Verse Text
vātsalyam, yathā –
avalambya karāṅguliṁ nijāṁ
skhalad-aṅghri prasarantam aṅgane |
urasi sravad-aśru-nirjharo
mumude prekṣya sutaṁ vrajādhipaḥ ||16||
Translation
His parental affection: Kṛṣṇa held the fingers of Nanda as He walked about the yard on unsteady feet. Seeing his son begin to walk, Nanda became inundated with bliss, and his chest became covered with tears.
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
When Kṛṣṇa was a baby, one day He was walking in the courtyard, capturing the finger of His father, and because He could not walk steadily He appeared to be almost falling down. While Nanda Mahārāja was giving protection to his transcendental son in this way, all of a sudden there were drops of tears in his eyes, and he became overwhelmed with joy. Let us all offer our respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of King Nanda!