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TEXT 12
athainam astaud avadharya purusam
param natangah krta-dhih krtanjalih
sva-rocisa bharata sutika-grham
virocayantam gata-bhih prabhava-vit
SYNONYMS
athathereafter; enamto the child; astautoffered prayers; avadharyaunderstanding surely that the child was the Supreme Personality of Godhead; purusamthe Supreme Person; paramtranscendental; nata-angahfalling down; krta-dhihwith concentrated attention; krta-anjalihwith folded hands; sva-rocisaby the brilliance of His personal beauty; bharataO Maharaja Pariksit, descendant of Maharaja Bharata; sutika-grhamthe place where the Lord was born; virocayantamilluminating all around; gata-bhihall his fear disappeared; prabhava-vithe could now understand the influence (of the Supreme Personality of Godhead).
TRANSLATION
O Maharaja Pariksit, descendant of King Bharata, Vasudeva could understand that this child was the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Narayana. Having concluded this without a doubt, he became fearless. Bowing down with folded hands and concentrating his attention, he began to offer prayers to the child, who illuminated His birthplace by His natural influence.
PURPORT
Struck with such great wonder, Vasudeva now concentrated his attention on the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Understanding the influence of the Supreme Lord, he was surely fearless, since he understood that the Lord had appeared to give him protection (gata-bhih prabhava-vit). Understanding that the Supreme Personality of Godhead was present, he appropriately offered prayers as follows.
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