Text 9] Bali Maharaja Surrenders His Life 163

pitamaho me bhavadiya-sammatah
prahréda dviskrta-sadhu-vadah

bhavad-vipaksena vicitra-vaisasarn
samprapitas tvarh paramah sva-pitra

pitamahah—grandfather; me—my; bhavadiya-sammatah—ap-
proved by the devotees of Your Lordship; prahrddah—Prahlada
Maharaja; aviskrta-saddhu-védah —famous, being celebrated everywhere
as a devotee; bhavat-vipaksena—simply going against You; vicitra-
vaisasam—inventing different kinds of harassments; samprdpitah—
suffered; tuam—You; paramah—the supreme shelter; sva-pitra—by
his own father.

TRANSLATION

My grandfather Prahlada Maharaja is famous, being recognized
by all Your devotees. Although harassed in many ways by his
father, Hiranyakasipu, he still remained faithful, taking shelter at
Your lotus feet.

PURPORT

A pure devotee like Prahlada Maharaja, although harassed circum-
stantially in many ways, never gives up the shelter of the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead to take shelter of anyone else. A pure devotee never
complains against the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. A
vivid example is Prahlada Maharaja. Examining the life of Prahlada
Maharaja, we can see how severely he was harassed by his own father,
Hiranyakasipu, yet he did not divert his attention from the Lord even to
the smallest extent. Bali Maharaja, following in the footsteps of his
grandfather Prahlada Maharaja, remained fixed in his devotion to the
Lord, despite the Lord’s having punished him.

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