364 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 9
PURPORT
Naturally, when Dhruva Maharaja personally saw the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead face to face, he was very much agitated in awe and
respect, and it appeared as if he were drinking the entire body of the Lord
with his eyes. The devotee’s love for the Supreme Personality of Godhead
is so intense that he wants to kiss the lotus feet of the Lord constantly,
and he wants to touch the tips of the toes of the Lord and constantly
embrace His lotus feet. All these features of Dhruva Maharaja’s bodily
expression indicate that upon seeing the Lord eye to eye he developed the
eight kinds of transcendental ecstasy in his body.
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sa tam vivaksantam atadvidam harir
jfiatvasya sarvasya ca hrdy avasthitah
krtafijalim brahmamayena kambuna
pasparsa balam krpaya kapole
sah—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; tam—Dhruva Maharaja;
vivaksantam—wanting to offer prayers describing his qualities;a-tat-vidam—
not experienced at that; harih—the Personality of Godhead; jadtva—having
understood; asya—of Dhruva Maharaja; sarvasya—of everyone; ca—and;
hrdi—in the heart; avasthitah—being situated; krta-afijalim—situated with
folded hands; brahma-mayena-just up to the words of the Vedic hymns;
kambunad—with His conchshell; pasparsa—touched; balam—the boy;
krpaya—out of causeless mercy; kapole—on the forehead.
TRANSLATION
Although Dhruva Maharaja was a small boy, still he wanted to offer
prayers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead in suitable language. But
because he was inexperienced, he could not adjust himself immediately.
The Supreme Personality of Godhead, being situated in everyone’s heart,
could understand Dhruva Maharaja’s awkward position. Out of His cause-
less mercy He touched His conchshell to the forehead of Dhruva Maharaja,
who stood before Him with folded hands.
