Text 12] Prahlāda Pacifies the Lord with Prayers
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nature of demons, do not surrender unto Me.” Because of ignorance and misfortune, the atheists and the  narādhamas , the lowest of men, do not surrender unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore although the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa, is full in Himself, He appears in different  yugas  to demand the surrender of the conditioned souls so that they will benefit by becoming free from the material clutches. In conclusion, the more we engage in Kṛṣṇa consciousness and render service unto the Lord, the more we benefit. Kṛṣṇa does not need service from any of us.
TEXT 12
· तस्मादहं विगतविक्रुव ईश्वरस्य 
    सर्वात्मना महि गृणामि यथामनीषम्। 
    नीचोऽजया गुणविसर्गमनुप्रविष्टः 
    पूयेत येन हि पुमाननुवर्णितेन ॥१२॥
tasmād aham vigata-viklava īśvarasya 
    sarvātmanā mahi gṛṇāmi yathā manīṣam 
    nīco 'jayā guṇa-visargam anupraviṣṭaḥ 
    pūyeta yena hi pumān anuvarṇitena
tasmāt —therefore;  aham —I;  vigata-viklavaḥ —having given up contemplation of being unfit;  īśvarasya —of the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  sarva-ātmanā —in full surrender;  mahi —glory;  gṛṇāmi —I shall chant or describe;  yathā manīṣam —according to my intelligence;  nīcaḥ —although lowborn (my father being a great demon, devoid of all good qualities);  ajayā —because of ignorance;  guṇa-visargam —the material world (wherein the living entity takes birth according to the contamination of the modes of nature);  anupraviṣṭaḥ —entered into;  pūyeta —may be purified;  yena —by which (the glory of the Lord);  hi —indeed;  pumān —a person;  anuvarṇitena —being chanted or recited.
TRANSLATION
Therefore, although I was born in a demoniac family, I may without a doubt offer prayers to the Lord with full endeavor, as far as my intelligence allows. Anyone who has been forced by