, yathā śrī-viṣṇu-purāṇe [ViP 5.17.25]
tau dṛṣṭvā vikasad-vaktra-sarojaḥ sa mahāmatiḥ |
pulakāṣcita-sarvāṅgas tadākrūro ’bhavan mune ||149||
Translation
Joy on seeing one’s desired object, from Viṣṇu Purāṇa: O sage! When Akrura saw Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, his lotus-faced blossomed with joy and all his hairs stood on end.
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
It is described in the Viṣṇu Purāṇa that when Akrūra came to take Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma to Mathurā, just by seeing Their faces he became so cheerful that all over his body there were symptoms of ecstatic love. This state is called happiness.