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Chapter 17

अध्यायः 17

Amsha I — Sarga (Creation), Chapter 17

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 1

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.1

मैत्रेय श्रूयतां सम्यक चरितं तस्य धीमतः प्रह्लादस्य सदोदारचरितस्य महात्मनः ।।

maitreya śrūyatāṃ samyak caritaṃ tasya dhīmataḥ prahlādasya sadodāracaritasya mahātmanaḥ ||

Maitreya, listen attentively to the story of that wise Prahlada, the great soul with a noble character.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 2

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.2

दितेः पुत्रो महावीर्यो हिरण्यकशिपुः पुरा त्रैलोक्यं वशम आनिन्ये ब्रह्मणो वरदर्पितः ।।

diteḥ putro mahāvīryo hiraṇyakaśipuḥ purā trailokyaṃ vaśam āninye brahmaṇo varadarpitaḥ ||

The son of Diti, the great warrior Hiranyakashipu, once brought the three worlds under his control, being proud of the boon from Brahma.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 3

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.3

इन्द्रत्वम अकरोद दैत्यः स चासीत सविता स्वयम वायुर अग्निर अपां नाथः सोमश चासीन महासुरः ।।

indratvam akarod daityaḥ sa cāsīt savitā svayam vāyur agnir apāṃ nāthaḥ somaś cāsīn mahāsuraḥ ||

The demon attained the position of Indra; he was indeed the great asura, with Vayu, Agni, and the lord of waters, and Soma as his companions.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 4

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.4

धनानाम अधिपः सो ऽभूत स एवासीत स्वयं यमः यज्ञभागान अशेषांस तु स स्वयं बुभुजे ऽसुरः ।।

dhanānām adhipaḥ so 'bhūt sa evāsīt svayaṃ yamaḥ yajñabhāgān aśeṣāṃs tu sa svayaṃ bubhuje 'suraḥ ||

He who was the lord of wealth became Yama himself; he enjoyed all the portions of the sacrifices, being a demon.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 5

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.5

देवाः स्वर्गं परित्यज्य तत्त्रासान मुनिसत्तम विचेरुर अवनौ सर्वे बिभ्राणा मानुषीं तनुम ।।

devāḥ svargaṃ parityajya tattrāsān munisattama vicerur avanau sarve bibhrāṇā mānuṣīṃ tanum ||

The gods, abandoning heaven, wandered on the earth, all possessing human bodies, being terrified.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 6

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.6

जित्वा त्रिभुवनं सर्वं त्रैलोक्यैश्वर्यदर्पितः उद्गीयमानो गन्धर्वैर बुभुजे विषयान प्रियान ।।

jitvā tribhuvanaṃ sarvaṃ trailokyaiśvaryadarpitaḥ udgīyamāno gandharvair bubhuje viṣayān priyān ||

Having conquered all three worlds, full of pride in the lordship of the three worlds, he enjoyed the beloved pleasures, sung by the Gandharvas.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 7

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.7

पानासक्तं महात्मानं हिरण्यकशिपुं तदा उपासां चक्रिरे सर्वे सिद्धगन्धर्वपन्नगाः ।।

pānāsaktaṃ mahātmānaṃ hiraṇyakaśipuṃ tadā upāsāṃ cakrire sarve siddhagandharvapannagāḥ ||

At that time, all the Siddha Gandharvas and serpents worshipped the great soul Hiranyakashipu, who was intoxicated with drink.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 8

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.8

अवादयञ जगुश चान्ये जयशब्दान अथापरे दैत्येश्वरस्य पुरतश चक्रुः सिद्धा मुदान्विताः ।।

avādayañ jaguś cānye jayaśabdān athāpare daityeśvarasya purataś cakruḥ siddhā mudānvitāḥ ||

Some sang victory songs, while others, filled with joy, danced in front of the demon lord.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 9

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.9

तत्र प्रनृत्ताप्सरसि स्फाटिकाभ्रमये ऽसुरः पपौ पानं मुदा युक्तः प्रासादे सुमनोहरे ।।

tatra pranṛttāpsarasi sphāṭikābhramaye 'suraḥ papau pānaṃ mudā yuktaḥ prāsāde sumanohare ||

There, the demon, delighted, drank the nectar in the crystal-like waters of the dancing nymphs, in the beautiful palace.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 10

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.10

तस्य पुत्रो महाभागः प्रह्लादो नाम नामतः पपाठ बालपाठ्यानि गुरुगेहं गतो ऽर्भकः ।।

tasya putro mahābhāgaḥ prahlādo nāma nāmataḥ papāṭha bālapāṭhyāni gurugehaṃ gato 'rbhakaḥ ||

His son, the great devotee Prahlada, went to the guru’s house as a child and studied the lessons for children.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 11

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.11

एकदा तु स धर्मात्मा जगाम गुरुणा सह पानासक्तस्य पुरतः पितुर दैत्यपतेस तदा ।।

ekadā tu sa dharmātmā jagāma guruṇā saha pānāsaktasya purataḥ pitur daityapates tadā ||

Once, the righteous soul went with the guru before his father, who was attached to drinking, at that time.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 12

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.12

पादप्रणामावनतं तम उत्थाप्य पिता सुतम हिरण्यकशिपुः प्राह प्रह्लादम अमितौजसम ।।

pādapraṇāmāvanataṃ tam utthāpya pitā sutam hiraṇyakaśipuḥ prāha prahlādam amitaujasam ||

