Canto 1, Chapter 11

Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Entrance into Dvārakā

Verse 29 (SB 1.11.29)
SB 1.11.29 • मूल श्लोक

ता: पुत्रमङ्कमारोप्य स्‍नेहस्‍नुतपयोधरा: । हर्षविह्वलितात्मान: सिषिचुर्नेत्रजैर्जलै: ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

tāḥ putram aṅkam āropya sneha-snuta-payodharāḥ harṣa-vihvalitātmānaḥ siṣicur netrajair jalaiḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

tāḥ — all of them; putram — the son; aṅkam — the lap; āropya — having placed on; sneha-snuta — moistened by affection; payodharāḥ — breasts filled up; harṣa — delight; vihvalita-ātmānaḥ — overwhelmed by; siṣicuḥ — wet; netrajaiḥ — from the eyes; jalaiḥ — water.

Translation

“The mothers, after embracing their son, sat Him on their laps. Due to pure affection, milk sprang from their breasts. They were overwhelmed with delight, and the tears from their eyes wetted the Lord.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda
When Lord Kṛṣṇa was at Vṛndāvana even the cows would become moistened by affection towards Him, and He would draw milk from the nipples of every affectionate living being, so what to speak of the stepmothers who were already as good as His own mother.