48 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 7

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$ri-nadrada uvdca
ayam niskilbisah saksan
maha-bhagavato mahan
tvayd na prapsyate samstham
anantdanucaro bali

Sri-ndradah uvaéca—the great saint Narada Muni said; ayam—this
(child within the womb); niskilbisah—completely sinless; saksat—
directly; mahd-bhagavatah—a saintly devotee; mahdn—very great;
tvaya—by you; na—not; prdapsyate—will obtain; sarmstham—his
death; ananta—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; anucarah—a
servant; bali—extremely powerful.

TRANSLATION

Narada Muni replied: The child within this woman’s womb is
faultless and sinless. Indeed, he is a great devotee, a powerful ser-
vant of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore you will
not be able to kill him.

PURPORT

There have been many instances in which demons or nondevotees
have attempted to kill a devotee, but they have never been able to
destroy a great devotee of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Lord
promises in Bhagavad-gita (9.31), kaunteya pratijanihi na me bhaktah
pranasyati. This is a declaration by the Supreme Personality of Godhead
that His devotee cannot be killed by demons. Prahlada Maharaja is the
vivid example of the truth of this promise. Narada Muni told the King of
heaven, “It would be impossible for you to kill the child, even though
you are demigods, and certainly it would be impossible for others.”
