tayor itthaḿ bhagavati
kṛṣṇe nanda-yaśodayoḥ
vīkṣyānurāgaḿ paramaḿ
nandam āhoddhavo mudā
tayoh -- of the two of them; ittham -- like this; bhagavati -- for the Supreme Personality of Godhead; krishne -- Lord Krishna; nanda-yasodayoh -- of Nanda and Yasoda; vikshya -- clearly seeing; anuragam -- the loving attraction; paramam -- supreme; nandam -- to Nanda; aha -- spoke; uddhavah -- Uddhava; muda -- with joy.
Uddhava then joyfully addressed Nanda Maharaja, having clearly seen the supreme loving attraction he and Yasoda felt for Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
If Uddhava had seen Nanda and Yasoda actually suffering, he would not have reacted with joy. But in fact all emotions on the spiritual platform are transcendental bliss. The so-called anguish of the pure devotees is another form of loving ecstasy. This was clearly seen by Uddhava, and thus he spoke as follows.
