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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.1.9

तत्र ह वा एनं देवर्षिर्हंसयानेन पितरं भगवन्तं हिरण्यगर्भमुपलभमान: सहसैवोत्थायार्हणेन सह पितापुत्राभ्यामवहिताञ्जलिरुपतस्थे ॥ ९ ॥
tatra ha vā enaṁ devarṣir haṁsa-yānena pitaraṁ bhagavantaṁ hiraṇya-garbham upalabhamānaḥ sahasaivotthāyārhaṇena saha pitā-putrābhyām avahitāñjalir upatasthe.
[tatra ha vaa enam devarshir hamsa-yaanena pitaram bhagavantam hiranya-garbham upalabhamaanah sahasaivotthaayaarhanena saha pitaa-putraabhyaam avahitaanjalir upatasthe.]
Word-for-word
tatra — there ha vā — certainly enam — him deva-ṛṣiḥ — the great saint Nārada haṁsa-yānena — by the swan carrier pitaram — his father bhagavantam — most powerful hiraṇya-garbham — Lord Brahmā upalabhamānaḥ — understanding sahasā eva — immediately utthāya — having stood up arhaṇena — with paraphernalia for worship saha — accompanied pitā-putrābhyām — by Priyavrata and his father, Svāyambhuva Manu avahita-añjaliḥ — with respect and folded hands upatasthe — worshiped.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tatra ha vā enaṁ devarṣir haṁsa-yānena pitaraṁ bhagavantaṁ hiraṇya-garbham upalabhamānaḥ sahasaivotthāyārhaṇena saha pitā-putrābhyām avahitāñjalir upatasthe.
tatra
there
ha vā
certainly
enam
him
deva-ṛṣiḥ
the great saint Nārada
haṁsa-yānena
by the swan carrier
pitaram
his father
bhagavantam
most powerful
hiraṇya-garbham
Lord Brahmā
upalabhamānaḥ
understanding
sahasā eva
immediately
utthāya
having stood up
arhaṇena
with paraphernalia for worship
saha
accompanied
pitā-putrābhyām
by Priyavrata and his father, Svāyambhuva Manu
avahita-añjaliḥ
with respect and folded hands
upatasthe
worshiped.
Lord Brahmā, the father of Nārada Muni, is the supreme person within this universe. As soon as Nārada saw the great swan, he could understand that Lord Brahmā had arrived. Therefore he immediately stood up, along with Svāyambhuva Manu and his son Priyavrata, whom Nārada was instructing. Then they folded their hands and began to worship Lord Brahmā with great respect.
Purport

As stated in the previous verse, Lord Brahmā was accompanied by other demigods, but his specific carrier was the great swan. Therefore as soon as Nārada Muni saw the swan, he could understand that his father, Lord Brahmā, who is also known as Hiraṇyagarbha, was arriving. Thus he immediately stood up with Svāyambhuva Manu and his son Priyavrata to receive Lord Brahmā and offer him respect.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Nārada, realizing that it was Brahmā, his father by seeing his swan carrier, immediately stood up and with folded hands approached him with articles of worship along with Priyavrata and Svāyambhuva Manu. Nārada recognized him by the swan carrier. Pitāputrābhyām means by Manu and Priyavrata.
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Personal Guidance
When the spiritually advanced see signs of the divine, they immediately stand up and offer respect. Recognition and reverence are the natural responses of a sober heart, not a forced ritual.
Reflection Questions
  • What signs of the Lord's presence in your day do you currently walk past without acknowledging?
  • Whom in your life have you stopped properly honoring, and what would it cost you to start again?
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