188 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 9
words. He gradually proceeded toward Lord Nrsitmhadeva and fell
down to offer his respectful obeisances with folded hands.
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sva-pdda-miile patitarn tam arbhakam
vilokya devah krpayd pariplutah
ulthadpya tac-chirsny adadhat karambujar
kalahi-vitrasta-dhiyam krtabhayam
sva-pdda-mile—at His lotus feet; patitam—fallen; ‘am—him
(Prahlada Maharaja); arbhakam—only a little boy; vilokya—seeing;
devah—Lord Nrsimmhadeva; krpaya—out of His causeless mercy;
pariplutah—very much afflicted (in ecstasy); utthaépya—raising; tat-
Sirsni—on his head; adadhat—placed; kara-ambujam—His lotus hand;
kdla-ahi—of the deadly snake of time, (which can cause immediate
death); vitrasta —afraid; dhiyam—to all of those whose minds; krta-
abhayam—which causes fearlessness.
TRANSLATION
When Lord Nrsimhadeva saw the small boy Prahlada Maharaja
prostrated at the soles of His lotus feet, He became most ecstatic in
affection toward His devotee. Raising Prahlada, the Lord placed
His lotus hand upon the boy’s head because His hand is always
ready to create fearlessness in all of His devotees.
PURPORT
The necessities of the material world are four—ahara, nidrd, bhaya
and maithuna (eating, sleeping, defending and mating). In this material
world, everyone is in fearful consciousness (sada samudvigna-dhiyam),
and the only means to make everyone fearless is Krsna consciousness.
