Text 17] The Lord Slays the King of the Demons 137
and all the demons who were his associates were extremely afraid be-
cause of the presence of the Supreme Lord in the form of sound, al-
though they could not trace out the source of the sound.
TEXT 17
ad find fasgcaatd
saa a Yaaasy Aer: |
MEA MTT TAT A ATAY 112911
satyam vidhatum nija-bhrtya-bhdsitam
vyaptim ca bhitesv akhilesu catmanah
adrsyatatyadbhuta-ripam udvahan
stambhe sabhayam na mrgam na manusam
satyam—true; vidhdtum—to prove; nija-bhrtya-bhdsitam—the
words of His own servant (Prahlada Maharaja, who had said that his
Lord is present everywhere); vydptim—the pervasion; ca—and;
bhittesu—among the living entities and elements; akhilesu—all; ca—
also; dtmanah—of Himself; adrsyata—was seen; ati—very; adbhuta—
wonderful; rijpam—form; udvahan—taking; stambhe—in the pillar;
sabhayam—within the assembly; na—not; mrgam—an animal; na—
nor; manusam—a human being.
TRANSLATION
To prove that the statement of His servant Prahlada Maharaja
was substantial—in other words, to prove that the Supreme Lord is
present everywhere, even within the pillar of an assembly hall—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, exhibited a wonderful
form never before seen. The form was neither that of a man nor
that of a lion. Thus the Lord appeared in His wonderful form in
the assembly hall.
PURPORT
When Hiranyakasipu asked Prahlada Maharaja, ““Where is your Lord?
Is He present in this pillar?” Prahlada Maharaja fearlessly replied, “‘Yes,
