Canto 7: The Science of GodChapter 7: What Prahlāda Learned in the Womb

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.7.2

śrī-prahrāda uvāca

pitari prasthite 'smākaḿ

tapase mandarācalam

yuddhodyamaḿ paraḿ cakrur

vibudhā dānavān prati

SYNONYMS

śrī-prahrādaḥ uvācaPrahlāda Mahārāja said; pitari — when the demon father, Hiraṇyakaśipu; prasthite — left for; asmākam — our; tapaseto execute austerities; mandara-acalam — the hill known as Mandarācala; yuddha-udyamam — exertion of warfare; param — very great; cakruḥ — executed; vibudhāḥ — the demigods, headed by King Indra; dānavān — the demons; prati — toward.

TRANSLATION

Prahlāda Mahārāja said: When our father, Hiraṇyakaśipu, went to Mandarācala Mountain to execute severe austerities, in his absence the demigods, headed by King Indra, made a severe attempt to subdue all the demons in warfare.

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