Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 13 Verse 26

Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 13: The Stealing of the Boys and Calves by Brahmā

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.13.26

vrajaukasāḿ sva-tokeṣu

sneha-vally ābdam anvaham

śanair niḥsīma vavṛdhe

yathā kṛṣṇe tv apūrvavat

SYNONYMS

vraja-okasām — of all the inhabitants of Vraja, Vṛndāvana; sva-tokeṣu — for their own sons; sneha-vallī — the creeper of affection; ā-abdam — for one year; anu-aham — every day; śanaiḥ — gradually; niḥsīma — without limit; vavṛdhe — increased; yathā kṛṣṇe — exactly accepting Kṛṣṇa as their son; tu — indeed; apūrva-vat — as it had not been previously.

TRANSLATION

Although the inhabitants of Vrajabhūmi, the cowherd men and cowherd women, previously had more affection for Kṛṣṇa than for their own children, now, for one year, their affection for their own sons continuously increased, for Kṛṣṇa had now become their sons. There was no limit to the increment of their affection for their sons, who were now Kṛṣṇa. Every day they found new inspiration for loving their children as much as they loved Kṛṣṇa.

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