Text 55] Prahāda, the Best Among Exalted Devotees
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śrī-nārada uvāca 
    nirjītā asurā devair 
    yudhy anenopabṛṁhitaiḥ 
    māyināṁ paramācāryaṁ 
    mayaṁ śaraṇam āyayuḥ
śrī-nāradaḥ uvāca—Śrī Nārada Muni said; nirjītāḥ—being defeated; asurāḥ—all the demons; devaiḥ—by the demigods; yudhi—in battle; anena—by Lord Kṛṣṇa; upabṛṁhitaiḥ—increased in power; māyināṁ—of all the demons; parama-ācāryaṁ—the best and largest; mayaṁ—unto Maya Dānava; śaraṇam—shelter; āyayuḥ—took.
TRANSLATION
Nārada Muni said: When the demigods, who are always powerful by the mercy of Lord Kṛṣṇa, fought with the asuras, the asuras were defeated, and therefore they took shelter of Maya Dānava, the greatest of the demons.
TEXTS 54-55
स निर्माय पुरस्तिस्रो हैमीरौप्यायसीर्विभुः । 
    दुर्लक्ष्यापायसंयोगा दुर्वितक्यपरिच्छदाः ॥५४॥ 
    तामिस्तेऽसुरसेनान्यो लोकांस्त्रीन् सेश्वरान् नृप । 
    सरन्तो नाशयाञ्चक्रुः पूर्ववैरमलक्षिताः ॥५५॥
sa nirmāya puras tisro 
    haimī-raupyāyasīr vibhuḥ 
    durlakṣyāpāya-saṁyogā 
    durvitarkya-paricchadāḥ
tābhis te 'sura-senānyo 
    lokāṁs trīn seśvarān nṛpa 
    smaranto nāśayāṁ cakruḥ 
    pūrva-vairam alakṣitāḥ
saḥ—that (great demon Maya Dānava); nirmāya—constructing; puraḥ—big residences; tisraḥ—three; haimī—made of gold; raupyā—