tatheti śanakai rājan
mahā-bhāgavato 'rbhakaḥ
upetya bhuvi kāyena
nanāma vidhṛtāñjaliḥ
tathā - so be it; iti - thus accepting the words of Lord Brahmā; śanakaiḥ - very slowly; rājan - O King (Yudhiṣṭhira); mahā-bhāgavataḥ - the great, exalted devotee (Prahlāda Mahārāja); arbhakaḥ - although only a small boy; upetya - gradually going near; bhuvi - on the ground; kāyena - by his body; nanāma - offered respectful obeisances; vidhṛta-añjaliḥ - folding his hands.