170 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 4

Finally, Narada Muni describes the characteristics of Prahlada
Mahiraja, the son of Hiranyakasipu, and describes how his father envied
his own qualified son. In this way the chapter ends.

TEXT 1
stay Tar
wt Ta: warfare |
TRTTATH tat THAI AOA I 2 II

Sri-nérada uvdca
evam vrtah sata-dhrtir
hiranyakasipor atha
pradat tat-tapasd prito
varams tasya sudurlabhan

sri-néradah uvéca—Sri Narada Muni said; evam—thus; vrtah—
solicited; Sata-dhrtih—Lord Brahma; hiranyakasipoh—of Hiranya-
kasipu; atha—then; pradat—delivered; tat—his; tapasd—by the dif-
ficult austerities; pritah—being pleased; vardn—benedictions; tasya—
unto Hiranyakasipu; su-durlabhan—very rarely obtained.

TRANSLATION

Narada Muni continued: Lord Brahma was very much satisfied
by Hiranyakasipu’s austerities, which were difficult to perform.
Therefore, when solicited for benedictions, he indeed granted
them, although they were rarely to be achieved.

TEXT 2
PETIA?

TAY TEM: FAH AL WHY TT AA
TU aTeTR TU TET TATA | 2 AI
