स तं विवक्षन्तमतद्विदं हरि- र्ज्ञात्वास्य सर्वस्य च हृद्यवस्थित: । कृताञ्जलिं ब्रह्ममयेन कम्बुना पस्पर्श बालं कृपया कपोले ॥ ४ ॥
sa tam vivaksantam atad-vidam harir jnatvasya sarvasya ca hrdy avasthitah krtanjalim brahmamayena kambuna pasparsa balam krpaya kapole
- sah
- the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- tam
- Dhruva Maharaja
- vivaksantam
- wanting to offer prayers describing His qualities
- a-tat-vidam
- not experienced at that
- harih
- the Personality of Godhead
- jnatva
- having understood
- asya
- of Dhruva Maharaja
- sarvasya
- of everyone
- ca
- and
- hrdi
- in the heart
- avasthitah
- being situated
- krta-anjalim
- situated with folded hands
- brahma-mayena
- just consistent with the words of the Vedic hymns
- kambuna
- with His conchshell
- pasparsa
- touched
- balam
- the boy
- krpaya
- out of causeless mercy
- kapole
- on the forehead
Although Dhruva Maharaja was a small boy, he wanted to offer prayers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead in suitable language. But because he was inexperienced, he could not adjust himself immediately. The Supreme Personality of Godhead, being situated in everyone’s heart, could understand Dhruva Maharaja’s awkward position. Out of His causeless mercy He touched His conchshell to the forehead of Dhruva Maharaja, who stood before Him with folded hands.