Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.9.42-43
तं दृष्ट्वोपवनाभ्याश आयान्तं तरसा रथात्
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परिरेभेऽङ्गजं दोर्भ्यां दीर्घोत्कण्ठमना: श्वसन्
विष्वक्सेनाङ्घ्रिसंस्पर्शहताशेषाघबन्धनम् ॥ ४३ ॥
taṁ dṛṣṭvopavanābhyāśa
[tam drishtvopavanaabhyaasha]
āyāntaṁ tarasā rathāt
[aayaantam tarasaa rathaat]
avaruhya nṛpas tūrṇam
[avaruhya nripas toornam]
āsādya prema-vihvalaḥ
[aasaadya prema-vihvalah]
parirebhe ’ṅgajaṁ dorbhyāṁ
[parirebhe ’ngajam dorbhyaam]
dīrghotkaṇṭha-manāḥ śvasan
[deerghotkantha-manaah shvasan]
viṣvaksenāṅghri-saṁsparśa-
[vishvaksenaanghri-samsparsha-]
hatāśeṣāgha-bandhanam
[hataasheshaagha-bandhanam]
Word-for-word
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
aṅga-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
aṅghri
—
by the lotus feet
saṁsparśa
—
being touched
hata
—
were destroyed
aśeṣa
—
unlimited
agha
—
material contamination
bandhanam
—
whose bondage.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
taṁ dṛṣṭvopavanābhyāśa
tam
him (Dhruva Mahārāja)
dṛṣṭvā
having seen
upavana
the small forest
abhyāśe
near
āyāntaṁ tarasā rathāt
āyāntam
returning
tarasā
with great haste
rathāt
from the chariot
avaruhya nṛpas tūrṇam
avaruhya
got down
nṛpaḥ
the King
tūrṇam
immediately
āsādya prema-vihvalaḥ
āsādya
coming near
prema
with love
vihvalaḥ
overwhelmed
parirebhe ’ṅgajaṁ dorbhyāṁ
parirebhe
he embraced
dīrghotkaṇṭha-manāḥ śvasan
aṅga-jam
his son
dorbhyām
with his arms
dīrgha
for a long time
utkaṇṭha
anxious
manāḥ
the King, whose mind
śvasan
breathing heavily
viṣvaksenāṅghri-saṁsparśa-
viṣvaksena
of the Lord
aṅghri
by the lotus feet
saṁsparśa
being touched
hatāśeṣāgha-bandhanam
hata
were destroyed
aśeṣa
unlimited
agha
material contamination
bandhanam
whose bondage.
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.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Seeing his son approaching near a grove, the King, longing for him for a long time, breathing heavily, immediately dismounted from his chariot, approached the boy, and overwhelmed with affection, embraced with his arms his son who had destroyed unlimited sins by the touch of the Lord’s feet.
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Personal Guidance
Seeing Dhruva approaching, the king leaps from the chariot and embraces him — but Dhruva is no longer the same boy. Reunion with someone who has truly transformed isn't the resumption of an old relationship; it's the beginning of a new one.
Reflection Questions
- Whom am I trying to relate to in their old form when they have become someone different?
- Where do I need to release my image of someone in order to actually meet them?
My note
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