diá¹£á¹yÄ saá¹sÄra-cakre 'smin
vartamÄnaḥ punar-bhavaḥ
upalabdho bhavÄn adya
durlabhaṠpriya-darśanam
diá¹£á¹yÄ - it is also by great fortune; saá¹sÄra-cakre asmin - in this world of birth and death; vartamÄnaḥ - although I was existing; punaḥ-bhavaḥ - my meeting with you is just like another birth; upalabdhaḥ - being obtained by me; bhavÄn - you; adya - today; durlabham - although it was never to happen; priya-darÅ›anam - to see you again, my very dear friend and brother.
It is also by good fortune that I am seeing you. Having obtained this opportunity, I feel as if I have taken birth again. Even though one is present in this world, to meet with intimate friends and dear relatives in this material world is extremely difficult.
Vasudeva had been imprisoned by Kaá¹sa, and therefore, although present in MathurÄ, he was unable to see Nanda MahÄrÄja for many years. Therefore when they met again, Vasudeva considered this meeting to be another birth.
