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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 8, Ch. 23]
TEXT 9
श्रीभगवानुवाच
वत्स प्रहाद भद्रं ते प्रयाहि सुतलालयम् । 
  मोदमानः स्वपौत्रेण ज्ञातीनां सुखमावह ॥ ९ ॥
śrī-bhagavān uvāca 
  vatsa prahrāda bhadraṁ te 
  prayāhi sutalālayam 
  modamānaḥ sva-pautreṇa 
  jñātīnāṁ sukham āvaha
śrī-bhagavān uvāca—the Personality of Godhead said; vatsa—O My dear son; prahrāda—O Prahlāda Mahārāja; bhadraṁ te—all auspiciousness unto you; prayāhi—please go; sutala-ālayam—to the place known as Sutala; modamānaḥ—in a spirit of jubilation; sva-pautreṇa—with your grandson (Bali Mahārāja); jñātīnāṁ—of your relatives and friends; sukham—happiness; āvaha—just enjoy.
TRANSLATION
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear son Prahlāda, all good fortune unto you. For the time being, please go to the place known as Sutala and there enjoy happiness with your grandson and your other relatives and friends.
TEXT 10
नित्यं द्रष्टासि मां तत्र गदापाणिमवस्थितम् । 
  मद्दर्शनमहाह्लादध्वस्तकर्मनिबन्धनः ॥१०॥
nityaṁ draṣṭāsi māṁ tatra 
  gadā-pāṇim avasthitam 
  mad-darśana-mahāhlāda- 
  dhvasta-karma-nibandhanaḥ
nityaṁ—constantly; draṣṭā—the seer; asi—you shall be; māṁ—unto Me; tatra—there (in Sutalaloka); gadā-pāṇim—with a club in My hand;