134 dhātrīkarasamālambī
clinging to the nurse's hand
S.B.G 10.8.22
The toddler holds onto Yaśodā's finger for support as he takes his first uncertain steps; one of bhakti's most beloved images of divine dependency on a devotee's love.
Verse 28
धात्रीकरसमालम्बी प्रस्खलच्चित्रचङ्क्रमः ।अनुरूपवयस्याढ्यश् चारुकौमारचापलः॥
dhātrīkarasamālambī praskhalaccitracaṅkramaḥ ·anurūpavayasyāḍhyaś cārukaumāracāpalaḥ
The Names in This Verse (4)
135 praskhalaccitracaṅkramaḥ
of charmingly faltering, stumbling gait
S.B.G 10.8.22
The toddler's first steps, alternating between stumbling and confident strides, fill the village women with delighted laughter as they follow him around.
136 anurūpavayasyāḍhyaḥ
rich in playmates of his own age
S.B.G 10.12.1
Kṛṣṇa has his own cohort of cowherd boys exactly his age; they go out together daily, play together, eat together — their equality and mutual joy is repeatedly described.
137 cārukaumāracāpalaḥ
of lovely childish restlessness
S.B.G 10.8.24
The restless, darting energy (cāpala) of early boyhood is one of Kṛṣṇa's defining moods in Gokula; the gopīs both complain about and adore this quality.