The father, Hiranyakashipu, lifted his son, who was bowing down in reverence, and spoke to Prahlada, who had immense strength.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 13

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.13

पठ्यतां भवता वत्स सारभूतं सुभाषितम कालेनैतावता यत ते सदोद्युक्तेन शिक्षितम ।।

paṭhyatāṃ bhavatā vatsa sārabhūtaṃ subhāṣitam kālenaitāvatā yat te sadodyuktena śikṣitam ||

May you read, O child, the essence of the good sayings that you have been taught with proper effort over time.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 14

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.14

श्रूयतां तात वक्ष्यामि सारभूतं तवाज्ञया समाहितमना भूत्वा यन मे चेतस्य अवस्थितम ।।

śrūyatāṃ tāta vakṣyāmi sārabhūtaṃ tavājñayā samāhitamanā bhūtvā yan me cetasy avasthitam ||

Listen, dear one, I will speak the essence by your command, having focused my mind on what is established in my consciousness.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 15

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.15

अनादिमध्यान्तम अजम अवृद्धिक्षयम अच्युतम प्रणतो ऽस्म्य अन्तसंतानं सर्वकारणकारणम ।।

anādimadhyāntam ajam avṛddhikṣayam acyutam praṇato 'smy antasaṃtānaṃ sarvakāraṇakāraṇam ||

Without beginning or end, unborn, subject to growth and decay, imperishable, I bow to the eternal essence, the cause of all causes.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 16

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.16

एतन निशम्य दैत्येन्द्रः कोपसंरक्तलोचनः विलोक्य तद्गुरुं प्राह स्फुरिताधरपल्लवः ।।

etan niśamya daityendraḥ kopasaṃraktalocanaḥ vilokya tadguruṃ prāha sphuritādharapallavaḥ ||

Hearing this, the king of demons, with eyes reddened by anger, looked at his guru and spoke, his lips trembling.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 17

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.17

ब्रह्मबन्धो किम एतत ते विपक्षस्तुतिसंहितम असारं ग्राहितो बालो माम अवज्ञाय दुर्मते ।।

brahmabandho kim etat te vipakṣastutisaṃhitam asāraṃ grāhito bālo mām avajñāya durmate ||

O brother of Brahma, what is this? You have composed a hymn of praise for your adversary, and you, foolish one, have grasped the worthless, disregarding me.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 18

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.18

दैत्येश्वर न कोपस्य वशम आगन्तुम अर्हसि ममोपदेशजनितं नायं वदति ते सुतः ।।

daityeśvara na kopasya vaśam āgantum arhasi mamopadeśajanitaṃ nāyaṃ vadati te sutaḥ ||

O lord of demons, you are not worthy of being overcome by anger; your son does not speak what is born of my instruction.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 19

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.19

अनुशिष्टो ऽसि केनेदृग वत्स प्रह्लाद कथ्यताम मयोपदिष्टं नेत्य एष प्रब्रवीति गुरुस तव ।।

anuśiṣṭo 'si kenedṛg vatsa prahlāda kathyatām mayopadiṣṭaṃ nety eṣa prabravīti gurus tava ||

You are instructed, O calf, Prahlada, speak of what is said by me. This is what your guru proclaims.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 20

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.20

शास्ता विष्णुर अशेषस्य जगतो यो हृदि स्थितः तम ऋते परमात्मानं तात कः केन शास्यते ।।

śāstā viṣṇur aśeṣasya jagato yo hṛdi sthitaḥ tam ṛte paramātmānaṃ tāta kaḥ kena śāsyate ||

Who can govern the Supreme Soul, O son, other than Vishnu, who resides in the hearts of all beings?

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 21

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.21

को ऽयं विष्णुः सुदुर्बुद्धे यं ब्रवीषि पुनः पुनः जगताम ईश्वरस्येह पुरतः प्रसभं मम ।।

ko 'yaṃ viṣṇuḥ sudurbuddhe yaṃ bravīṣi punaḥ punaḥ jagatām īśvarasyeha purataḥ prasabhaṃ mama ||

Who is this Vishnu, O one of limited intellect, whom you repeatedly speak of before me, the Lord of the universe?

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 22

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.22

न शब्दगोचरं यस्य योगिध्येयं परं पदम यतो यश च स्वयं विश्वं स विष्णुः परमेश्वरः ।।

na śabdagocaraṃ yasya yogidhyeyaṃ paraṃ padam yato yaś ca svayaṃ viśvaṃ sa viṣṇuḥ parameśvaraḥ ||

Whose supreme state is beyond the reach of words, and who is the Supreme Lord, the one who manifests the universe?

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 23

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.23

परमेश्वरसंज्ञो ऽज्ञ किम अन्यो मय्य अवस्थिते तवास्ति मर्तुकामस त्वं प्रब्रवीषि पुनः पुनः ।।

parameśvarasaṃjño 'jña kim anyo mayy avasthite tavāsti martukāmas tvaṃ prabravīṣi punaḥ punaḥ ||

What other than the Supreme Lord can exist when you, who repeatedly speak, are present?

