280 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 10

The Lord advised Prahlada to perform sacrifices through bhakti-yoga,
for this is the duty of a king.

Prahlada Maharaja accepted whatever the Lord had offered him, and
he prayed for the Lord to deliver his father. In response to this prayer,
the Lord assured him that in the family of such a pure devotee as he, not
only the devotee’s father but his forefathers for twenty-one generations
are liberated. The Lord also asked Prahlada to perform the ritualistic
ceremonies appropriate after his father’s death.

Then Lord Brahma, who was also present, offered many prayers to the
Lord, expressing his obligation to the Lord for having offered benedic-
tions to Prahlada Maharaja. The Lord advised Lord Brahma not to offer
benedictions to asuras as he had to Hiranyakasipu, for such benedictions
indulge them. Then Lord Nrsitnhadeva disappeared. On that day,
Prahlada Maharaja was installed on the throne of the world by Lord
Brahma and Sukracarya.

Thus Narada Muni described the character of Prahlada Maharaja for
Yudhisthira Maharaja, and he further described the killing of Ravana by
Lord Ramacandra and the killing of Sisupala and Dantavakra in
Dvapara-yuga. Sigupala, of course, had merged into the existence of the
Lord and thus achieved sd@yujya-mukti. Narada Muni praised
Yudhisthira Maharaja because the Supreme Lord, Krsna, was the greatest
well-wisher and friend of the Pandavas and almost always stayed in their
house. Thus the fortune of the Pandavas was greater than that of
Prahlada Maharaja.

Later, Narada Muni described how the demon Maya Danava con-
structed Tripura for the demons, who became very powerful and de-
feated the demigods. Because of this defeat, Lord Rudra, Siva, dis-
mantled Tripura; thus he became famous as Tripurari. For this, Rudra is
very much appreciated and worshiped by the demigods. This narration
occurs at the end of the chapter.

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