Text 42]
Prahlāda Pacifies the Lord with Prayers
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TEXT 42
को न्वत्र तेऽखिलगुरो मगवन्प्रयास 
  उत्तारणेऽस्य मवसम्भवलोपहेतोः । 
  मूढेषु वै महदनुग्रह आर्तवन्धो 
  किं तेन ते प्रियजनाननुसेवतां नः ॥४२॥
ko nu atra te 'khila-guro bhagavan prayāsa 
  uttāraṇe 'sya bhava-sambhava-lopa-hetoḥ 
  mūḍheṣu vai mahad-anugraha ārta-bandho 
  kim tena te priya-janān anusevatām naḥ
kaḥ —what is that;  nu —indeed;  atra —in this matter;  te —of Your Lordship;  akhila-guro —O supreme spiritual master of the entire creation;  bhagavan —O Supreme Lord, O Personality of Godhead;  prayāsaḥ —endeavor;  uttāraṇe —for the deliverance of these fallen souls;  asya —of this;  bhava-sambhava —of creation and maintenance;  lopa —and of annihilation;  hetoḥ —of the cause;  mūḍheṣu —unto the foolish persons rotting in this material world;  vai —indeed;  mahat-anugrahaḥ —compassion by the Supreme;  ārta-bandho —O friend of the suffering living entities;  kim —what is the difficulty;  tena —with that;  te —of Your Lordship;  priya-janān —the dear persons (devotees);  anusevatām —of those always engaged in serving;  naḥ —like us (who are so engaged).
TRANSLATION
O my Lord, O Supreme Personality of Godhead, original spiritual master of the entire world, what is the difficulty for You, who manage the affairs of the universe, in delivering the fallen souls engaged in Your devotional service? You are the friend of all suffering humanity, and for great personalities it is necessary to show mercy to the foolish. Therefore I think that You will show Your causeless mercy to persons like us, who engage in Your service.
PURPORT
Here the words  priya-janān anusevatām naḥ  indicate that the Supreme Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is very favorable to