Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.9.5

sva-pāda-mūle patitam tam arbhakam

vilokya devah kripayā pariplutah

utthāpya tac-chīrshny adadhāt karāmbujam

kālāhi-vitrasta-dhiyām kritābhayam

SYNONYMS

sva-pāda-mūle — at His lotus feet; patitam — fallen; tam — him (Prahlāda Mahārāja); arbhakam — only a little boy; vilokya — seeing; devah — Lord Nrisimhadeva; kripayā — out of His causeless mercy; pariplutah — very much afflicted (in ecstasy); utthāpya — raising; tat-śīrshni — on his head; adadhāt — placed; kara-ambujam — His lotus hand; kāla-ahi — of the deadly snake of time, (which can cause immediate death); vitrasta — afraid; dhiyām — to all of those whose minds; krita-abhayam — which causes fearlessness.

TRANSLATION

When Lord Nrisimhadeva saw the small boy Prahlāda Mahārāja prostrated at the soles of His lotus feet, He became most ecstatic in affection toward His devotee. Raising Prahlāda, the Lord placed His lotus hand upon the boy's head because His hand is always ready to create fearlessness in all of His devotees.

PURPORT

The necessities of the material world are four — āhāra, nidrā, bhaya and maithuna (eating, sleeping, defending and mating). In this material world, everyone is in fearful consciousness (sadā samudvigna-dhiyām), and the only means to make everyone fearless is Krishna consciousness. When Lord Nrisimhadeva appeared, all the devotees became fearless. The devotee's hope of becoming fearless is to chant the holy name of Lord Nrisimhadeva. Yato yato yāmi tato nrisimhah: wherever we go, we must always think of Lord Nrisimhadeva. Thus there will be no fear for the devotee of the Lord.

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