SB 1.11.22

प्रह्वाभिवादनाश्लेषकरस्पर्शस्मितेक्षणैः ।
आश्वास्य चाश्वपाकेभ्यो वरैश्चाभिमतैर्विभुः ॥ २२ ॥
prahvābhivādanāśleṣa-kara-sparśa-smitekṣaṇaiḥ
āśvāsya cāśvapākebhyo varaiś cābhimatair vibhuḥ

Synonyms

āśvāsya ca — comforting everyone [bestowing fearlessness (abhayaṁ dattvā)61]; prahvā — by bowing down [(śirasā natiḥ); to His parents, Garga Muni, and so on (pitrādiṣu gargādiṣu ca)62]; abhivādana — greeting courteously [(vācā natiḥ); the venerable members among the Yadus (yadu-vaṁśeṣu sthavireṣu);63 and the brāhmaṇas64]; āśleṣa — embracing [(āliṅganam);65 His friends (mitr-eṣu)66]; kara-sparśa — shaking hands [with His chief servants (mukhya-sevakeṣu)67]; smita-īkṣaṇaiḥ — [and] glancing with a smile [at everyone (sarvatra)68]; vibhuḥ — the omnipotent Bhagavān [He who is competent to perform all such actions (tathā karaṇe sāmarthyam)69]; ca — also; [extended respect (mānaṁ kṛtavān)]; abhimataiḥ — by [awarding] coveted [abhīṣta dānaiḥ]; varaiḥ — boons; [to all]; āśvapākebhyaḥ — including even the dog-eaters [śvapākān abhivyāpya].

Translation

Comforting everyone by bowing down, greeting courteously, embracing, shaking hands, and glancing with a smile, the omnipotent Bhagavān also extended respect by awarding coveted boons to all, including even the dog-eaters.

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