Text 43] Hiranyakasipu Terrorizes the Universe 209

sah—he (Prahlada Maharaja); uttama-sloka-pada-aravindayoh—to
the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is worshiped
by transcendental prayers; nisevaya—by constant service; akificana—of
devotees who have nothing to do with the material world; sarga—in the
association; labdhaya—obtained; tanvan—expanding; pardm—highest;
nirurtim—bliss; dtmanah—of the spirit soul; muhuh—constantly;
duhsariga-dinasya—of a person poor in spiritual understanding due to
bad association; manah—the mind; samam—peaceful; vyadhat—made.

TRANSLATION

Because of his association with perfect, unalloyed devotees who
had nothing to do with anything material, Prahlada Maharaja con-
stantly engaged in the service of the Lord’s lotus feet. By seeing
his bodily features when he was in perfect ecstasy, persons very
poor in spiritual understanding became purified. In other words,
Prahlada Maharaja bestowed upon them transcendental bliss.

PURPORT

Apparently Prahlada Maharaja was placed in circumstances in which
he was always tortured by his father. In such material conditions, one
cannot have an undisturbed mind, but since bhakti is unconditional
(ahaituky apratihata), Prahlada Maharaja was never disturbed by the
chastisements of Hiranyakasipu. On the contrary, the bodily symptoms
of his ecstatic love for the Supreme Personality of Godhead turned the
minds of his friends, who had also been born in atheistic families. In-
stead of being disturbed by the torments of his father, Prahlada in-
fluenced these friends and cleansed their minds. A devotee is never
contaminated by material conditions, but persons subjected to material
conditions can become spiritually advanced and blissful upon seeing the
behavior of a pure devotee.

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