Text 26] Prahlada Pacifies the Lord with Prayers 223

happy in the material world, but this will never be possible; we shall
simply increase the blazing fire of desires. Our desires cannot be satisfied
by illusory thoughts and plans; rather, we have to follow the instructions
of Lord Krsna: sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam Saranam vraja.
Then we shall be happy. Otherwise, in the name of happiness, we shall
continue to suffer miserable conditions.

TEXT 26
BE TUITAT EI THISHTASH TY

MA ANS HF AAT |
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aq FAN AT AIA ATTN

Beashia: Pacha TART MATTIE

kvaham rajah-prabhava isa tamo ‘dhike ’smin
jatah suretara-kule kva tavanukampa

na brahmano na tu bhavasya na vai ramaya
yan me ‘rpitah Sirasi padma-karah prasddah

kva—where; aham—I (am); rajah-prabhavah—being born in a body
full of passion; isa—O my Lord; tamah—the mode of ignorance;
adhike —surpassing in; asmin—in this; ja@tah—born; sura-itara-kule—
in a family of atheists or demons (who are subordinate to the devotees) ;
kva—where; tava—Your; anukampad—causeless mercy; na—not;
brahmanah —of Lord Brahma; na—not; tu—but; bhavasya—of Lord
Siva; na—nor; vai—even; ramayah—of the goddess of fortune; yat—
which; me—of me; arpitah—offered; Sirasi—on the head; padma-
karah—lotus hand; prasédah—the symbol of mercy.

TRANSLATION

O my Lord, O Supreme, because I was born in a family full of
the hellish material qualities of passion and ignorance, what is my
position? And what is to be said of Your causeless mercy, which
was never offered even to Lord Brahma, Lord Siva or the goddess
of fortune, Laksmi? You never put Your lotus hand upon their
heads, but You have put it upon mine.
