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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.9.1

मैत्रेय उवाच त एवमुत्सन्नभया उरुक्रमे कृतावनामा: प्रययुस्त्रिविष्टपम् । सहस्रशीर्षापि ततो गरुत्मता मधोर्वनं भृत्यदिद‍ृक्षया गत: ॥ १ ॥
maitreya uvāca
[maitreya uvaacha]
ta evam utsanna-bhayā urukrame
[ta evam utsanna-bhayaa urukrame]
kṛtāvanāmāḥ prayayus tri-viṣṭapam
[kritaavanaamaah prayayus tri-vishtapam]
sahasraśīrṣāpi tato garutmatā
[sahasrasheershaapi tato garutmataa]
madhor vanaṁ bhṛtya-didṛkṣayā gataḥ
[madhor vanam bhritya-didrikshayaa gatah]
Word-for-word
maitreyaḥ uvāca — the great sage Maitreya continued te — the demigods evam — thus utsanna-bhayāḥ — being freed from all fears urukrame — unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose actions are uncommon kṛta-avanāmāḥ — they offered their obeisances prayayuḥ — they returned tri-viṣṭapam — to their respective heavenly planets sahasra-śīrṣā api — also the Personality of Godhead known as Sahasraśīrṣā tataḥ — from there garutmatā — getting up on the back of Garuḍa madhoḥ vanam — the forest known as Madhuvana bhṛtya — servant didṛkṣayā — wishing to see him gataḥ — went.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
maitreya uvāca
maitreyaḥ uvāca
the great sage Maitreya continued
te
the demigods
ta evam utsanna-bhayā urukrame
evam
thus
utsanna-bhayāḥ
being freed from all fears
urukrame
unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose actions are uncommon
kṛtāvanāmāḥ prayayus tri-viṣṭapam
kṛta-avanāmāḥ
they offered their obeisances
prayayuḥ
they returned
tri-viṣṭapam
to their respective heavenly planets
sahasraśīrṣāpi tato garutmatā
sahasra-śīrṣā api
also the Personality of Godhead known as Sahasraśīrṣā
tataḥ
from there
garutmatā
getting up on the back of Garuḍa
madhor vanaṁ bhṛtya-didṛkṣayā gataḥ
madhoḥ vanam
the forest known as Madhuvana
bhṛtya
servant
didṛkṣayā
wishing to see him
gataḥ
went.
The great sage Maitreya told Vidura: When the demigods were thus reassured by the Personality of Godhead, they were freed from all fears, and after offering their obeisances they returned to their heavenly planets. Then the Lord, who is nondifferent from the Sahasraśīrṣā incarnation, got on the back of Garuḍa, who carried Him to the Madhuvana Forest to see His servant Dhruva.
Purport

The word sahasraśīrṣā refers to the Personality of Godhead known as Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu. Although the Lord appeared as Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, He has been described here as Sahasraśīrṣā Viṣṇu because He is nondifferent from Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu. According to Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī in his Laghu-bhāgavatāmṛta, the Sahasraśīrṣā Personality of Godhead who appeared at that time was the incarnation known as Pṛśnigarbha. He created the planet known as Dhruvaloka for the habitation of Dhruva Mahārāja.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Maitreya said: Relieved of their fear, offering respects to the Lord, the devatās returned to heaven. By means of Garuḍa the Lord went to Madhuvana with a desire to see his servant. In the Ninth Chapter, Dhruva after praising the Lord and receiving benedictions, out of remorse returns home, meets his family and received the kingdom. It is understood from Laghu-bhāgavatāmṛta that the avatāra who appeared in front of Dhruva was Prśnigarbha. He is called sahasraśīrṣa, which refers to Garbhodakaśāyī-viṣṇu because they are non-different, both being Viṣṇu.
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Personal Guidance
After reassuring the demigods, the Lord Himself rides on Garuḍa to visit His servant Dhruva. The Master makes the trip to His sincere devotee; you don't always have to climb to Him, sometimes He descends to you.
Reflection Questions
  • Where am I waiting to feel the Lord while not noticing that He may already be on the way to me?
  • Whose visit have I been longing for that the Lord may be quietly arranging?
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