Text 44] Prahlada, the Best Among Exalted Devotees 325
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prahradasyanucaritam
mahda-bhagavatasya ca
bhaktir jfid@nam viraktis ca
yatharthyam casya vai hareh
sarga-sthity-apyayesasya
guna-karmaénuvarnanam
paravaresam sthananam
kalena vyatyayo mahan
prahradasya—of Prahlada Maharaja; anucaritam—characteristics
(understood by reading or describing his activities); maha-
bhagavatasya—of the great and exalted devotee; ca—also; bhaktih—
devotional service unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; jidnam—
complete knowledge of the Transcendence (Brahman, Paramatma and
Bhagavan); viraktih—renunciation of material existence; ca—also;
yathdrthyam—just to understand each of them perfectly; ca—and;
asya—of this; vai—indeed; hareh —always in reference to the Supreme
Personality of Godhead; sarga—of creation; sthiti—maintenance;
apyaya—and annihilation; iSasya—of the master (the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead); guna—of the transcendental qualities and opu-
lences; karma—and activities; anuvarnanam—description within the
disciplic succession;* para-avaresam—of different types of living en-
tities known as demigods and demons; sthandnam—of the various
planets or places to live; ka@lena—in due course of time; vyatyayah—the
annihilation of everything; mahadn—although very great.
TRANSLATION
This narration describes the characteristics of the great and ex-
alted devotee Prahlada Maharaja, his staunch devotional service,
*The word anu means “after.” Authorized persons do not create anything:
rather, they follow the previous acdryas.
