tān - with them; sametya - meeting; āha - said; bhagavān - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; akrūram - to Akrūra; jagat-īśvaraḥ - the Lord of the universe; gṛhītvā - taking; pāṇinā - with His hand; pāṇim - his hand; praśritam - who was humble; prahasan - smiling; iva - indeed.

After joining Nanda and the others, the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa, the controller of the universe, took humble Akrūra’s hand in His own and, smiling, spoke as follows.