Text 14] What Prahlada Learned in the Womb 51

TRANSLATION

After accepting the instructions of Devarsi Narada, my mother
stayed in his care, without fear from any direction, as long as my
father, the King of the Daityas, had not become free from his
severe austerities.

TEXT 14

ft TA TA AFT THAT AAT |
Saat aM FaoTAT 112

rsim paryacarat tatra
bhaktya paramayé sati

antarvatni sva-garbhasya
ksemayeccha-prasiitaye

rsim—unto Narada Muni; paryacarat—rendered service; tatra—
there (in the G§rama of Narada Muni); bhaktya—with devotion and
faith; paramayd—great; sati—the faithful woman; antarvatni—preg-
nant; sva-garbhasya—of her embryo; ksemaéya—for the welfare;
icchaé—according to desire; prastitaye—for deliverance of the child.

TRANSLATION

My mother, being pregnant, desired the safety of her embryo
and desired to give birth after her husband’s arrival. Thus she
stayed at Narada Muni’s asrama, where she rendered service unto
Narada Muni with great devotion.

PURPORT
It is stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam (9.19.17)

matra svasra duhitra va
naviviktdsano bhavet

balavan indriya-gramo
vidvamsam api karsati
