| Canto 7: The Science of God | Chapter 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-pa — as 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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