214 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 3

athainam astaud avadharya piirusam
param natangah krta-dhih krtanjalih

sva-rocisd bhdrata siitikd-grham
virocayantam gata-bhih prabhdva-vit

atha—thereafter; enam—to the child; astaut—offered prayers;
avadhaérya—understanding surely that the child was the Supreme
Personality of Godhead; pirusam—the Supreme Person; param—tran-
scendental; nata-arigah—falling down; krta-dhih—with concentrated
attention; krta-afjalih—with folded hands; sva-rocisi—by the
brilliance of His personal beauty; bhdrata—O Maharaja Pariksit, de-
scendant of Maharaja Bharata; siitika-grham—the place where the Lord
was born; virocayantam—illuminating all around; gata-bhih—all his
fear disappeared; prabhdva-vit—he could now understand the influence
(of the Supreme Personality of Godhead).

TRANSLATION

O Maharaja Pariksit, descendant of King Bharata, Vasudeva
could understand that this child was the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, Narayana. Having concluded this without a doubt, he be-
came fearless. Bowing down with folded hands and concentrating
his attention, he began to offer prayers to the child, who illumi-
nated His birthplace by His natural influence.

PURPORT

Struck with such great wonder, Vasudeva now concentrated his atten-
tion on the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Understanding the in-
fluence of the Supreme Lord, he was surely fearless, since he understood
that the Lord had appeared to give him protection (gata-bhih prabhava-
vit). Understanding that the Supreme Personality of Godhead was pres-
ent, he appropriately offered prayers as follows.

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