Canto 7: The Science of GodChapter 10: Prahlāda, the Best Among Exalted Devotees

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.10.47

etad ya ādi-purushasya mrigendra-līlām

daityendra-yūtha-pa-vadham prayatah patheta

daityātmajasya ca satām pravarasya punyam

śrutvānubhāvam akuto-bhayam eti lokam

SYNONYMS

etat — this narration; yah — anyone who; ādi-purushasya — of the original Personality of Godhead; mriga-indra-līlām — pastimes as a lion and human being combined; daitya-indra — of the King of the demons; yūtha-paas strong as an elephant; vadham — the killing; prayatah — with great attention; patheta — reads; daitya-ātma-jasya — of Prahlāda Mahārāja, the son of the demon; ca — also; satām — among elevated devotees; pravarasya — the best; punyam — pious; śrutvā — hearing; anubhāvam — the activities; akutah-bhayam — where there is no fear anywhere or at any time; eti — reaches; lokam — the spiritual world.

TRANSLATION

Prahlāda Mahārāja was the best among exalted devotees. Anyone who with great attention hears this narration concerning the activities of Prahlāda Mahārāja, the killing of Hiranyakaśipu, and the activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nrisimhadeva, surely reaches the spiritual world, where there is no anxiety.

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