160 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 8
activities of the Lord’s servants. Therefore, what to speak of the ac-
tivities of the Lord? Who can understand how Krsna is benefiting the en-
tire world? The Lord is addressed as duranta-sakti because no one can
understand His potencies and how He acts.
TEXT 41
HZ TUT
BITTE TAT EMSTAGUSTTR: |
Kt WAT AH F THI M21
Sri-rudra uvaca
kopa-kdalo yugantas te
hato ’yam asuro ‘lpakah
tat-sutarh pahy upasrtam
bhaktarn te bhakta-vatsala
Sri-rudrah uvaca—Lord Siva offered his prayer; kopa-kalah—the
right time for Your anger (for the purpose of annihilating the universe);
yuga-antah—the end of the millennium; te—by You; hatah—killed;
ayam—this; asurah—great demon; alpakah—very insignificant; tat-
sutam—his son (Prahlada Maharaja); pahi—just protect; upasrtam—
who is surrendered and standing nearby; bhaktam—devotee; te—of
Your Lordship; bhakta-vatsala—O my Lord, who are so affectionate to
Your devotee.
TRANSLATION
Lord Siva said: The end of the millennium is the time for Your
anger. Now that this insignificant demon Hiranyakasipu has been
killed, O my Lord, who are naturally affectionate to Your devotee,
kindly protect his son Prahlada Maharaja, who is standing nearby
as Your fully surrendered devotee.
PURPORT
The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the creator of the material
world. There are three processes in creation—namely creation, mainte-
nance and finally annihilation. During the period of annihilation, at the