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 24

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.24

न केवलं तात मम प्रजानां स ब्रह्मभूतो भवतश च विष्णुः धाता विधाता परमेश्वरश च प्रसीद कोपं कुरुषे किमर्थम ।।

na kevalaṃ tāta mama prajānāṃ sa brahmabhūto bhavataś ca viṣṇuḥ dhātā vidhātā parameśvaraś ca prasīda kopaṃ kuruṣe kimartham ||

O father, he who is the embodiment of Brahman, Vishnu, the sustainer, the creator, and the supreme lord, please be gracious. Why do you harbor anger?

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 25

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.25

प्रविष्टः को ऽस्य हृदयं दुर्बुद्धेर अतिपापकृत येनेदृशान्य असाधूनि वदत्य आविष्टमानसः ।।

praviṣṭaḥ ko 'sya hṛdayaṃ durbuddher atipāpakṛt yenedṛśāny asādhūni vadaty āviṣṭamānasaḥ ||

Who has entered the heart of this wicked one, who speaks ill of the righteous, being possessed by a sinful mind?

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 26

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.26

न केवलं मद्धृदयं स विष्णुर आक्रम्य लोकान अखिलान अवस्थितः स मां त्वदादींश च पितः समस्तान समस्तचेष्टासु युनक्ति सर्वगः ।।

na kevalaṃ maddhṛdayaṃ sa viṣṇur ākramya lokān akhilān avasthitaḥ sa māṃ tvadādīṃś ca pitaḥ samastān samastaceṣṭāsu yunakti sarvagaḥ ||

Not only does Vishnu, who has invaded my heart, remain present in all worlds, but he also unites me and all beings in every action.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 27

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.27

निष्क्राम्यताम अयं दुष्टः शास्यतां च गुरोर गृहे योजितो दुर्मतिः केन विपक्षवितथस्तुतौ ।।

niṣkrāmyatām ayaṃ duṣṭaḥ śāsyatāṃ ca guror gṛhe yojito durmatiḥ kena vipakṣavitathastutau ||

Let this wicked one be expelled, and let the teacher's house be ruled. By whom is this ill-minded one engaged in false praise of the opponent?

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 28

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.28

इत्य उक्ते स तदा दैत्यैर नीतो गुरुगृहं पुनः जग्राह विद्याम अनिशं गुरुशुश्रूषणोद्यतः ।।

ity ukte sa tadā daityair nīto gurugṛhaṃ punaḥ jagrāha vidyām aniśaṃ guruśuśrūṣaṇodyataḥ ||

Thus addressed, he was taken by the demons back to the teacher's house, where he continuously grasped knowledge, eager to serve the guru.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 29

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.29

काले ऽतीते ऽतिमहति प्रह्लादम असुरेश्वरः समाहूयाब्रवीद गाथा काचित पुत्रक गीयताम ।।

kāle 'tīte 'timahati prahlādam asureśvaraḥ samāhūyābravīd gāthā kācit putraka gīyatām ||

In ancient times, the great demon king Prahlada was summoned and told, 'Let a song be sung, O son.'

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 30

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.30

यतः प्रधानपुरुषौ यतश चैतच चराचरम कारणं सकलस्यास्य स नो विष्णुः प्रसीदतु ।।

yataḥ pradhānapuruṣau yataś caitac carācaram kāraṇaṃ sakalasyāsya sa no viṣṇuḥ prasīdatu ||

From whom the supreme person and all living and non-living beings originate, may that Vishnu be gracious to us.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 31

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.31

दुरात्मा वध्यताम एष नानेनार्थो ऽस्ति जीवता स्वपक्षहानिकर्तृत्वाद यः कुलाङ्गारतां गतः ।।

durātmā vadhyatām eṣa nānenārtho 'sti jīvatā svapakṣahānikartṛtvād yaḥ kulāṅgāratāṃ gataḥ ||

Let this wicked one be killed; there is no purpose in living for one who has fallen into disgrace due to harming his own kin.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 32

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.32

इत्य आज्ञप्तास ततस तेन प्रगृहीतमहायुधाः उद्यतास तस्य नाशाय दैत्याः शतसहस्रशः ।।

ity ājñaptās tatas tena pragṛhītamahāyudhāḥ udyatās tasya nāśāya daityāḥ śatasahasraśaḥ ||

Thus commanded, the great warriors, armed with powerful weapons, were ready to destroy him, the demons in thousands.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 33

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.33

विष्णुः शस्त्रेषु युष्मासु मयि चासौ यथा स्थितः दैतेयास तेन सत्येन मा क्रामन्त्व आयुधानि वः ।।

viṣṇuḥ śastreṣu yuṣmāsu mayi cāsau yathā sthitaḥ daiteyās tena satyena mā krāmantv āyudhāni vaḥ ||

Vishnu, who is established in weapons, may you not advance against us with your weapons, O Daityas, by that truth.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 34

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.34

ततस तैः शतशो दैत्यैः शस्त्रौघैर आहतो ऽपि सन नावाप वेदनाम अल्पाम अभूच चैव पुनर नवः ।।

tatas taiḥ śataśo daityaiḥ śastraughair āhato 'pi san nāvāpa vedanām alpām abhūc caiva punar navaḥ ||

Then, struck by hundreds of demons with weapons, he did not become weak; he was not diminished in his knowledge of the Vedas, and he became renewed.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 35

