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Hiraṇyakaśipu Terrorizes the Universe
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who were supposed to have been Prahlāda Mahārāja's enemies (even such a devotee as Prahlāda Mahārāja had enemies, including even his own father);  api —even;  surāḥ —the demigods (the demigods are enemies of the demons, and since Prahlāda Mahārāja was born in a family of demons, the demigods should have been his enemies);  nṛpa —O King Yudhiṣṭhira;  pratimānam —a substantial example of the best among the devotees;  prakurvanti —they make;  kim uta —what to speak of;  anye —others;  bhavādṛśāḥ —exalted personalities such as yourself.
TRANSLATION
In any assembly where there are discourses about saints and devotees, O King Yudhiṣṭhira, even the enemies of the demons, namely the demigods, what to speak of you, would cite Prahlāda Mahārāja as an example of a great devotee.
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गुणैरलमसंरूपेयैर्महात्म्यं तस्य सूच्यते । वासुदेवे भगवति यस्य नैसर्गिको रतिः ॥३६॥
guṇair alam asaṅkhyeyair   māhātmyam tasya sūcyate   vāsudeve bhagavati   yasya naisargikī ratiḥ
guṇaiḥ —with spiritual qualities;  alam —what need;  asaṅkhyeyaiḥ —which are innumerable;  māhātmyam —the greatness;  tasya —of him (Prahlāda Mahārāja);  sūcyate —is indicated;  vāsudeve —to Lord Kṛṣṇa, the son of Vasudeva;  bhagavati —the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  yasya —of whom;  naisargikī —natural;  ratiḥ —attachment.
TRANSLATION
Who could list the innumerable transcendental qualities of Prahlāda Mahārāja? He had unflinching faith in Vāsudeva, Lord Kṛṣṇa [the son of Vasudeva], and unalloyed devotion to Him. His attachment to Lord Kṛṣṇa was natural because of his previous