192 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 9

$ri-prahrdda uvdca
brahmddayah sura-gana munayo ‘tha siddhah
sattvaikatana-gatayo vacasam pravahaih
naradhitum puru-gunair adhunapi pipruh
kirn tostum arhati sa me harir ugra-jateh

$ri-prahradah uvaca—Prahlada Maharaja prayed; brahma-ddayah—
headed by Lord Brahma; sura-gandh—the inhabitants of the upper
planetary systems; munayah—the great saintly persons; atha—as well
(like the four Kumaras and others); siddhah —who have attained perfec-
tion or full knowledge; sattva—to spiritual existence; ekatana-
gatayah—who have taken without diversion to any material activities;
vacasam—of descriptions or words; pravahaih—by streams; na—not;
Gradhitum—to satisfy; puru-gunaih—although fully qualified;
adhuné—until now; api—even; pipruh—were able; kim—whether;
tostum—to become pleased; arhati—is able; sah—He (the Lord); me—
my; harih—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ugra-jateh—who am
born in an asuric family.

TRANSLATION

Prahlada Maharaja prayed: How is it possible for me, who have
been born in a family of asuras, to offer suitable prayers to satisfy
the Supreme Personality of Godhead? Even until now, all the
demigods, headed by Lord Brahma, and all the saintly persons,
could not satisfy the Lord by streams of excellent words, although
such persons are very qualified, being in the mode of goodness.
Then what is to be said of me? I am not at all qualified.

PURPORT

A Vaisnava who is fully qualified to serve the Lord still thinks himself
extremely low while offering prayers to the Lord. For example,
Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami, the author of Caitanya-caritamrta, says:

Jagai madhdi haite muni se papistha
purisera kita haite muni se laghistha

(Ce. Adi 5.205)
