Text 30] Prahlada Pacifies the Lord with Prayers 231
Hiranyakasipu’s wife, Kayadhu, was under the protection of Narada, she
prayed for the protection of her son from the enemy, and Narada Muni
gave assurance that Prahlada Maharaja would always be saved from the
enemy's hands. Thus when Hiranyakasipu was going to kill Prahlada
Maharaja, the Lord saved Prahlada to fulfill His promise in Bhagavad-
gita (kaunteya pratijanihi na me bhaktah pranasyati) and to prove true
the words of Narada. The Lord can fulfill many purposes through one ac-
tion. Thus the killing of Hiranyakasipu and the saving of Prahlada were
enacted simultaneously to prove the truthfulness of the Lord’s devotee
and the fidelity of the Lord Himself to His own purpose. The Lord acts
only to satisfy the desires of His devotees; otherwise He has nothing to
do. As confirmed in the Vedic language, na tasya karyam karanam ca
vidyate: the Lord has nothing to do personally, for everything is done
through His different potencies (parasya Saktir vividhaiva Sriiyate). The
Lord has multifarious energies, through which everything is done. Thus
when He personally does something, it is only to satisfy His devotee. The
Lord is known as bhakta-vatsala because He very much favors His devo-
ted servant.
TEXT 30
THRIAT ATATAGY AI A
MITR: LINTAA TAT |
Te greafrat From
arr acaferrengaafae: Roll
ekas tvam eva jagad etam amusya yat tvam
ady-antayoh prthag avasyasi madhyatas ca
srstud guna-vyatikaram nia-mayayedam
ndneva tair avasitas tad anupravistah

ekah—one; tvam—You; eva—only; jagat—the cosmic manifestation;
etam—this; amusya—of that (the whole universe); yat—since; tvam—
You; ddi—in the beginning; antayoh—at the end; prthak—separately;
avasyasi—exist (as the cause); madhyatah ca—also in the middle (the
duration between the beginning and end); srstvd—creating; guna-
vyatikaram—the transformation of the three modes of material nature;
