Text 4]
Prahlāda Pacifies the Lord with Prayers
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prahrādaṁ preṣayām āsa brahmāvasthitam antike tāta praśamayopehi sva-pitre kupitaṁ prabhum
prahrādam—Prahlāda Mahārāja; preṣayām āsa—requested; brahmā—Lord Brahmā; avasthitam—being situated; antike—very near; tāta—my dear son; praśamaya—just try to appease; upehi—go near; sva-pitre—because of your father's demoniac activities; kupitam—greatly angered; prabhum—the Lord.
TRANSLATION
Thereafter Lord Brahmā requested Prahlāda Mahārāja, who was standing very near him: My dear son, Lord Nṛsinhadeva is extremely angry at your demoniac father. Please go forward and appease the Lord.
TEXT 4
तथेति शनकै राजन्महाभागवतोऽर्भकः । उपेत्य भुवि कायेन ननाम विधृताञ्जलिः ॥ ४ ॥
tatheti śanakai rājan mahā-bhāgavato 'rbhakaḥ upetya bhuvi kāyena nanāma vidhṛtānjaliḥ
tathā—so be it; iti—thus accepting the words of Lord Brahmā; śanakaiḥ—very slowly; rājan—O King (Yudhiṣṭhira); mahā-bhāgavataḥ—the great, exalted devotee (Prahlāda Mahārāja); arbhakaḥ—although only a small boy; upetya—gradually going near; bhuvi—on the ground; kāyena—by his body; nanāma—offered respectful obeisances; vidhṛta-anjaliḥ—folding his hands.
TRANSLATION
Nārada Muni continued: O King, although the exalted devotee Prahlāda Mahārāja was only a little boy, he accepted Lord Brahmā's