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SB 10.41.9

Devanāgarī

तान् समेत्याह भगवानक्रूरं जगदीश्वर: । गृहीत्वा पाणिना पाणिं प्रश्रितं प्रहसन्निव ॥ ९ ॥

Text

tān sametyāha bhagavān akrūraṁ jagad-īśvaraḥ gṛhītvā pāṇinā pāṇiṁ praśritaṁ prahasann iva

Synonyms

tān—with them;sametya—meeting;āha—said;bhagavān—the Supreme Personality of Godhead;akrūram—to Akrūra;jagat-īśvaraḥ—the Lord of the universe;gṛhītvā—taking;pāṇinā—with His hand;pāṇim—his hand;praśritam—who was humble;prahasan—smiling;iva—indeed.

Translation

After joining Nanda and the others, the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa, the controller of the universe, took humble Akrūra’s hand in His own and, smiling, spoke as follows.

← SB 10.41.8Chapter 41SB 10.41.10