Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.9.44
अथाजिघ्रन्मुहुर्मूर्ध्नि शीतैर्नयनवारिभि:
स्नापयामास तनयं जातोद्दाममनोरथ: ॥ ४४ ॥
athājighran muhur mūrdhni
[athaajighran muhur moordhni]
śītair nayana-vāribhiḥ
[sheetair nayana-vaaribhih]
snāpayām āsa tanayaṁ
[snaapayaam aasa tanayam]
jātoddāma-manorathaḥ
[jaatoddaama-manorathah]
Word-for-word
atha
—
thereupon
ājighran
—
smelling
muhuḥ
—
again and again
mūrdhni
—
on the head
śītaiḥ
—
cold
nayana
—
of his eyes
vāribhiḥ
—
with the water
snāpayām āsa
—
he bathed
tanayam
—
son
jāta
—
fulfilled
uddāma
—
great
manaḥ-rathaḥ
—
his desire.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
athājighran muhur mūrdhni
atha
thereupon
ājighran
smelling
muhuḥ
again and again
mūrdhni
on the head
śītair nayana-vāribhiḥ
śītaiḥ
cold
nayana
of his eyes
vāribhiḥ
with the water
snāpayām āsa tanayaṁ
snāpayām āsa
he bathed
tanayam
son
jātoddāma-manorathaḥ
jāta
fulfilled
uddāma
great
manaḥ-rathaḥ
his desire.
Reunion with Dhruva Mahārāja fulfilled King Uttānapāda’s long-cherished desire, and for this reason he smelled Dhruva’s head again and again and bathed him with torrents of very cold tears.
Purport
By nature’s way, when a man cries, there may be two causes. When one cries in great happiness upon the fulfillment of some desire, the tears coming forth from the eyes are very cold and pleasing, whereas tears in times of distress are very hot.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
His greatest desire fulfilled, the King smelled his son’s head again and again, and bathed him cold tears.
Personal Guidance
The reunion fulfills the king's deepest wish; he smells Dhruva's head and bathes him in cold tears of joy. Some tears are not grief; they're the body's way of registering that what was lost has returned.
Reflection Questions
- When did joy last move me to tears, and how did I receive that?
- Which long-cherished desire might be closer to fulfillment than I think?
My note
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