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Prahlāda Pacifies the Lord with Prayers
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पश्यञ्जनं
स्वपरविग्रहवैरमैत्रं
हन्तेति पारचर पीपृहि मूढमद्य ॥४१॥
evam sva-karma-patitam bhava-vaitaraṇyām anyonya-janma-maraṇāśana-bhīta-bhītam paśyañ janam sva-para-vigraha-vaira-maitram hanteti pāracara pīpṛhi mūḍham adya
evam —in this way;  sva-karma-patitam —fallen because of the reactions of one's own material activities;  bhava —compared to the world of nescience (birth, death, old age and disease);  vaitaraṇyām —in the river known as Vaitaraṇī (which lies in front of the doorway of Yamarāja, the superintendant of death);  anyaḥ anya —one after another;  janma —birth;  maraṇa —death;  āśana —different types of eating;  bhīta-bhītam —being exceedingly afraid;  paśyan —seeing;  janam —the living entity;  sva —one's own;  para —of others;  vigraha —in the body;  vaira-maitram —considering friendship and enmity;  hanta —alas;  iti —in this way;  pāracara —O You, who are on the other side of the river of death;  pīpṛhi —kindly save us all (from this dangerous condition);  mūḍham —we are all foolish, bereft of spiritual knowledge;  adya —today (because You are personally present here).
TRANSLATION
My dear Lord, You are always transcendentally situated on the other side of the river of death, but because of the reactions of our own activities, we are suffering on this side. Indeed, we have fallen into this river and are repeatedly suffering the pains of birth and death and eating horrible things. Now kindly look upon us—not only upon me but also upon all others who are suffering—and by Your causeless mercy and compassion, deliver us and maintain us.
PURPORT
Prahlāda Mahārāja, a pure Vaiṣṇava, prays to the Lord not only for himself but for all other suffering living entities. There are two classes of Vaiṣṇavas—the  bhajanānandīs  and  goṣṭhy-ānandīs . The  bhajanānandīs  worship the Lord only for their own personal benefit, but the