Canto 7: The Science of God | Chapter 5: Prahlāda Mahārāja, the Saintly Son of Hiraṇyakaśipu |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.5.42
prayāse 'pahate tasmin
daityendraḥ pariśańkitaḥ
cakāra tad-vadhopāyān
nirbandhena yudhiṣṭhira
SYNONYMS
prayāse — when the endeavor; apahate — futile; tasmin — that; daitya-indraḥ — the King of the demons, Hiraṇyakaśipu; pariśańkitaḥ — very much afraid (considering how the boy was protected); cakāra — executed; tat-vadha-upāyān — various means for killing him; nirbandhena — with determination; yudhiṣṭhira — O King Yudhiṣṭhira.
TRANSLATION
My dear King Yudhiṣṭhira, when all the attempts of the demons to kill Prahlāda Mahārāja were futile, the King of the demons, Hiraṇyakaśipu, being most fearful, began contriving other means to kill him.
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