Text 12] Prahlada Pacifies the Lord with Prayers 199
nature of demons, do not surrender unto Me.” Because of ignorance and
misfortune, the atheists and the naradhamas, the lowest of men, do not
surrender unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore although
the Supreme Lord, Krsna, is full in Himself, He appears in different
yugas to demand the surrender of the conditioned souls so that they will
benefit by becoming free from the material clutches. In conclusion, the
more we engage in Krsna consciousness and render service unto the
Lord, the more we benefit. Krsna does not need service from any of us.
TEXT 12
wae fates tare
TAHA AS TOU TITAN |
Arisa goat:
Td aa fe garrgafiaar wean
tasmad aham vigata-viklava isvarasya
sarvatmana mahi grnami yatha manisam
nico jaya guna-visargam anupravistah
pityeta yena hi puman anuvarnitena
tasmat—therefore; aham—I; vigata-viklavah—having given up con-
templation of being unfit; iSvarasya—of the Supreme Personality of
Godhead; sarva-atmand—in full surrender; mahi—glory; grnami—I
shall chant or describe; yatha manisam—according to my intelligence;
nicah—although lowborn (my father being a great demon, devoid of all
good qualities); ajaya—because of ignorance; guna-visargam—the ma-
terial world (wherein the living entity takes birth according to the con-
tamination of the modes of nature); anupravistah—entered into:
pityeta—may be purified; yena—by which (the glory of the Lord); hi—
indeed; puman—a person; anuvarnitena—being chanted or recited.
TRANSLATION
Therefore, although I was born in a demoniac family, I may
without a doubt offer prayers to the Lord with full endeavor, as far
as my intelligence allows. Anyone who has been forced by
