262 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 5
sometimes dedication of the soul to the Lord is called atma-nivedanam.
The best examples of atma-nivedanam are found in Bali Maharaja and
Ambarisa Maharaja. Atma-nivedanam is also sometimes found in the
behavior of Rukminidevi at Dvaraka.
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niSamyaitat suta-vaco
hiranyakasipus tada
guru-putram uvdcedam
rusa 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.
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TAK Met Tat AAE TAT REM
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-