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.35

दुर्बुद्धे विनिवर्तस्व वैरिपक्षस्तवाद अतः अभयं ते प्रयच्छामि मातिमूढमतिर भव ।।

durbuddhe vinivartasva vairipakṣastavād ataḥ abhayaṃ te prayacchāmi mātimūḍhamatir bhava ||

O foolish one, turn back! Your enemies are indeed here; therefore, I grant you fearlessness. May you have a wise and clear mind.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 37

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.37

भो भोः सर्पाः दुराचारम एनम अत्यन्तदुर्मतिम विषज्वालाविलैर वक्त्रैः सद्यो नयत संक्षयम ।।

bho bhoḥ sarpāḥ durācāram enam atyantadurmatim viṣajvālāvilair vaktraiḥ sadyo nayata saṃkṣayam ||

O serpents, bring this extremely wicked one, who is of very evil intent, to immediate destruction with your venomous jaws.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 38

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.38

इत्य उक्तास तेन ते सर्पाः कुहकास तक्षकादयः अदंशन्त समस्तेषु गात्रेष्व अतिविषोल्बणाः ।।

ity uktās tena te sarpāḥ kuhakās takṣakādayaḥ adaṃśanta samasteṣu gātreṣv ativiṣolbaṇāḥ ||

Thus addressed, those serpents, the cunning Takshaka and others, bit him all over his body with their highly poisonous fangs.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 39

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.39

स त्व आसक्तमतिः कृष्णे दंश्यमानो महोरगैः न विवेदात्मनो गात्रं तत्स्मृत्याह्लादसंस्थितः ।।

sa tv āsaktamatiḥ kṛṣṇe daṃśyamāno mahoragaiḥ na vivedātmano gātraṃ tatsmṛtyāhlādasaṃsthitaḥ ||

He, being attached to Krishna, was bitten by the great serpents, and did not recognize his own body, being situated in the bliss of remembrance of that death.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 40

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.40

दंष्ट्रा विशीर्णा मणयः स्फुटन्ति फणेषु तापो हृदयेषु कम्पः नास्य त्वचः स्वल्पम अपीह भिन्नं प्रशाधि दैत्येश्वर कर्म चान्यत ।।

daṃṣṭrā viśīrṇā maṇayaḥ sphuṭanti phaṇeṣu tāpo hṛdayeṣu kampaḥ nāsya tvacaḥ svalpam apīha bhinnaṃ praśādhi daityeśvara karma cānyat ||

The broken tusks of the elephants shine like jewels; the heat causes tremors in their hearts. Their skin is not even slightly torn; O Lord of the demons, rectify this matter.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 41

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.41

हे दिग्गजाः संकटदन्तमिश्रा घ्नतैनम अस्मद्रिपुपक्षभिन्नम तज्जा विनाशाय भवन्ति तस्य यथारणेः प्रज्वलितो हुताशः ।।

he diggajāḥ saṃkaṭadantamiśrā ghnatainam asmadripupakṣabhinnam tajjā vināśāya bhavanti tasya yathāraṇeḥ prajvalito hutāśaḥ ||

O great elephants, mixed with the teeth of danger, strike him who is divided from us, as the blazing fire is for the destruction of that which is like a refuge.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 42

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.42

ततः स दिग्गजैर बालो भूभृच्छिखरसंनिभैः पातितो धरणीपृष्ठे विषाणैर अप्य अपीड्यत ।।

tataḥ sa diggajair bālo bhūbhṛcchikharasaṃnibhaiḥ pātito dharaṇīpṛṣṭhe viṣāṇair apy apīḍyata ||

Then, he was struck down by the great elephants resembling the peaks of the earth, and he was crushed even by the horns on the ground.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 43

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.43

स्मरतस तस्य गोविन्दम इभदन्ताः सहस्रशः शीर्णा वक्षःस्थलं प्राप्य स प्राह पितरं ततः ।।

smaratas tasya govindam ibhadantāḥ sahasraśaḥ śīrṇā vakṣaḥsthalaṃ prāpya sa prāha pitaraṃ tataḥ ||

Remembering Govinda, thousands of elephants, having reached their broken chests, spoke to their father.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 44

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.44

दन्ता गजानां कुलिशाग्रनिष्ठुराः शीर्णा यद एते न बलं ममैतत महाविपत्पापविनाशनो ऽयं जनार्दनानुस्मरणानुभावः ।।

dantā gajānāṃ kuliśāgraniṣṭhurāḥ śīrṇā yad ete na balaṃ mamaitat mahāvipatpāpavināśano 'yaṃ janārdanānusmaraṇānubhāvaḥ ||

The tusks of the elephants are sharp and broken; if these do not have strength, then this experience of remembering Janardana is the cause of great calamity and the destruction of sins.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 45

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.45

ज्वाल्यताम असुरा वह्निर अपसर्पत दिग्गजाः वायो समेधयाग्निं त्वं दह्यताम एष पापकृत ।।

jvālyatām asurā vahnir apasarpata diggajāḥ vāyo samedhayāgniṃ tvaṃ dahyatām eṣa pāpakṛt ||

Let the fire of the demons blaze forth; let the elephants of the directions flee. O wind, may you extinguish the fire; let this sinner be burned.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 46

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.46

महाकाष्ठचयच्छन्नम असुरेन्द्रसुतं ततः प्रज्वाल्य दानवा वह्निं ददहुः स्वामिचोदिताः ।।

mahākāṣṭhacayacchannam asurendrasutaṃ tataḥ prajvālya dānavā vahniṃ dadahuḥ svāmicoditāḥ ||

