414 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 9

very anxious for a long time to see his son Dhruva, and therefore with
great love and affection he went forward to embrace his long lost boy.
Breathing very heavily, he embraced him with both arms. But Dhruva
Maharaja was not the same as before; he was completely sanctified by
spiritual advancement due to being touched by the lotus feet of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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manager — attaaaareeha: |
AMMAN AA | AAT: HII

athajighran muhur murdhni
Sitair nayana-varibhih

snapayam asa tanayam
jatoddama-mano-rathah

atha—thereupon; ajighran—smelling; muhuh—again and again; mirdhni—
on the head; sitaih—cold; nayana—of his eyes; varibhih—with the water;
sndpayam dsa—he bathed; tanayam—son; jata—fulfilled; uddaéma—great;

manah-rathah—his desire.
TRANSLATION

Reunion with Dhruva Maharaja fulfilled King Uttanapada’s long cherished

desire, and for this reason he smelled Dhruva’s head again and again and
bathed him with torrents of very cold tears.

PURPORT

By nature’s way, when a man cries, there may be two causes. When one
cries in great happiness upon the fulfillment of some desire, the tears
coming forth from the eyes are very cold and pleasing, whereas tears in

times of distress are very hot.
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uftara fig: Taraanratera: |
FATA ATA Alot AeHa: AMATO: 194A!

abhivandya pituh padav
asirbhis cabhimantritah

nanama matarau Sirsna
sat-krtah saj-janagranih

abhivandya—worshiping; pituh—of his father; padau—the feet; asirbhih—
with benedictions; ca—and; abhimantritah—was addressed; nanama—he
