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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 7, Ch. 5]
sometimes dedication of the soul to the Lord is called  ātma-nivedanam . The best examples of  ātma-nivedanam  are found in Bali Mahārāja and Ambarīṣa Mahārāja.  Ātma-nivedanam  is also sometimes found in the behavior of Rukmiṇīdevī at Dvārakā.
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निशम्यैतत्सुतवचो हिरण्यकशिपुस्तदा । गुरुपुत्रमुवाचेदं रुषा प्रस्फुरिताधरः ॥२५॥
niśamyaitat suta-vaco hiraṇyakaśipus tadā guru-putram uvācedam ruṣā prasphuritādharaḥ
niśamya —hearing;  etat —this;  suta-vacaḥ —speech from his son;  hiraṇyakaśipuḥ —Hiraṇyakaśipu;  tadā —at that time;  guru-putram —unto the son of Śukrācārya, his spiritual master;  uvāca —spoke;  idam —this;  ruṣā —with anger;  prasphurita —trembling;  adharaḥ —whose lips.
TRANSLATION
After hearing these words of devotional service from the mouth of his son Prahlāda, Hiraṇyakaśipu was extremely angry. His lips trembling, he spoke as follows to Śaṇḍa, the son of his guru, Śukrācārya.
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ब्रह्मबन्धो किमेतत्ते विपक्षं श्रयतासता । असारं ग्राहितो बालो मामनादृत्य दुर्मते ॥२६॥
brahma-bandho kim etat te vipakṣam śrayatāsatā asāram grāhito bālo mām anādṛtya durmate
brahma-bandho —O unqualified son of a  brāhmaṇa ;  kim etat —what is this;  te —by you;  vipakṣam —the party of my enemies;  śrayatā —tak-