Chapter 3
अथैनमस्तौदवधार्य पूरुषं परं नताङ्ग: कृतधी: कृताञ्जलि: । स्वरोचिषा भारत सूतिकागृहं विरोचयन्तं गतभी: प्रभाववित् ॥ १२ ॥
Transliteration
athainam astaud avadhārya pūruṣaṁ paraṁ natāṅgaḥ kṛta-dhīḥ kṛtāñjaliḥ sva-rociṣā bhārata sūtikā-gṛhaṁ virocayantaṁ gata-bhīḥ prabhāva-vit
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
atha — thereafter; enam — to the child; astaut — offered prayers; avadhārya — understanding surely that the child was the Supreme Personality of Godhead; pūruṣam — the Supreme Person; param — transcendental; nata-aṅgaḥ — falling down; kṛta-dhīḥ — with concentrated attention; kṛta-añjaliḥ — with folded hands; sva-rociṣā — by the brilliance of His personal beauty; bhārata — O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, descendant of Mahārāja Bharata; sūtikā-gṛham — the place where the Lord was born; virocayantam — illuminating all around; gata-bhīḥ — all his fear disappeared; prabhāva-vit — he could now understand the influence (of the Supreme Personality of Godhead).
Translation
“O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, descendant of King Bharata, Vasudeva could understand that this child was the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa. Having concluded this without a doubt, he became fearless. Bowing down with folded hands and concentrating his attention, he began to offer prayers to the child, who illuminated His birthplace by His natural influence.”