taḿ nirgataḿ samāsādya
nānopāyana-pāṇayaḥ
nandādayo 'nurāgeṇa
prāvocann aśru-locanāḥ
tam -- him (Uddhava); nirgatam -- gone out; samasadya -- approaching; nana -- various; upayana -- items for worship; panayah -- in their hands; nanda-adayah -- Nanda and the others; anuragena -- with affection; pravocan -- spoke; asru -- with tears; locanah -- in their eyes.
As Uddhava was about to leave, Nanda and the others approached him bearing various items of worship. With tears in their eyes they addressed him as follows.
Srila Jiva Gosvami points out that Nanda and the cowherd men did not approach Uddhava as a formality, but rather out of spontaneous affection for a dear friend of Krishna's.
