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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.9.4

तथेति शनकै राजन्महाभागवतोऽर्भक: । उपेत्य भुवि कायेन ननाम विधृताञ्जलि: ॥ ४ ॥
tatheti śanakai rājan
[tatheti shanakai raajan]
mahā-bhāgavato ’rbhakaḥ
[mahaa-bhaagavato ’rbhakah]
upetya bhuvi kāyena
[upetya bhuvi kaayena]
nanāma vidhṛtāñjaliḥ
[nanaama vidhritaanjalih]
Word-for-word
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.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tatheti śanakai rājan
tathā
so be it
iti
thus accepting the words of Lord Brahmā
śanakaiḥ
very slowly
rājan
O King (Yudhiṣṭhira)
mahā-bhāgavato ’rbhakaḥ
mahā-bhāgavataḥ
the great, exalted devotee (Prahlāda Mahārāja)
arbhakaḥ
although only a small boy
upetya bhuvi kāyena
upetya
gradually going near
bhuvi
on the ground
kāyena
by his body
nanāma vidhṛtāñjaliḥ
nanāma
offered respectful obeisances
vidhṛta-añjaliḥ
folding his hands.
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.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O King! The child, a great devotee, accepting Brahmā's request, gently approached Nṛsiṁhadeva with folded hands and offered his respects on the ground.
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Personal Guidance
Though only a small boy, Prahlāda accepts Brahmā's instruction and proceeds, falling down before the Lord with folded hands. Devotion does not refuse a difficult assignment because of one's age or smallness. Obedience to the wise sends the young toward the holy.
Reflection Questions
  • Which 'too-large' assignment is currently in front of you, and what does obedience to a wise voice ask?
  • Where is your smallness an excuse rather than an honest limit?
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