Text 44] Prahlada, the Saintly Son of Hiranyakasipu 281

prayase ‘pahate tasmin
daityendrah parisankitah

cakéra tad-vadhopayan
nirbandhena yudhisthira

prayase—when the endeavor; apahate—futile; tasmin—that;
daitya-indrah—the King of the demons, Hiranyakasipu; parisarnkitah—
very much afraid (considering how the boy was protected); cakara—
executed; tat-vadha-updy@n—various means for killing him;
nirbandhena—with determination; yudhisthira—O King Yudhisthira.

TRANSLATION

My dear King Yudhisthira, when all the attempts of the demons
to kill Prahlada Maharaja were futile, the King of the demons,
Hiranyakasipu, being most fearful, began contriving other means
to kill him.

TEXTS 43-44

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mayabhih sannirodhais ca
gara-danair abhojanaih

hima-vayv-agni-salilaih
parvatakramanair api

na Sasdka yada hantum
apdpam asurah sutam

cintarn dirghatamam prdptas
tat-karturm nabhyapadyata
