Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 4 Chapter 9 Verses 42-43

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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.9.42-43

taḿ dṛṣṭvopavanābhyāśa

āyāntaḿ tarasā rathāt

avaruhya nṛpas tūrṇam

āsādya prema-vihvalaḥ

parirebhe 'ńgajaḿ dorbhyāḿ

dīrghotkaṇṭha-manāḥ śvasan

viṣvaksenāńghri-saḿsparśa-

hatāśeṣāgha-bandhanam

SYNONYMS

tam — him (Dhruva Mahārāja); dṛṣṭvā — having seen; upavana — the small forest; abhyāśe — near; āyāntam — returning; tarasā — with great haste; rathāt — from the chariot; avaruhya — got down; nṛpaḥ — the King; tūrṇam — immediately; āsādya — coming near; prema — with love; vihvalaḥ — overwhelmed; parirebhe — he embraced; ańga-jam — his son; dorbhyām — with his arms; dīrgha — for a long time; utkaṇṭha — anxious; manāḥ — the King, whose mind; śvasan — breathing heavily; viṣvaksena — of the Lord; ańghri — by the lotus feet; saḿsparśa — being touched; hata — were destroyed; aśeṣa — unlimited; agha — material contamination; bandhanam — whose bondage.

TRANSLATION

Upon seeing Dhruva Mahārāja approaching the neighboring small forest, King Uttānapāda with great haste got down from his chariot. He had been very anxious for a long time to see his son Dhruva, and therefore with great love and affection he went forward to embrace his long-lost boy. Breathing very heavily, the King embraced him with both arms. But Dhruva Mahārāja was not the same as before; he was completely sanctified by spiritual advancement due to having been touched by the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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