Text 41] Prahlāda, the Saintly Son of Hiraṇyakaśipu
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nairṛtāḥ —the demons;  te —they;  samādiṣṭāḥ —being fully advised;  bhartrā —by their master;  vai —indeed;  śūla-pāṇayaḥ —having tridents in their hands;  tigma —very sharp;  damṣṭra —teeth;  karāla —and fearful;  āsyāḥ —faces;  tāmra-śmaśru —coppery mustaches;  śiroruhāḥ —and hair on the head;  nadantaḥ —vibrating;  bhairavam —fearful;  nādam —sound;  chindhi —chop;  bhindhi —divide into small parts;  iti —thus;  vādinaḥ —speaking;  āsīnam —who was sitting silently;  ca —and;  ahanan —attacked;  śūlaiḥ —with their tridents;  prahrādam —Prahlāda Mahārāja;  sarva-marmasu —on the tender parts of the body.
TRANSLATION
The demons [Rākṣasas], the servants of Hiraṇyakaśipu, thus began striking the tender parts of Prahlāda Mahārāja's body with their tridents. The demons all had fearful faces, sharp teeth and reddish, coppery beards and hair, and they appeared extremely threatening. Making a tumultuous sound, shouting, "Chop him up! Pierce him!" they began striking Prahlāda Mahārāja, who sat silently, meditating upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
TEXT 41
परे ब्रह्मण्यनिर्देश्ये भगवत्यखिलात्मनि ।
युक्तात्मन्यफला आसन्नपुण्यस्येव सत्क्रियाः ॥४१॥
pare brahmaṇy anirdeśye bhagavaty akhilātmani yuktātmany aphalā āsann apuṇyasyeva sat-kriyāḥ
pare —in the supreme;  brahmaṇi —absolute;  anirdeśye —who is not perceivable by the senses;  bhagavati —the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  akhila-ātmani —the Supersoul of everyone;  yukta-ātmani —on he whose mind was engaged (Prahlāda);  aphalāḥ —without effect;  āsan —were;  apuṇyasya —of a person who has no assets in pious activities;  iva —like;  sat-kriyāḥ —good activities (like the performance of sacrifices or austerities).