Verse Text
yathā vā –
asya prekṣya karaṁ śiśor munipate śyāmasya me kathyatāṁ
tathyaṁ hanta cirāyur eṣa bhavitā kiṁ dhenu-koṭīśvaraḥ |
ity ukte bhagavan mayādya paritaś cīreṇa kiṁ cāruṇā
drāg āvirbhavad-uddhura-smitam idaṁ vaktraṁ tvayā rudhyate ||11||
Translation
Another example: O master of the sages! When I asked you to look at the hand of my dark-complexioned child, and to tell me if He will be the lord of a million cows and have a long life, why did you suddenly hide your laughing face completely with your beautiful cloth? [Note: The sage laughed at Nanda Mahārāja’s questions about Kṛṣṇa.]
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
Once a palmist came to the house of Nanda Mahārāja, and Nanda Mahārāja asked him, “My dear sage, will you kindly check the hand of my child, Kṛṣṇa? Tell me how many years He will live and whether He will become the master of thousands of cows.” Upon hearing this, the palmist began to smile, and Nanda Mahārāja asked him, “My dear sir, why are you laughing, and why are you covering your face?”