SB 1.11.28
प्रविष्टस्तु गृहं पित्रोः परिष्वक्तः स्वमातृभिः ।
ववन्दे शिरसा सप्त देवकीप्रमुखा मुदा ॥ २८ ॥
ववन्दे शिरसा सप्त देवकीप्रमुखा मुदा ॥ २८ ॥
praviṣṭas tu gṛhaṁ pitroḥ pariṣvaktaḥ sva-mātṛbhiḥ
vavande śirasā sapta devakī-pramukhā mudā
vavande śirasā sapta devakī-pramukhā mudā
Synonyms
tu — then [tataḥ85]; [Kṛṣṇa]; praviṣṭaḥ — entered; gṛham — the house; pitroḥ — of His parents; pariṣvaktaḥ — [and] was embraced [āliṅgitaḥ san]; sva-mātṛbhiḥ — by His mothers; mudā — [He] joyfully [harṣeṇa]; vavande — bowed; śirasā — with His head; sapta — to all seven mothers; devakī-pramukhāḥ — headed by Devakī [although Vasudeva had eighteen wives, Kṛṣṇa bowed specifically to those among them who were comparable to His own mother (aṣṭā-daśāpi pitur vasudevasya bhāryā mātṛ-tulyatvān namaskṛtā eva)86].
Translation
Then, Kṛṣṇa entered the house of His parents and was embraced by His mothers. He joyfully bowed His head to all seven mothers, headed by Devakī.