Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 60: Lord Krsna Teases Queen Rukmini.

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.60.25

tad drstva bhagavan krsnah

priyayah prema-bandhanam

hasya-praudhim ajanantyah

karunah so 'nvakampata

SYNONYMS

tat -- this; drstva -- seeing; bhagavan -- the Supreme Lord; krsnah -- Krsna; priyayah -- of His beloved; prema -- by pure love of God; bandhanam -- the bondage; hasya -- of His joking; praudhim -- the full import; ajanantyah -- who could not comprehend; karunah -- merciful; sah -- He; anvakampata -- felt compassion.

TRANSLATION

Seeing that His beloved was so bound to Him in love that she could not understand the full meaning of His teasing, merciful Lord Krsna felt compassion for her.

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