Text 42] Prahlada Pacifies the Lord with Prayers 255
TEXT 42
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ko nv atra te “khila-guro bhagavan praydsa
ultdrane ’sya bhava-sambhava-lopa-hetoh
miidhesu vai mahad-anugraha darta-bandho
kim tena te priya-jandn anusevatam nah
kah—what is that; nu—indeed; atra—in this matter; te—of Your
Lordship; akhila-guro—O supreme spiritual master of the entire cre-
ation; bhagavan—O Supreme Lord, O Personality of Godhead;
prayasah—endeavor; ultdrane—for the deliverance of these fallen
souls; asya—of this; bhava-sambhava—of creation and maintenance;
lopa—and of annihilation; hetoh—of the cause; miidhesu—unto the
foolish persons rotting in this material world; vai—indeed; mahat-
anugrahah—compassion by the Supreme; drta-bandho—O friend of the
suffering living entities; kim—what is the difficulty; tena—with that;
te—of Your Lordship; priya-jandn—the dear persons (devotees);
anusevatam—of those always engaged in serving; nah—like us (who are
so engaged).
TRANSLATION
O my Lord, O Supreme Personality of Godhead, original spiri-
tual master of the entire world, what is the difficulty for You, who
manage the affairs of the universe, in delivering the fallen souls
engaged in Your devotional service? You are the friend of all
suffering humanity, and for great personalities it is necessary to
show mercy to the foolish. Therefore I think that You will show
Your causeless mercy to persons like us, who engage in Your ser-
vice.
PURPORT
Here the words priya-jandn anusevatam nah indicate that the
Supreme Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is very favorable to
