Text 37]
Prahlāda Pacifies the Lord with Prayers
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Lord Brahmā saw that as aromas and colors spread throughout the earth, the Supreme Personality of Godhead pervades the cosmic manifestation in a subtle form.
TEXT 37
तस्मै भवान्हयशिरस्तनुवं हि विभ्रद् 
  वेदद्रुहात्रतिबलौ मधुकैटभाख्यौ । 
  हत्त्वानयच्छ्रुतिगणांश्च रजस्तमश्च 
  सत्त्वं तव प्रियतमां तनुमामनन्ति ॥ ३७ ॥
tasmai bhavān haya-śiras tanuvaṁ hi bibhrad 
  veda-druhāv atibalau madhu-kaiṭabhākhyau 
  hatvānayac chruti-gaṇāṁś ca rajas tamaś ca 
  sattvaṁ tava priyatamāṁ tanum āmananti
tasmai —unto Lord Brahmā;  bhavān —Your Lordship;  haya-śirah —having the head and neck of a horse;  tanuvam —the incarnation;  hi —indeed;  bibhrat —accepting;  veda-druhau —two demons who were against the Vedic principles;  ati-balau —extremely powerful;  madhu-kaiṭabha-ākhyau —known as Madhu and Kaiṭabha;  hatvā —killing;  anayat —delivered;  śruti-gaṇān —all the different  Vedas  ( Sāma ,  Yajur ,  Rg  and  Atharva );  ca —and;  rajah tamah ca —by representing the modes of passion and ignorance;  sattvam —pure transcendental goodness;  tava —Your;  priya-tamām —most dear;  tanum —form (as Hayagriva);  āmananti —they honor.
TRANSLATION
My dear Lord, when You appeared as Hayagriva, with the head of a horse, You killed two demons known as Madhu and Kaiṭabha, who were full of the modes of passion and ignorance. Then You delivered the Vedic knowledge to Lord Brahmā. For this reason, all the great saints accept Your forms as transcendental, untinged by material qualities.
PURPORT
The Supreme Personality of Godhead in His transcendental form is always ready to give protection to His devotees. As mentioned herein, the