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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 7, Ch. 5]
pariṣvajya ciram dorbhyām paramām āpa nirvṛtim
pādayoḥ —at the feet;  patitam —fallen;  bālam —the boy (Prahlāda Mahārāja);  pratinandya —encouraging;  āśiṣā —with blessings (“My dear child, may you live long and be happy” and so on);  asuraḥ —the demon Hiraṇyakaśipu;  pariṣvajya —embracing;  ciram —for a long time due to affection;  dorbhyām —with his two arms;  paramām —great;  āpa —obtained;  nirvṛtim —jubilation.
TRANSLATION
When Hiraṇyakaśipu saw that his child had fallen at his feet and was offering obeisances, as an affectionate father he immediately began showering blessings upon the child and embraced him with both arms. A father naturally feels happy to embrace his son, and Hiraṇyakaśipu became very happy in this way.
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आरोप्याङ्गमवघ्राय मूर्धन्यश्वकलाम्बुभिः । आसिञ्चन् विकसद्वक्त्रमिदमाह युधिष्ठिर ॥२१॥
āropyānikam avaghrāya mūrdhany aśru-kalāmbubhiḥ āsiñcan vikasad-vaktram idam āha yudhiṣṭhira
āropya —placing;  aṅikam —on the lap;  avaghrāya mūrdhani —smelling his head;  aśru —of tears;  kalā-ambubhiḥ —with water from drops;  āsiñcan —moistening;  vikasat-vaktram —his smiling face;  idam —this;  āha —said;  yudhiṣṭhira —O Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira.
TRANSLATION
Nārada Muni continued: My dear King Yudhiṣṭhira, Hiraṇyakaśipu seated Prahlāda Mahārāja on his lap and began smelling his head. With affectionate tears gliding down from his