Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 60: Lord Kṛṣṇa Teases Queen Rukmiṇī.

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.60.25

tad dṛṣṭvā bhagavān kṛṣṇaḥ

priyāyāḥ prema-bandhanam

hāsya-prauḍhim ajānantyāḥ

karuṇaḥ so 'nvakampata

SYNONYMS

tat — this; dṛṣṭvā — seeing; bhagavān — the Supreme Lord; kṛṣṇaḥKṛṣṇa; priyāyāḥ — of His beloved; prema — by pure love of God; bandhanam — the bondage; hāsya — of His joking; prauḍhim — the full import; ajānantyāḥ — who could not comprehend; karuṇaḥ — merciful; saḥHe; 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 Kṛṣṇa felt compassion for her.

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