Then, the sons of the demon king, covered by great logs, ignited the fire as directed by their master.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 47

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.47

तातैष वह्निः पवनेरितो ऽपि न मां दहत्य अत्र समन्ततो ऽहम पश्यामि पद्मास्तरणास्तृतानि शीतानि सर्वाणि दिशां मुखानि ।।

tātaiṣa vahniḥ pavanerito 'pi na māṃ dahaty atra samantato 'ham paśyāmi padmāstaraṇāstṛtāni śītāni sarvāṇi diśāṃ mukhāni ||

O father, this fire, even when driven by the wind, does not burn me; I see all directions covered with cool lotus flowers.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 48

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.48

अथ दैत्येश्वरं प्रोचुर भार्गवस्यात्मजा द्विजाः पुरोहिता महात्मानः साम्ना संस्तूय वाग्मिनः ।।

atha daityeśvaraṃ procur bhārgavasyātmajā dvijāḥ purohitā mahātmānaḥ sāmnā saṃstūya vāgminaḥ ||

Then, the twice-born ones spoke to the demon lord, praising the great sage's daughter with hymns.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 49

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.49

राजन नियम्यतां कोपो बाले ऽत्र तनये निजे कोपो देवनिकायेषु तत्र ते सफलो यतः ।।

rājan niyamyatāṃ kopo bāle 'tra tanaye nije kopo devanikāyeṣu tatra te saphalo yataḥ ||

O king, control your anger; here, your own son is a child. Anger against the divine beings will yield no fruit.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 50

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.50

तथा तथैनं बालं ते शासितारो वयं नृप यथा विपक्षनाशाय विनीतस ते भविष्यति ।।

tathā tathainaṃ bālaṃ te śāsitāro vayaṃ nṛpa yathā vipakṣanāśāya vinītas te bhaviṣyati ||

Thus, O king, we shall instruct this child, so that he may be disciplined to destroy the enemies.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 51

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.51

बालत्वं सर्वदोषाणां दैत्यराजास्पदं यतः ततो ऽत्र कोपम अत्यर्थं योक्तुम अर्हसि नार्भके ।।

bālatvaṃ sarvadoṣāṇāṃ daityarājāspadaṃ yataḥ tato 'tra kopam atyarthaṃ yoktum arhasi nārbhake ||

Childhood is the abode of all faults, as it is the domain of the demon king; therefore, you should not be excessively angry here, O Narbhake.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 52

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.52

न त्यक्ष्यति हरेः पक्षम अस्माकं वचनाद यदि ततः कृत्यां वधायास्य करिष्यामो ऽनिवर्तिनीम ।।

na tyakṣyati hareḥ pakṣam asmākaṃ vacanād yadi tataḥ kṛtyāṃ vadhāyāsya kariṣyāmo 'nivartinīm ||

If we do not abandon the side of Lord Hari, based on our words, then we shall perform the act of killing that cannot be reversed.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 53

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.53

एवम अभ्यर्थितस तैस तु दैत्यराजः पुरोहितैः दैत्यैर निष्क्रामयाम आस पुत्रं पावकसंचयात ।।

evam abhyarthitas tais tu daityarājaḥ purohitaiḥ daityair niṣkrāmayām āsa putraṃ pāvakasaṃcayāt ||

Thus urged by them, the demon king, along with his priests, sent forth his son from the collection of fire.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 54

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.54

ततो गुरुगृहे बालः स वसन बालदानवान अध्यापयाम आस मुहुर उपदेशान्तरे गुरोः ।।

tato gurugṛhe bālaḥ sa vasan bāladānavān adhyāpayām āsa muhur upadeśāntare guroḥ ||

Then, residing in the guru's house, the boy, who was a giver of gifts, repeatedly taught the guru during the intervals of instruction.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 55

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.55

श्रूयतां परमार्थो मे दैतेया दितिजात्मजाः न चान्यथैतन मन्तव्यं नात्र लोभादिकारणम ।।

śrūyatāṃ paramārtho me daiteyā ditijātmajāḥ na cānyathaitan mantavyaṃ nātra lobhādikāraṇam ||

Listen, my ultimate truth is that the Daityas, the sons of Diti, should not be considered otherwise; this is not due to greed or any other reason.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 56

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.56

जन्म बाल्यं ततः सर्वो जन्तुः प्राप्नोति यौवनम अव्याहतैव भवति ततो ऽनुदिवसं जरा ।।

janma bālyaṃ tataḥ sarvo jantuḥ prāpnoti yauvanam avyāhataiva bhavati tato 'nudivasaṃ jarā ||

From birth, all beings attain youth, which remains uninterrupted; thereafter, old age comes gradually.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 57

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.57

ततश च मृत्युम अभ्येति जन्तुर दैत्येश्वरात्मजाः प्रत्यक्षं दृश्यते चैतद अस्माकं भवतां तथा ।।

tataś ca mṛtyum abhyeti jantur daityeśvarātmajāḥ pratyakṣaṃ dṛśyate caitad asmākaṃ bhavatāṃ tathā ||

Then the being approaches death, the offspring of the lord of the Daityas; this is directly visible in the same way as it is with you.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 58

