Verse Text
cumbāśleṣau tathāhvānaṁ nāma-grahaṇa-pūrvakam |
upālambhādayaś cātra mitraiḥ sādhāraṇāḥ kriyāḥ ||44||
Translation
The elders’ activities of kissing him, embracing him, calling out His name and criticizing Him are anubhāvas in common with the friends as well.
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
The general activities of all the mothers of the cowherd boys were to kiss them, to embrace them, to call them by their names and sometimes to chastise them mildly for their stealing habits.