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
HIE SAF
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TRAIN Mat TWAT FSA U2 II
Sri-nadrada uvaca
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
APTTTATY
Tae aA TT TAHT TAA U2