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.58

मृतस्य च पुनर जन्म भवत्य एतच च नान्यथा आगमो ऽयं तथा तच च नोपादानं विनोद्भवः ।।

mṛtasya ca punar janma bhavaty etac ca nānyathā āgamo 'yaṃ tathā tac ca nopādānaṃ vinodbhavaḥ ||

The dead are reborn; this is the truth, and there is no other way; this is the scripture, and it does not lead to amusement.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 59

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.59

गर्भवासादि यावत तु पुनर्जन्मोपपादनम समस्तावस्थकं तावद दुःखम एवावगम्यताम ।।

garbhavāsādi yāvat tu punarjanmopapādanam samastāvasthakaṃ tāvad duḥkham evāvagamyatām ||

As long as one is in the womb, until the next birth is produced, all conditions are to be understood as suffering.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 60

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.60

क्षुत्तृष्णोपशमं तद्वच शीताद्युपशमं सुखम मन्यते बालबुद्धित्वाद दुःखम एव हि तत पुनः ।।

kṣuttṛṣṇopaśamaṃ tadvac śītādyupaśamaṃ sukham manyate bālabuddhitvād duḥkham eva hi tat punaḥ ||

The relief from hunger and thirst is considered happiness, while suffering is thought to be happiness by the childish mind.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 61

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.61

अत्यन्तस्तिमिताङ्गानां व्यायामेन सुखैषिणाम भ्रान्तिज्ञानवतां पुंसां प्रहारो ऽपि सुखायते ।।

atyantastimitāṅgānāṃ vyāyāmena sukhaiṣiṇām bhrāntijñānavatāṃ puṃsāṃ prahāro 'pi sukhāyate ||

For those with completely restrained bodies, exercise brings happiness; even a blow is pleasurable for those with confused knowledge.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 62

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.62

क्व शरीरम अशेषाणां श्लेष्मादीनां महाचयः क्व चाङ्गशोभासौरभ्यकमनीयादयो गुणाः ।।

kva śarīram aśeṣāṇāṃ śleṣmādīnāṃ mahācayaḥ kva cāṅgaśobhāsaurabhyakamanīyādayo guṇāḥ ||

Where is the body of those who possess an abundance of mucus and other humors? Where are the qualities of beauty and fragrance?

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 63

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.63

मांसासृक्पूयविण्मूत्रस्नायुमज्जास्थिसंहतौ देहे चेत प्रीतिमान मूढो भविता नरके ऽपि सः ।।

māṃsāsṛkpūyaviṇmūtrasnāyumajjāsthisaṃhatau dehe cet prītimān mūḍho bhavitā narake 'pi saḥ ||

If the body is filled with flesh, blood, urine, and bones, then the fool who is pleased with it will even end up in hell.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 64

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.64

अग्नेः शीतेन तोयस्य तृषा भक्तस्य च क्षुधा क्रियते सुखकर्तृत्वं तद्विलोमस्य चेतरैः ।।

agneḥ śītena toyasya tṛṣā bhaktasya ca kṣudhā kriyate sukhakartṛtvaṃ tadvilomasya cetaraiḥ ||

The thirst from cold water and the hunger of a devotee is fulfilled by the act of creating happiness; this is contrary to the others.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 65

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.65

करोति हे दैत्यपुत्रा यावन्मात्रं परिग्रहम तावन्मात्रं स एवास्य दुःखं चेतसि यच्छति ।।

karoti he daityaputrā yāvanmātraṃ parigraham tāvanmātraṃ sa evāsya duḥkhaṃ cetasi yacchati ||

O son of the demon, as long as one clings to possessions, that very attachment brings sorrow to the mind.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 66

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.66

यावतः कुरुते जन्तुः संबन्धान मनसः प्रियान तावन्तो ऽस्य निखन्यन्ते हृदये शोकशङ्कवः ।।

yāvataḥ kurute jantuḥ saṃbandhān manasaḥ priyān tāvanto 'sya nikhanyante hṛdaye śokaśaṅkavaḥ ||

As long as a being forms attachments in the mind to loved ones, those attachments are buried in the heart, causing fear of sorrow.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 67

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.67

यद यद गृहे तन मनसि यत्र तत्रावतिष्ठतः नाशदाहापहरणं कुतस तत्रैव तिष्ठति ।।

yad yad gṛhe tan manasi yatra tatrāvatiṣṭhataḥ nāśadāhāpaharaṇaṃ kutas tatraiva tiṣṭhati ||

Wherever the body and mind reside, there, the fear of loss and destruction does not remain.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 68

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.68

जन्मन्य अत्र महद दुःखं म्रियमाणस्य चापि तत यातनासु यमस्योग्रं गर्भसंक्रमणेषु च ।।

janmany atra mahad duḥkhaṃ mriyamāṇasya cāpi tat yātanāsu yamasyograṃ garbhasaṃkramaṇeṣu ca ||

In this birth, there is great suffering for the one who is dying, as well as in the torments of Yama during the transitions of the womb.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 69

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.69

गर्भे च सुखलेशो ऽपि भवद्भिर अनुमीयते यदि तत कथ्यताम एवं सर्वं दुःखमयं जगत ।।

garbhe ca sukhaleśo 'pi bhavadbhir anumīyate yadi tat kathyatām evaṃ sarvaṃ duḥkhamayaṃ jagat ||

