Text 41] Prahlada, the Saintly Son of Hiranyakasipu 279
nairrtah—the demons; te—they; samdadistah—being fully advised;
bhartra—by their master; vai—indeed; siila-panayah—having tridents
in their hands; tigma—very sharp; damstra—teeth; kardla—and fear-
ful; dsyah—faces; tamra-Smasru—coppery mustaches; Siroruhah—and
hair on the head; nadantah—vibrating; bhairavam—fearful; nadam—
sound; chindhi—chop; bhindhi—divide into small parts; iti—thus;
vadinah—speaking; dsinam—who was sitting silently; ca—and;
ahanan—attacked; Siilaih—with their tridents; prahrédam—Prahlada
Maharaja; sarva-marmasu—on the tender parts of the body.
TRANSLATION
The demons [Raksasas], the servants of Hiranyakasipu, thus
began striking the tender parts of Prahlada Maharaja’s body with
their tridents. The demons all had fearful faces, sharp teeth and
reddish, coppery beards and hair, and they appeared extremely
threatening. Making a tumultuous sound, shouting, ‘“‘Chop him
up! Pierce him!” they began striking Prahlada Maharaja, who sat
silently, meditating upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
TEXT 41
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pare brahmany anirdesye
bhagavaty akhilatmani
yuktdtmany aphala adsann
apunyasyeva sat-kriyah
pare—in the supreme; brahmani—absolute; anirdesye—who is not
perceivable by the senses; bhagavati—the Supreme Personality of God-
head; akhila-dtmani—the Supersoul of everyone; yukta-dtmani—on he
whose mind was engaged (Prahlada); aphalah—without effect; dsan—
were; apumyasya—of a person who has no assets in pious activities;
iva—like; sat-kriyah—good activities (like the performance of sacrifices
or austerities).
