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SB 7.9.4

Devanāgarī

तथेति शनकै राजन्महाभागवतोऽर्भक: । उपेत्य भुवि कायेन ननाम विधृताञ्जलि: ॥ ४ ॥

Text

tatheti śanakai rājan mahā-bhāgavato ’rbhakaḥ upetya bhuvi kāyena nanāma vidhṛtāñjaliḥ

Synonyms

tathā—so be it;iti—thus accepting the words of Lord Brahmā;śanakaiḥ—very slowly;rājan—O King (Yudhiṣṭhira);mahā-bhāgavataḥ—the great, exalted devotee (Prahlāda Mahārāja);arbhakaḥ—although only a small boy;upetya—gradually going near;bhuvi—on the ground;kāyena—by his body;nanāma—offered respectful obeisances;vidhṛta-añjaliḥ—folding his hands.

Translation

Nārada Muni continued: O King, although the exalted devotee Prahlāda Mahārāja was only a little boy, he accepted Lord Brahmā’s words. He gradually proceeded toward Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva and fell down to offer his respectful obeisances with folded hands.

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