Text 30] Prahlada, the Best Among Exalted Devotees 313

You naturally protect him from all sources of fear, even the immi-
nent danger of death.

PURPORT

Everyone is sure to die, for no one is excused from the hands of death,
which is but a feature of the Supreme Personality of Godhead (mrtyuh
sarva-haras caham). When one becomes a devotee, however, he is not
destined to die according to a limited duration of life. Everyone has a
limited duration of life, but a devotee’s lifetime can be extended by the
mercy of the Supreme Lord, who is able to nullify the results of one’s
karma. Karmani nirdahati kintu ca bhakti-bhajam. This is the statement
of Brahma-samhita (5.54). A devotee is not under the laws of karma.
Therefore even a devotee’s scheduled death can be avoided by the cause-
less mercy of the Supreme Lord. God protects the devotee even from the
extreme danger of death.

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Sri-bhagavan uvaca
maivam vibho ’suranam te
pradeyah padma-sambhava
varah kriira-nisarganam
ahindm amrtam yatha

sri-bhagavan uvéca—the Supreme Personality of Godhead replied (to
Brahma); ma—do not; evam—thus; vibho—O great person;
asuranam—unto the demons; te—by you; pradeyah—bestow benedic-
tions; padma-sambhava—O Lord Brahma, born from the lotus flower;
varah—benediction; kriira-nisargandm—persons who are by nature
very cruel and jealous; ahinadm—to snakes; amrtam—nectar or milk;
yatha—just as.
