SB 7.9.4 · Srimad Bhagavatam

Devanagari

तथेति शनकै राजन्महाभागवतोऽर्भक: ।

उपेत्य भुवि कायेन ननाम विधृताञ्जलि: ॥ ४ ॥

Verse text

tatheti śanakai rājan

mahā-bhāgavato ’rbhakaḥ

upetya bhuvi kāyena

nanāma vidhṛtāñjaliḥ

Synonyms

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.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

O King! The child, a great devotee, accepting Brahmā's request, gently approached Nṛsiṁhadeva with folded hands and offered his respects on the ground.