Even a slight happiness in the womb is inferred by you; if so, let it be said that this entire world is filled with suffering.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 70

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.70

तद एतद अतिदुःखानाम आस्पदे ऽत्र भवार्णवे भवतां कथ्यते सत्यं विष्णुर एकः परायणः ।।

tad etad atiduḥkhānām āspade 'tra bhavārṇave bhavatāṃ kathyate satyaṃ viṣṇur ekaḥ parāyaṇaḥ ||

This is indeed said to be the abode of great sorrows in the ocean of existence. Vishnu, the sole refuge, is truthfully spoken of by you.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 71

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.71

मा जानीत वयं बाला देही देहेषु शाश्वतः जरायौवनजन्माद्या धर्मा देहस्य नात्मनः ।।

mā jānīta vayaṃ bālā dehī deheṣu śāśvataḥ jarāyauvanajanmādyā dharmā dehasya nātmanaḥ ||

Do not think, O youth, that the body is eternal; the duties related to the body are not of the self, but of aging, youth, and birth.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 72

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.72

बालो ऽहं तावद इच्छातो यतिष्ये श्रेयसे युवा युवाहं वार्द्धके प्राप्ते करिष्याम्य आत्मनो हितम ।।

bālo 'haṃ tāvad icchāto yatiṣye śreyase yuvā yuvāhaṃ vārddhake prāpte kariṣyāmy ātmano hitam ||

I am still a child; I will strive for what is beneficial when I desire it. When I attain maturity, I will act for my own good.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 73

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.73

वृद्धो ऽहं मम कार्याणि समस्तानि न गोचरे किं करिष्यामि मन्दात्मा समर्थेन न यत कृतम ।।

vṛddho 'haṃ mama kāryāṇi samastāni na gocare kiṃ kariṣyāmi mandātmā samarthena na yat kṛtam ||

I am old; all my tasks are beyond my reach. What can I do, being a dull-witted person, when I am unable to act?

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 74

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.74

एवं दुराशयाक्षिप्तमानसः पुरुषः सदा श्रेयसो ऽभिमुखं याति न कदाचित पिपासितः ।।

evaṃ durāśayākṣiptamānasaḥ puruṣaḥ sadā śreyaso 'bhimukhaṃ yāti na kadācit pipāsitaḥ ||

Thus, a person whose mind is always distracted by unworthy desires never desires what is truly beneficial.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 75

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.75

बाल्ये क्रीडनकासक्ता यौवने विषयोन्मुखाः अज्ञानयन्त्य अशक्त्या च वार्द्धकं समुपस्थितम ।।

bālye krīḍanakāsaktā yauvane viṣayonmukhāḥ ajñānayanty aśaktyā ca vārddhakaṃ samupasthitam ||

In childhood, one is engaged in play; in youth, one is inclined towards sensual pleasures. Due to ignorance and inability, old age approaches.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 76

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.76

तस्माद बाल्ये विवेकात्मा यतेत श्रेयसे सदा बाल्ययौवनवृद्धाद्यैर देहभावैर असंयुतः ।।

tasmād bālye vivekātmā yateta śreyase sadā bālyayauvanavṛddhādyair dehabhāvair asaṃyutaḥ ||

Therefore, in childhood, the wise should always strive for the highest good, free from the attachments of childhood, youth, and old age.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 77

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.77

तद एतद वो मयाख्यातं यदि जानीत नानृतम तद अस्मत्प्रीतये विष्णुः स्मर्यतां बन्धमुक्तिदः ।।

tad etad vo mayākhyātaṃ yadi jānīta nānṛtam tad asmatprītaye viṣṇuḥ smaryatāṃ bandhamuktidaḥ ||

This I have explained to you; if you understand it, it is not false. For our pleasure, may Vishnu, the liberator from bondage, be remembered.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 78

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.78

आयासः स्मरणे को ऽस्य स्मृतो यच्छति शोभनम पापक्षयश च भवति स्मरतां तम अहर्निशम ।।

āyāsaḥ smaraṇe ko 'sya smṛto yacchati śobhanam pāpakṣayaś ca bhavati smaratāṃ tam aharniśam ||

What effort is there in remembering Him, who is remembered and brings beauty? Remembering Him, the destroyer of sins, brings liberation day and night.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 79

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.79

सर्वभूतस्थिते तस्मिन मतिर मैत्री दिवानिशम भवतां जायताम एवं सर्वक्लेशान प्रहास्यथ ।।

sarvabhūtasthite tasmin matir maitrī divāniśam bhavatāṃ jāyatām evaṃ sarvakleśān prahāsyatha ||

In that being, where all creatures reside, may your mind be filled with friendship day and night. Thus, may all your troubles be dispelled.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 80

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.80

तापत्रयेणाभिहतं यद एतद अखिलं जगत तदा शोच्येषु भूतेषु द्वेषं प्राज्ञः करोति कः ।।

tāpatrayeṇābhihataṃ yad etad akhilaṃ jagat tadā śocyeṣu bhūteṣu dveṣaṃ prājñaḥ karoti kaḥ ||

Who, when the entire world is afflicted by the threefold heat, does not feel hatred towards living beings?

