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Chapter 9: Dhruva Mahārāja Returns Home

Verse 42–43 of 63
SB 4.9.42-43

तं दृष्ट्वोपवनाभ्याश आयान्तं तरसा रथात् अवरुह्य नृपस्तूर्णमासाद्य प्रेमविह्वलः परिरेभे ऽंगजं दोर्भ्यां दीर्घोत्कण्ठमनाः श्वसन् विष्वक्सेनांघ्रिसंस्पर्श हताशेषाघबन्धनम्

taṁ dṛṣṭvopavanābhyāśa āyāntaṁ tarasā rathāt avaruhya nṛpas tūrṇam āsādya prema-vihvalaḥ parirebhe 'ṅgajaṁ dorbhyāṁ dīrghotkaṇṭha-manāḥ śvasan viṣvaksenāṅghri-saṁsparśa- hatāśeṣāgha-bandhanam

Synonyms

tamhim (Dhruva Mahārāja); dṛṣṭvāhaving seen; upavanathe small forest; abhyāśenear; āyāntamreturning; tarasāwith great haste; rathātfrom the chariot; avaruhyagot down; nṛpaḥthe King; tūrṇamimmediately; āsādyacoming near; premawith love; vihvalaḥoverwhelmed; parirebhehe embraced; aṅga-jamhis son; dorbhyāmwith his arms; dīrghafor a long time; utkaṇṭhaanxious; manāḥthe King, whose mind; śvasanbreathing heavily; viṣvaksenaof the Lord; aṅghriby the lotus feet; saṁsparśabeing touched; hatawere destroyed; aśeṣaunlimited; aghamaterial contamination; bandhanamwhose bondage..

Translation

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, he embraced him with both arms. But Dhruva Mahārāja was not the same as before; he was completely sanctified by spiritual advancement due to being touched by the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Verse 42–43 of 63
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