Text 15] Prahlada Pacifies the Lord with Prayers 203

TEXT 15
are fateatira astrrararara-
Remar |

Rall

naham bibhemy ajita te *tibhayanakasya-
jihvarka-netra-bhrukuti-rabhasogra-damstrat
Gntra-srajah-ksataja-kesara-sarku-karnan

nirhrada-bhita-digibhad ari-bhin-nakhagrat

na—not; aham—I; bibhemi—am afraid; ajita—O supreme victorious
person, who are never conquered by anyone; te—Your; ati—very much;
bhayanaka—fearful; dsya—mouth; jihvad—tongue; arka-netra—eyes
shining like the sun; bhrukuti—frowning brows; rabhasa—strong;
ugra-damstrat—ferocious teeth; Gntra-srajah—garlanded by intestines;
ksataja—bloody; kesara—manes; sariku-karnat—wedgelike ears;
nirhrada—by a roaring sound (caused by You); bhita —frightened;
digibhat—from which even the great elephants; ari-bhit—piercing the
enemy; nakha-agrat—the tips of whose nails.

TRANSLATION

My Lord, who are never conquered by anyone, I am certainly not
afraid of Your ferocious mouth and tongue, Your eyes bright like
the sun or Your frowning eyebrows. I do not fear Your sharp,
pinching teeth, Your garland of intestines, Your mane soaked with
blood, or Your high, wedgelike ears. Nor do I fear Your
tumultuous roaring, which makes elephants flee to distant places,
or Your nails, which are meant to kill Your enemies.

PURPORT

Lord Nrsirnhadeva’s fierce appearance was certainly most dangerous
for the nondevotees, but for Prahlada Maharaja such a fearful ap-
pearance was not at all disturbing. The lion is very fearsome for other