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 81

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.81

अथ भद्राणि भूतानि हीनशक्तिर अहं परम मुदं तथापि कुर्वीत हानिर द्वेषफलं यतः ।।

atha bhadrāṇi bhūtāni hīnaśaktir ahaṃ param mudaṃ tathāpi kurvīta hānir dveṣaphalaṃ yataḥ ||

Even though I am of supreme power and the beings are auspicious, I should still create joy, for hatred leads to destruction.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 82

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.82

बद्धवैराणि भूतानि द्वेषं कुर्वन्ति चेत ततः शोच्यान्य अहो ऽतिमोहेन व्याप्तानीति मनीषिणाम ।।

baddhavairāṇi bhūtāni dveṣaṃ kurvanti cet tataḥ śocyāny aho 'timohena vyāptānīti manīṣiṇām ||

If beings bound by enmity feel hatred, then those who are wise lament that they are overwhelmed by great delusion.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 83

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.83

एते भिन्नदृशां दैत्या विकल्पाः कथिता मया कृत्वाभ्युपगमं तत्र संक्षेपः श्रूयतां मम ।।

ete bhinnadṛśāṃ daityā vikalpāḥ kathitā mayā kṛtvābhyupagamaṃ tatra saṃkṣepaḥ śrūyatāṃ mama ||

These various options of the demons with differing views have been described by me; listen to my summary of that.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 84

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.84

विस्तारः सर्वभूतस्य विष्णोर विश्वम इदं जगत द्रष्टव्यम आत्मवत तस्माद अभेदेन विचक्षणैः ।।

vistāraḥ sarvabhūtasya viṣṇor viśvam idaṃ jagat draṣṭavyam ātmavat tasmād abhedena vicakṣaṇaiḥ ||

The expansion of all beings is this universe of Vishnu; it should be seen as the self, hence by the wise without distinction.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 85

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.85

समुत्सृज्यासुरं भावं तस्माद यूयं यथा वयम तथा यत्नं करिष्यामो यथा प्राप्स्याम निर्वृतिम ।।

samutsṛjyāsuraṃ bhāvaṃ tasmād yūyaṃ yathā vayam tathā yatnaṃ kariṣyāmo yathā prāpsyāma nirvṛtim ||

Abandoning the demonic disposition, therefore, you should strive as we do, so that we may attain liberation.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 86

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.86

नैवाग्निना न चार्केण नेन्दुना न च वायुना पर्जन्यवरुणाभ्यां वा न सिद्धैर न च राक्षसैः ।।

naivāgninā na cārkeṇa nendunā na ca vāyunā parjanyavaruṇābhyāṃ vā na siddhair na ca rākṣasaiḥ ||

Neither by fire, nor by the sun, nor by the moon, nor by the wind, nor by the rain, nor by Varuna, nor by the Siddhas, nor by the demons.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 87

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.87

न यक्षैर न च दैत्येन्द्रैर नोरगैर न च किंनरैः न मनुष्यैर न पशुभिर दोषैर नैवात्मसंभवैः ।।

na yakṣair na ca daityendrair noragair na ca kiṃnaraiḥ na manuṣyair na paśubhir doṣair naivātmasaṃbhavaiḥ ||

Neither by Yakshas, nor by Daityas, nor by serpents, nor by Kinnaras, nor by humans, nor by animals, nor by faults arising from the self.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 88

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.88

ज्वराक्षिरोगातीसारप्लीहगुल्मादिकैस तथा द्वेषेर्ष्यामत्सराद्यैर वा रागलोभादिभिः क्षयम ।।

jvarākṣirogātīsāraplīhagulmādikais tathā dveṣerṣyāmatsarādyair vā rāgalobhādibhiḥ kṣayam ||

From fever, eye diseases, dysentery, spleen disorders, and such, or from hatred, envy, and jealousy, or from desires and greed, there is destruction.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 89

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.89

न चान्यैर नीयते कैश्चिन नित्या यात्यन्तनिर्मला ताम आप्नोत्य अमले न्यस्य केशवे हृदयं नरः ।।

na cānyair nīyate kaiścin nityā yātyantanirmalā tām āpnoty amale nyasya keśave hṛdayaṃ naraḥ ||

No one is led by others; one who is eternally pure attains that state by placing the heart on Keshava.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 90

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.90

असारसंसारविवर्तनेषु मा यात तोषं प्रसभं ब्रवीमि सर्वत्र दैत्याः समताम उपेत समत्वम आराधनम अच्युतस्य ।।

asārasaṃsāravivartaneṣu mā yāta toṣaṃ prasabhaṃ bravīmi sarvatra daityāḥ samatām upeta samatvam ārādhanam acyutasya ||

Do not go into the transient world; I speak of the unrestrained joy. Everywhere, the demons attain equality; worship of the imperishable is the same.

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Legend of Prahlāda - Verse 91

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17.91

तस्मिन प्रसन्ने किम इहास्त्य अलभ्यं धर्मार्थकामैर अलम अल्पकास ते समाश्रिताद ब्रह्मतरोर अनन्तान निःसंशयं प्राप्स्यथ वै महत फलम ।।

tasmin prasanne kim ihāsty alabhyaṃ dharmārthakāmair alam alpakās te samāśritād brahmataror anantān niḥsaṃśayaṃ prāpsyatha vai mahat phalam ||

When he is pleased, what is unattainable here for those seeking righteousness, wealth, and desires? From the one who takes refuge, you will surely attain the immense fruit of the eternal tree.

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