Text 37] Prahlada Pacifies the Lord with Prayers 245

Lord Brahmi saw that as aromas and colors spread throughout the earth,
the Supreme Personality of Godhead pervades the cosmic manifestation
in a subtle form.

TEXT 37
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Gahan Raat aarti 10911

tasmai bhavan haya-siras tanuvar hi bibhrad
veda-druhdav atibalau madhu-kaitabhakhyau

hatvanayac chruti-gandams ca rajas tamas ca
sattvam tava priyatamam tanum dmananti

tasmai—unto Lord Brahma; bhavan—Your Lordship; haya-sirah—
having the head and neck of a horse; tanuvam—the incarnation; hi—in-
deed; bibhrat—accepting; veda-druhau—two demons who were against
the Vedic principles; ati-balau—extremely powerful; madhu-kaitabha-
akhyau—known as Madhu and Kaitabha; hatvi—killing; anayat—
delivered; Sruti-gandn—all the different Vedas (Sama, Yajur, Rg and
Atharva); ca—and; rajah tamah ca—by representing the modes of pas-
sion and ignorance; sattvam—pure transcendental goodness; tava—
Your; priya-tamém—most dear; tanum—form (as Hayagriva); ama-
nanti—they honor.

TRANSLATION

My dear Lord, when You appeared as Hayagriva, with the head of
a horse, You killed two demons known as Madhu and Kaitabha,
who were full of the modes of passion and ignorance. Then You
delivered the Vedic knowledge to Lord Brahma. For this reason,
all the great saints accept Your forms as transcendental, untinged
by material qualities.

PURPORT

The Supreme Personality of Godhead in His transcendental form is al-
ways ready to give protection to His devotees. As mentioned herein, the
