tam āgataḿ samāgamya
kṛṣṇasyānucaraḿ priyam
nandaḥ prītaḥ pariṣvajya
vāsudeva-dhiyārcayat
tam -- him (Uddhava); agatam -- arrived; samagamya -- approaching; krishnasya -- of Krishna; anucaram -- the follower; priyam -- dear; nandah -- Nanda Maharaja; pritah -- happy; parishvajya -- embracing; vasudeva-dhiya -- thinking of Lord Vasudeva; arcayat -- worshiped.
As soon as Uddhava arrived at Nanda Maharaja's home, Nanda came forward to meet him. The cowherd King embraced him in great happiness and worshiped him as nondifferent from Lord Vasudeva.
Uddhava looked just like Nanda's son Krishna and gave pleasure to anyone who saw him. Thus although Nanda was absorbed in thoughts of separation from Krishna, when he saw Uddhava coming toward his house, he became aware of external events and eagerly went out to embrace his exalted visitor.
