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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 10, Ch. 13]
vrajaukasām sva-tokeṣu sneha-vally ābdam anvaham śanair niḥsīma vavṛdhe yathā kṛṣṇe tv apūrvavat
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.
TEXT 27
इत्थमात्मात्मनात्मानं वत्सपालमिषेण सः ।
पालयन् वत्सपो वर्षं चिक्रीडे वनगोष्ठयोः ॥२७॥
ittham ātmātmanātmānam vatsa-pāla-miṣeṇa saḥ pālayan vatsapo varṣam cikrīde vana-goṣṭhayoḥ
ittham—in this way; ātmā—the Supreme Soul, Kṛṣṇa; ātmanā—by Himself; ātmānam—Himself again; vatsa-pāla-miṣeṇa—with the forms of cowherd boys and calves; saḥ—Kṛṣṇa Himself; pālayan—maintaining; vatsa-paḥ—tending the calves; varṣam—continuously for one year; cikrīde—enjoyed the pastimes; vana-goṣṭhayoḥ—both in Vṛndāvana and in the forest.