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Prahlāda Pacifies the Lord with Prayers
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TEXT 15
नाहं बिमेम्यजित तेऽतिभयानकास्य- 
जिह्वाकनेत्रभ्रुकुटीरभसोग्रदंष्ट्रात् । 
अन्त्रस्रजः क्षतजकेशरशङ्कुकर्णा- 
भिर्हादभीतदिगिभादरिभिन्नखाग्रात् ॥१५॥
nāhaṁ bibhemy ajita te 'tibhayānakāsya- 
jihvārka-netra-bhrukuṭī-rabhasogra-daṁṣṭrāt 
āntra-srajaḥ-kṣataja-keśara-śaṅku-karṇān 
nirhrāda-bhīta-digibhād ari-bhin-nakhāgrāt
na—not; aham—I; bibhemi—am afraid; ajita—O supreme victorious person, who are never conquered by anyone; te—Your; ati—very much; bhayānaka—fearful; āsya—mouth; jihvā—tongue; arka-netra—eyes shining like the sun; bhrukuṭī—frowning brows; rabhasa—strong; ugra-daṁṣṭrāt—ferocious teeth; āntra-srajaḥ—garlanded by intestines; kṣataja—bloody; keśara—manes; śaṅku-karṇāt—wedgelike ears; nirhrāda—by a roaring sound (caused by You); bhīta—frightened; digibhāt—from which even the great elephants; ari-bhit—piercing the enemy; nakha-agrāt—the tips of whose nails.
TRANSLATION
My Lord, who are never conquered by anyone, I am certainly not afraid of Your ferocious mouth and tongue, Your eyes bright like the sun or Your frowning eyebrows. I do not fear Your sharp, pinching teeth, Your garland of intestines, Your mane soaked with blood, or Your high, wedgelike ears. Nor do I fear Your tumultuous roaring, which makes elephants flee to distant places, or Your nails, which are meant to kill Your enemies.
PURPORT
Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva's fierce appearance was certainly most dangerous for the nondevotees, but for Prahlāda Mahārāja such a fearful appearance was not at all disturbing. The lion is very fearsome for other