Vamsidasa

(From Madhurya-Tattva-Vijnana, by Sri Ananta Dasa Babaji Maharaja)

nanda sunanda yazomatI rohiNI
Anande suta-mukha cAya |
aruNa-dRgaJcala kAjare raJjita
hAsi hAsi dazana dekhAya ||
baMzI kahai saba vraja-ramaNI-gaNa
Ananda-sAyare bhAsa |
heraite parazite lAlana karaite
stana-kSIre bhijala bAsa ||

Vamsidasa says, “Nanda, Sunanda, Yasomati and Rohini gaze happily upon their sons’ beautiful faces: the boys’ crimson-bordered eyes have been painted with collyrium and their teeth gleam through their smiling lips. All the ladies of Vraja float in a sea of bliss, and when they see, touch and caress the boys, the women’s clothing becomes soaked with breast-milk.” (Pada-Kalpa-Taru)

Gradually, holding onto his mother’s fingers, Krishna learned to walk by taking a few steps and then falling again. Sometimes, he would get a little vessel and hold it up as he walked with wonderful gestures. Joyfully, his mother would fill it with cream and then he would fling it all about.