Canto 7: The Science of God | Chapter 10: Prahlāda, the Best Among Exalted Devotees |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.10.27
yo 'sau labdha-varo matto
na vadhyo mama sṛṣṭibhiḥ
tapo-yoga-balonnaddhaḥ
samasta-nigamān ahan
SYNONYMS
yaḥ — the person who; asau — he (Hiraṇyakaśipu); labdha-varaḥ — being given the extraordinary benediction; mattaḥ — from me; na vadhyaḥ — not to be killed; mama sṛṣṭibhiḥ — by any living being created by me; tapaḥ-yoga-bala — by austerity, mystic power and strength; unnaddhaḥ — thus being very proud; samasta — all; nigamān — Vedic injunctions; ahan — disregarded, transgressed.
TRANSLATION
This demon, Hiraṇyakaśipu, received from me the benediction that he would not be killed by any living being within my creation. With this assurance and with strength derived from austerities and mystic power, he became excessively proud and transgressed all the Vedic injunctions.
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