Text 41] Prahlada Pacifies the Lord with Prayers 253
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Teas amaaeawat
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evam sva-karma-patitam bhava-vaitaranyam
anyonya-janma-marandsana-bhita-bhitam
pasyan janam sva-para-vigraha-vaira-maitram
hanteti paracara piprhi midham adya

evam—in this way; sva-karma-patitam—fallen because of the reac-
tions of one’s own material activities; bhava—compared to the world of
nescience (birth, death, old age and disease); vaitaranyam—in the river
known as Vaitarani (which lies in front of the doorway of Yamaraja, the
superintendant of death); anyah anya—one after another; janma—
birth; marana—death; dsana—different types of eating; bhita-
bhitam—being exceedingly afraid; pasyan—seeing; janam—the living
entity; sva—one’s own; para—of others; vigraha—in the body; vaira-
maitram—considering friendship and enmity; hanta—alas; iti—in this
way; padracara—O You, who are on the other side of the river of death;
piprhi—kindly save us all (from this dangerous condition); midham—
we are all foolish, bereft of spiritual knowledge; adya—today (because
You are personally present here).

TRANSLATION

My dear Lord, You are always transcendentally situated on the
other side of the river of death, but because of the reactions of our
own activities, we are suffering on this side. Indeed, we have fallen
into this river and are repeatedly suffering the pains of birth and
death and eating horrible things. Now kindly look upon us—not
only upon me but also upon all others who are suffering —and by
Your causeless mercy and compassion, deliver us and maintain us.

PURPORT

Prahlada Maharaja, a pure Vaisnava, prays to the Lord not only for
himself but for all other suffering living entities. There are two classes of
Vaisnavas—the bhajananandis and gosthy-dnandis. The bhajananandis
worship the Lord only for their own personal benefit, but the
