Chapter 9
तथेति शनकै राजन्महाभागवतोऽर्भक: । उपेत्य भुवि कायेन ननाम विधृताञ्जलि: ॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration
tatheti śanakai rājan mahā-bhāgavato ’rbhakaḥ upetya bhuvi kāyena nanāma vidhṛtāñjaliḥ
Synonyms (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.
Translation
“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.”