210 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 4

tasmin mahd-bhagavate
maha-bhage mahatmani

hiranyakasipi rajann
akarod agham atmaje

tasmin—unto him; maha-bhdégavate—an exalted devotee of the Lord;
maha-bhage—most fortunate; mahd-dtmani—whose mind was very
broad; hiranyakasipuh—the demon Hiranyakasipu; rajan—O King;
akarot—performed; agham—very great sin; dtma-je—to his own son.

TRANSLATION
My dear King Yudhisthira, the demon Hiranyakasipu tor-
mented this exalted, fortunate devotee, although Prahlada was his
own son.

PURPORT

When a demon like Hiranyakasipu, despite his elevated position due to
severe austerities, begins to tease a devotee, he begins falling down, and
the results of his austerities dwindle. One who oppresses a pure devotee
loses all the results of his austerities, penances and pious activities. Since
Hiranyakasipu was now inclined to chastise his most exalted devotee son,
Prahlada Maharaja, his opulences began dwindling.

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Sri-yudhisthira uvaca
devarsa etad icchamo
veditum tava suvrata
yad atmajaya suddhaya
pitadat sadhave hy agham

Sri-yudhisthirah uvaéca—Maharaja Yudhisthira inquired; deva-rse—
O best saintly person among the demigods; etat—this; icchamah—we
