Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 9


Sanskrit:

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

ITRANS:

tān sametyāha bhagavānakrūraṁ jagad-īśvaraḥgṛhītvā pāṇinā pāṇiṁpraśritaṁ prahasann iva

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.

Purport: