Text 46] Prahlāda, the Saintly Son of Hiraṇyakaśipu
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eries;  asat-dharmaiḥ —abominable actions;  muktaḥ —released;  svena —his own;  eva —indeed;  tejasā —by prowess.
TRANSLATION
Hiraṇyakaśipu thought: I have used many ill names in chastising this boy Prahlāda and have devised many means of killing him, but despite all my endeavors, he could not be killed. Indeed, he saved himself by his own powers, without being affected in the least by these treacheries and abominable actions.
TEXT 46
वर्तमानोऽविद्रे वै बालोऽप्यजडधीरयम् । न विसरति मेऽनार्यं शुनःशेष इव प्रभुः ॥४६॥
vartamāno 'vidūre vai bālo 'py ajaḍa-dhīr ayam na vismarati me 'nāryam śunaḥ śepa iva prabhuḥ
vartamānaḥ —being situated;  avidūre —not very far away;  vai —indeed;  bālaḥ —a mere child;  api —although;  ajaḍa-dhīḥ —complete fearlessness;  ayam —this;  na —not;  vismarati —forgets;  me —my;  anāryam —misbehavior;  śunaḥ śepaḥ —the curved tail of a dog;  iva —exactly like;  prabhuḥ —being able or potent.
TRANSLATION
Although he is very near to me and is merely a child, he is situated in complete fearlessness. He resembles a dog's curved tail, which can never be straightened, because he never forgets my misbehavior and his connection with his master, Lord Viṣṇu.
PURPORT
The word  śunaḥ  means “of a dog,” and  śepa  means “tail.” The example is ordinary. However one may try to straighten a dog's tail, it is never