Devanagari
नारदस्तदुपाकर्ण्य ज्ञात्वा तस्य चिकीर्षितम् ।
स्पृष्ट्वा मूर्धन्यघघ्नेन पाणिना प्राह विस्मित: ॥ २५ ॥
Verse text
nāradas tad upākarṇya
jṣātvā tasya cikīrṣitam
spṛṣṭvā mūrdhany agha-ghnena
pāṇinā prāha vismitaḥ
Synonyms
nāradaḥ
—
the great sage Nārada
;
tat
—
that
;
upākarṇya
—
overhearing
;
jṣātvā
—
and knowing
;
tasya
—
his (Dhruva Mahārāja’s)
;
cikīrṣitam
—
activities
;
spṛṣṭvā
—
by touching
;
mūrdhani
—
on the head
;
agha
—
ghnena — which can drive away all sinful activities
;
pāṇinā
—
by the hand
;
prāha
—
said
;
vismitaḥ
—
being surprised .
Translation
The great sage Nārada overheard this news, and understanding all the activities of Dhruva Mahārāja, he was struck with wonder. He approached Dhruva, and touching the boy’s head with his all-virtuous hand, he spoke as follows.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Nārada, hearing this, and thus understanding the activities of the boy, became astonished, and, touching the boy’s head with his hand which destroys all sins, then spoke to himself.
Nārada first spoke to himself silently.
Purport
When Dhruva Mahārāja was talking with his mother, Sunīti, of all the incidents that had taken place in the palace, Nārada was not present. Thus the question may be raised how Nārada overheard all these topics. The answer is that Nārada is
trikāla-jṣa;
he is so powerful that he can understand the past, future and present of everyone’s heart, just like the Supersoul, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore, after understanding the strong determination of Dhruva Mahārāja, Nārada came to help him. It may be explained in this way: The Supreme Personality of Godhead is present in everyone’s heart, and as soon as He understands that a living entity is serious about entering devotional service, He sends His representative. In this way Nārada was sent to Dhruva Mahārāja. This is explained in the
Caitanya-caritāmṛta.
Guru-kṛṣṇa-prasāde pāya bhakti-latā-bīja:
by the grace of the spiritual master and Kṛṣṇa, one can enter into devotional service. Because of Dhruva Mahārāja’s determination, Kṛṣṇa, the Supersoul, immediately sent His representative, Nārada, to initiate him.