नारदस्तदुपाकर्ण्य ज्ञात्वा तस्य चिकीर्षितम् । स्पृष्ट्वा मूर्धन्यघघ्नेन पाणिना प्राह विस्मित: ॥ २५ ॥
naradas tad upakarnya jnatva tasya cikirsitam sprstva murdhany agha-ghnena panina praha vismitah
- naradah
- the great sage Narada
- tat
- that
- upakarnya
- overhearing
- jnatva
- and knowing
- tasya
- his (Dhruva Maharaja’s)
- cikirsitam
- activities
- sprstva
- by touching
- murdhani
- on the head
- agha-ghnena
- which can drive away all sinful activities
- panina
- by the hand
- praha
- said
- vismitah
- being surprised.
The great sage Narada overheard this news, and understanding all the activities of Dhruva Maharaja, he was struck with wonder. He approached Dhruva, and touching the boy’s head with his all-virtuous hand, he spoke as follows.