Text 9] The Residents of Jambidvipa Offer Prayers 169
the service of the supreme transcendence, Lord Sri Krsna, and al-
ways remain absorbed in thought of Him.
PURPORT
The following verse describes a Vaisnava:
varicha-kalpa-tarubhyas ca
krpa-sindhubhya eva ca
patitanarn pavanebhyo
vaisnavebhyo namo namah
Just like a desire tree, a Vaisnava can fulfill all the desires of anyone who
takes shelter of his lotus feet. Prahlada Maharaja is a typical Vaisnava.
He prays not for himself, but for all living entities—the gentle, the en-
vious and. the mischievous. He always thought of the welfare of
mischievous persons like his father, Hiranyakasipu. Prahlada Maharaja
did not ask for anything for himself; rather, he prayed for the Lord to
excuse his demoniac father. This is the attitude of a Vaisnava, who al-
ways thinks of the welfare of the entire universe.

Srimad-Bhagavatam and bhagavata-dharma are meant for persons
who are completely free of envy (parama-nirmatsaranaém). Therefore
Prahlada Maharaja prays in this verse, khalah prasidatam: ‘May all the
envious persons be pacified.” The material world is full of envious per-
sons, but if one frees himself of envy, he becomes liberal in his social
dealings and can think of others’ welfare. Anyone who takes up Krsna
consciousness and engages himself completely in the service of the Lord
cleanses his mind of all envy (manas ca bhadrarm bhajatad adhoksaje).
Therefore we should pray to Lord Nrsimhadeva to sit in our hearts. We
should pray, bahir nrsimho hrdaye nrsimhah: “*Let Lord Nrsimhadeva
sit in the core of my heart, killing all my bad propensities. Let my mind
become clean so that | may peacefully worship the Lord and bring peace
to the entire world.”

Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura has given us a very fine purport
in this regard. Whenever one offers a prayer to the Supreme Personality
of Godhead, one always requests some benediction from Him. Even pure
(niskama) devotees pray for some benediction, as instructed by Lord Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu in His Siksdstaka:
