Text 30] Prahlāda, the Best Among Exalted Devotees
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You naturally protect him from all sources of fear, even the imminent danger of death.
PURPORT
Everyone is sure to die, for no one is excused from the hands of death, which is but a feature of the Supreme Personality of Godhead ( mṛtyuḥ sarva-haraś cāham ). When one becomes a devotee, however, he is not destined to die according to a limited duration of life. Everyone has a limited duration of life, but a devotee's lifetime can be extended by the mercy of the Supreme Lord, who is able to nullify the results of one's  karma .  Karmāṇi nirdahati kintu ca bhakti-bhājām . This is the statement of  Brahma-saṁhitā  (5.54). A devotee is not under the laws of  karma . Therefore even a devotee's scheduled death can be avoided by the causeless mercy of the Supreme Lord. God protects the devotee even from the extreme danger of death.
TEXT 30
श्रीभगवानुवाच
मैवं विभोऽसुराणां ते प्रदेयः पद्मसम्भव ।
वरः क्रूरनिसर्गाणामहीनाममृतं यथा ॥३०॥
śrī-bhagavān uvāca maivaṁ vibho 'surāṇāṁ te pradeyaḥ padma-sambhava varaḥ krūra-nisargāṇām ahīnām amṛtaṁ yathā
śrī-bhagavān uvāca—the Supreme Personality of Godhead replied (to  Brahmā );  mā —do not;  evam —thus;  vibho —O great person;  asurāṇām —unto the demons;  te —by you;  pradeyaḥ —bestow benedictions;  padma-sambhava —O Lord  Brahmā , born from the lotus flower;  varaḥ —benediction;  krūra-nisargāṇām —persons who are by nature very cruel and jealous;  ahīnām —to snakes;  amṛtam —nectar or milk;  yathā —just as.