878 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 21
TEXT 47
fewrsfagarf amafie<m aa: |
Ri: TSRATGART: IVI!
hiranyakasipus capi
bhagavan-nindaya tamah
viviksur atyagat sunoh
prahladasyanubhavatah

hiranyakasipuh—the father of Prahlada Maharaja; ca—also; api—again;
bhagavat—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; nindaya—by blasphem-
ing; tamah—in the darkest region of hellish life; viviksuh—entered; atya-
gat—was delivered; sunoh—of his son; prahladasya~of Maharaja Prahlada;
anubhavatah—by the influence of.

TRANSLATION

Similarly, Hiranyakasipu, who by dint of his sinful activities always de-
fied the supremacy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, entered into
the darkest region of hellish life; but by the grace of his great son, Prahlada
Maharaja, he also was delivered and went back home, back to Godhead.

PURPORT

When Prahlada Maharaja was offered benediction by Nrsimhadeva, due
to his great devotion and tolerance he refused to accept any benediction
from the Lord, thinking that such acceptance was not befitting a sincere
devotee. The rendering of service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead
in expectation of a good reward is deprecated by Prahlada Maharaja as mer-
cantile business. Because Prahlada Maharaja was a Vaisnava, he did not ask
benediction for his personal self but was very affectionate towards his
father. Although his father tortured him and would have killed him had he
himself not been killed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Prahlada
Maharaja begged pardon for him from the Lord. This favor was immediate-
ly granted by the Lord, and Hiranyakasipu was delivered from the darkest
region of hellish life, and he returned back home, back to Godhead, by
the grace of his son. Prahlada Maharaja is the topmost example of a
Vaisnava who is always compassionate toward sinful persons suffering a
hellish life within this material world. Krsna is therefore known as para-
duhkha-duhkhi krpambudhi, or one who is compassionate toward others’
suffering and who is an_ ocean of mercy. Like Prahlada Maharaja, all pure
