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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.9.42-43
tam drishtvopavanābhyāśa
vishvaksenāńghri-samsparśa-
hatāśeshāgha-bandhanam
SYNONYMS
tam — him (Dhruva Mahārāja); drishtvā — having seen; upavana — the small forest; abhyāśe — near; āyāntam — returning; tarasā — with great haste; rathāt — from the chariot; avaruhya — got down; nripah — the King; tūrnam — immediately; āsādya — coming near; prema — with love; vihvalah — overwhelmed; parirebhe — he embraced; ańga-jam — his son; dorbhyām — with his arms; dīrgha — for a long time; utkantha — anxious; manāh — the King, whose mind; śvasan — breathing heavily; vishvaksena — of the Lord; ańghri — by the lotus feet; samsparśa — being touched; hata — were destroyed; aśesha — unlimited; agha — material contamination; bandhanam — whose bondage.
TRANSLATION
Upon seeing Dhruva Mahārāja approaching the neighboring small forest, King Uttānapāda with great haste got down from his chariot. He had been 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, the King embraced him with both arms. But Dhruva Mahārāja was not the same as before; he was completely sanctified by spiritual advancement due to having been touched by the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness