262 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 5

sometimes dedication of the soul to the Lord is called atma-nivedanam.
The best examples of dtma-nivedanam are found in Bali Maharaja and
Ambarisa Maharaja. Atma-nivedanam is also sometimes found in the

behavior of Rukminidevi at Dvaraka.

TEXT 25

faaat  feeaafrgect |
TOGABNAS «VN ATHALaTT: U4

nisamyaitat suta-vaco
hiranyakasipus tada

guru-putram uvdcedam
rusé prasphuritadharah

nisamya—hearing; etat—this; suta-vacah—speech from his son;
hiranyakasipuh—Hiranyakasipu; tadd—at that time; guru-putram—
unto the son of Sukracarya, his spiritual master; uv@ca—spoke; idam—
this; rusa—with anger; prasphurita—trembling; adharah—whose lips.

TRANSLATION

After hearing these words of devotional service from the mouth
of his son Prahlada, Hiranyakasipu was extremely angry. His lips
trembling, he spoke as follows to Sanda, the son of his guru,
Sukracarya.

TEXT 26

waren feaad fave waa |
meat ae Tat ATATET TAA URE

brahma-bandho kim etat te
vipaksam Ssrayatasata
asadram grahito balo

mam anddrtya durmate

brahma-bandho—O unqualified son of a brahmana; kim etat—what
is this; te—by you; vipaksam—the party of my enemies; srayata—tak-
