अञ्जनस्निग्धनयनः पर्यायाङ्कुरितस्मितः ।लीलाक्षस् तरलालोकश् शकटासुरभञ्जनः॥
añjanasnigdhanayanaḥ paryāyāṅkuritasmitaḥ ·līlākṣas taralālokaś śakaṭāsurabhañjanaḥ
with eyes glossy as though with collyrium
Yaśodā applies kohl to the infant's eyes; the large, dark, kohl-lined eyes become one of his defining beauty-marks, described in dhyāna ślokas throughout devotional literature.
whose smile sprouted by turns
The infant smile that breaks across Kṛṣṇa's face in progressively broader stages is described with great tenderness; it is a key image in childhood visualisation.
of playful eyes
The infant's roaming, twinkling glance (līlekṣaṇa) enchants everyone; this becomes the technical term in Bhāgavata for Kṛṣṇa's playful gaze.
of tremulous, darting glance
The baby's restlessly moving eyes (taralāloka) fascinate the Gokula women; they abandon their household work to watch the child's face as his gaze moves about.
breaker of the cart-demon
Śakaṭāsura, shattered by a kick
While sleeping under the cart, the baby kicks it with his tiny foot; the Śakaṭa-demon hiding inside is shattered; the cowherds find no earthly cause and run in confusion.
