तदीक्षणोत्प्रेमरसाप्लुताशया जातानुरागा गतमन्यवोऽर्भकान् । उदुह्य दोर्भि: परिरभ्य मूर्धनि घ्राणैरवापु: परमां मुदं ते ॥ ३३ ॥
tad-īkṣaṇotprema-rasāplutāśayā jātānurāgā gata-manyavo ’rbhakān uduhya dorbhiḥ parirabhya mūrdhani ghrāṇair avāpuḥ paramāṁ mudaṁ te
- tat-īkṣaṇa-utprema-rasa-āpluta-āśayāḥ
- all the thoughts of the cowherd men merged in the mellow of paternal love, which was aroused by seeing their sons
- jāta-anurāgāḥ
- experiencing a great longing or attraction
- gata-manyavaḥ
- their anger disappeared
- arbhakān
- their young sons
- uduhya
- lifting
- dorbhiḥ
- with their arms
- parirabhya
- embracing
- mūrdhani
- on the head
- ghrāṇaiḥ
- by smelling
- avāpuḥ
- obtained
- paramām
- the highest
- mudam
- pleasure
- te
- those cowherd men
At that time, all the thoughts of the cowherd men merged in the mellow of paternal love, which was aroused by the sight of their sons. Experiencing a great attraction, their anger completely disappearing, they lifted their sons, embraced them in their arms and enjoyed the highest pleasure by smelling their sons’ heads.