आरोप्याङ्कमवघ्राय मूर्धन्यश्रुकलाम्बुभि: । आसिञ्चन् विकसद्वक्त्रमिदमाह युधिष्ठिर ॥ २१ ॥
aropyankam avaghraya murdhany asru-kalambubhih asincan vikasad-vaktram idam aha yudhisthira
- aropya
- placing
- ankam
- on the lap
- avaghraya murdhani
- smelling his head
- asru
- of tears
- kala-ambubhih
- with water from drops
- asincan
- moistening
- vikasat-vaktram
- his smiling face
- idam
- this
- aha
- said
- yudhisthira
- O Maharaja Yudhisthira.
Narada Muni continued: My dear King Yudhisthira, Hiranyakasipu seated Prahlada Maharaja on his lap and began smelling his head. With affectionate tears gliding down from his eyes and moistening the child’s smiling face, he spoke to his son as follows.