Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.9.4

tatheti śanakai rājan

mahā-bhāgavato 'rbhakaḥ

upetya bhuvi kāyena

nanāma vidhṛtāñjaliḥ

SYNONYMS

tathā — so be it; iti — thus accepting the words of Lord Brahmā; śanakaiḥ — very slowly; rājan — O King (Yudhiṣṭhira); mahā-bhāgavataḥ — the great, exalted devotee (Prahlāda Mahārāja); arbhakaḥ — although only a small boy; upetya — gradually going near; bhuvi — on the ground; kāyena — by his body; nanāma — offered respectful obeisances; vidhṛta-añjaliḥ — folding his hands.

TRANSLATION

Nārada Muni continued: O King, although the exalted devotee Prahlāda Mahārāja was only a little boy, he accepted Lord Brahmā's words. He gradually proceeded toward Lord Nṛsiḿhadeva and fell down to offer his respectful obeisances with folded hands.

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