SB 4.9.49 · Srimad Bhagavatam

Devanagari

सुनीतिरस्य जननी प्राणेभ्योऽपि प्रियं सुतम्

उपगुह्य जहावाधिं तदङ्गस्पर्शनिर्वृता ॥ ४९ ॥

Verse text

sunītir asya jananī

prāṇebhyo ’pi priyaṁ sutam

upaguhya jahāv ādhiṁ

tad-aṅga-sparśa-nirvṛtā

Synonyms

sunītiḥ — Sunīti, the real mother of Dhruva Mahārāja ; asya — his ; jananī — mother ; prāṇebhyaḥ — more than life air ; api — even ; priyam — dear ; sutam — son ; upaguhya — embracing ; jahau — gave up ; ādhim — all grief ; tat-aṅga — his body ; sparśa — touching ; nirvṛtā — being satisfied.

Translation

Sunīti, the real mother of Dhruva Mahārāja, embraced the tender body of her son, who was dearer to her than her own life, and thus forgot all material grief, for she was very pleased.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Embracing her son, dearer to her than her life airs, Sunīti, his mother, gave up her grief and was satisfied by touching his body. Dhruva met his mother last, after she had recovered from fainting.