तं नत्वाभ्यर्च्य विधिवत्पादयोः शिरसा स्पृशन् विवित्सुरिदमप्राक्षीन्महाभागवतो ऽसुरः
taṁ natvābhyarcya vidhivat pādayoḥ śirasā spṛśan vivitsur idam aprākṣīn mahā-bhāgavato 'suraḥ
Synonyms
tam—him (the saintly person); natvā—after offering obeisances unto; abhyarcya—and worshiping; vidhi-vat—in terms of the rules and regulations of etiquette; pādayoḥ—the lotus feet of the saintly person; śirasā—with the head; spṛśan—touching; vivitsuḥ—desiring to know about him (the saintly person); idam—the following words; aprākṣīt—inquired; mahā-bhāgavataḥ—the very advanced devotee of the Lord; asuraḥ—although born in an asura family..
Translation
The advanced devotee Prahlāda Mahārāja duly worshiped and offered obeisances to the saintly person who had adopted a python's means of livelihood. After thus worshiping the saintly person and touching his own head to the saint's lotus feet, Prahlāda Mahārāja, in order to understand him, inquired very submissively as follows.