244 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 5

parisvajya ciram dorbhyam
paramam apa nirvrtim

padayoh—at the feet; patitam—fallen; balam—the boy (Prahlada
Maharaja); pratinandya—encouraging; dsisd —with blessings (“My dear
child, may you live long and be happy”’ and so on); asurah—the demon
Hiranyakasipu; parisvajya—embracing; ciram—for a long time due to
affection; dorbhyam—with his two arms; paramam—great; apa—ob-
tained; nirvrtim—jubilation.

TRANSLATION

When Hiranyakasipu 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
Hiranyakasipu became very happy in this way.

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Gropyankam avaghraya
miurdhany asru-kalambubhih
Gsifican vikasad-vaktram

idam aha yudhisthira

dropya—placing; arikam—on the lap; avaghradya mirdhani—smell-
ing his head; asru—of tears; kala-ambubhih—with water from drops;
Gsifican—moistening; vikasat-vaktram—his smiling face; idam—this;
Gha—said; yudhisthira—O Maharaja Yudhisthira.

TRANSLATION

Narada Muni continued: My dear King Yudhisthira,
Hiranyakasipu seated Prahlada Maharaja on his lap and began
smelling his head. With affectionate tears gliding down from his
