nandas tu sakhyuḥ priya-kṛt
premṇā govinda-rāmayoḥ
adya śva iti māsāḿs trīn
yadubhir mānito 'vasat
nandah -- Nanda; tu -- and; sakhyuh -- to his friend; priya -- affection; krit -- who showed; premna -- out of his love; govinda-ramayoh -- for Krishna and Balarama; adya -- (I will go later) today; svah -- (I will go) tomorrow; iti -- thus saying; masan -- months; trin -- three; yadubhih -- by the Yadus; manitah -- honored; avasat -- he remained.
And on his part, Nanda was also full of affection for his friend Vasudeva. Thus during the following days Nanda would repeatedly announce, "I will be leaving later today" and "I will be leaving tomorrow." But out of love for Krishna and Balarama he remained there for three more months, honored by all the Yadus.
After settling that he would leave first thing in the morning, Nanda would then decide, "I'll go later today," and then, when the afternoon came, he would say, "I'll just stay until tomorrow." Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti suggests one possible reason for his procrastination: Nanda secretly intended to bring Krishna back with him to Vraja but did not want to break Vasudeva's heart. Thus his indecision continued for three months.
