124 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 4

TEXT 47

TAA SSAA TET ay |
Sac ATS A TAS WA |ll

tam apatantim jvalatim
asi-hastarn pada bhuvam

vepayantim samudviksya
na cacdla padan nrpah

tam—that (demon); Gpatantim—coming forward to attack him;
jvalatim—blazing like fire; asi-hastém—with a trident in his hand;
pada—with his footstep; bhuvam—the surface of the earth;
vepayantim—causing to tremble; samudviksya—seeing him perfectly;
na—not; cacdla—moved; padat—from his place; nrpah—the King.

TRANSLATION
Taking a trident in his hand and making the surface of the earth

tremble with his footsteps, that blazing creature came before
Maharaja Ambarisa. But the King, upon seeing him, was not at all
disturbed and did not move even slightly from his position.

PURPORT
Narayana-parah sarve na kutascana bibhyati (Bhag. 6.17.28). A

pure devotee of Narayana is never afraid of any material danger. There
are many examples of devotees such as Prahlada Maharaja, who was tor-
tured by his father but was not at all afraid, although he was only a five-
year-old boy. Therefore, following the examples of Ambarisa Maharaja
and Prahlada Maharaja, a devotee should learn how to tolerate all such
awkward positions in this world. Devotees are often tortured by non-
devotees, yet the pure devotee, depending fully on the mercy of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, is never disturbed by such inimical
activities.

TEXT 48
Mes yaaa Fei Alera |
CHM A AH Halefas WaR: vel
