दैत्येन्द्रदीपितो वह्निः सर्वाङ्गोपचितो द्विज । न ददाह च यं विप्र वासुदेव हृदि स्थिते ॥ १,१५.
The fire, kindled by the king of the Daityas and applied to all his limbs, did not burn him, O twice-born, for Vāsudeva dwelled in his heart.
महार्णवान्तः सलिले स्थितस्य चलतो मही । चचाल चलता यस्य पाशबद्धस्य धीमतः ॥ १,१५.
When placed in the moving waters of the great ocean, the earth trembled as he, wise and bound by ropes, moved.
न भिन्नं विविधैः शस्त्रैर्यस्य दैत्येन्द्रपातितैः । शरीरमद्रिकठिनं सर्वत्राच्युतचेतसः ॥ १,१५.
His body, hard as a mountain, was not broken by various weapons hurled by the king of the Daityas, for everywhere his mind was fixed on Acyuta.
विषानलोज्ज्वलमुखा यस्य दैत्यप्रचोदिताः । नान्ताय सर्पपतयो बभूवुरुरुतेजसः ॥ १,१५.
The serpent chiefs, urged by the Daityas, with mouths blazing with poison-fire, could not bring an end to him, for he was of immense energy.
शैलैराक्रान्तदेहोपि यः स्मरन्पुरुषोत्तमम् । तत्याज नात्मनः प्राणान् विष्णुस्मरणदंशितः ॥ १,१५.
Even when his body was crushed by mountains, he, remembering the Supreme Person, did not abandon his own life, bitten by the remembrance of Viṣṇu.
पतन्तमुच्चादवनिर्यमुपेत्य महामतिम् । दधार दैत्यपतिना क्षिप्तं स्वर्गनिवासिना ॥ १,१५.
When he was cast down from a high place, the great-minded one was supported by the king of the Daityas, who had been thrown by the dweller of heaven.
यस्य सशोषको वायुर्देहे दैत्येन्द्रयोजितः । अवाप संक्षयं सद्यश्चित्तस्थे मधुसूदने ॥ १,१५.
The drying wind, set in motion within his body by the lord of the Daityas, at once met its end when his mind was fixed on Madhusudana.
विषाणभङ्गमुन्मत्ता मदहानिं च दिग्गजाः । यस्य वक्षःस्थले प्राप्ता दैत्येन्द्रपरिणामिताः ॥ १,१५.
The mad elephants of the quarters, transformed by the lord of the Daityas, who came upon his chest, suffered the breaking of their tusks and the loss of their pride.
यस्य चोत्पादिता कृत्या दैत्यराजपुरोहितैः । बभूव नान्ताय पुरा गोविन्दासक्तचेतसः ॥ १,१५.
The destructive sorcery conjured by the Daitya king’s priests, in former times, could not bring about the end of him whose mind was attached to Govinda.
शम्बरस्य च मायानां सहस्रमतिमायिनः । यस्मिन्प्रयुक्तं चक्रेण कृष्णस्य वितथिकृतम् ॥ १,१५.
The thousand illusions of Shambara, the master of magic, which were unleashed against Krishna, were rendered ineffective by his discus.
दैत्येन्द्रसूदोपहृतं यस्य हालाहलं विषम् । जरयामास मतिमानविकारममत्सरी ॥ १,१५.
The deadly halahala poison, brought by the slayers of the Daitya lord, was consumed and digested by him, whose mind was free from pride and delusion.
समचेता जगत्यस्मिन्यः सर्वेष्वेव जन्तुषु । यथात्मनि तथान्येषां परं मैत्रगुणान्वितः ॥ १,१५.
He regarded all beings in this world with equal mind, endowed with supreme friendliness, seeing others as himself.
धर्मात्मा सत्यशौर्यादिगुणानामाकरः परः । उपमानमशेषाणां साधूनां यः सदाभवत् ॥ १,१५.
He was righteous, the supreme repository of truth, valor, and other virtues, ever the model for all the virtuous.
मैत्रेय उवाच । कथितो भवता वंशो मानवानां महामुने । काणञ्चास्य जगतो विष्णुरेव सनातनः
Maitreya said: You have recounted the lineage of Manu, O great sage, and also that Vishnu alone is the eternal cause of this world.
यच्चैतदू भगवानाह प्रह्लादं दैत्यसत्तमम् । ददाह नाग्निर्नस्त्रैश्व क्षण्णस्तत्याज जीवितम्
And what the Blessed Lord said to Prahlada, the foremost of Daityas—that neither fire burned him, nor weapons harmed him, nor did he abandon his life—
जगाम वसुधा क्षोभं प्रह्लादे सलिले स्थिते । बन्धबद्ध विचलति विक्षिप्ताङू गैः समाहता
When Prahlada was held in the water, the earth was shaken; bound and tossed about, he was struck by herds of cows.
शैलैराक्रान्तदेहोऽपि न ममार च यः पुरा । त्वयैवातीव माहात्म्यां कथितं यस्य धीमतः
Even when his body was pressed by mountains, he did not die in former times; you yourself have told of the great might of that wise one.
तस्य प्रभावमतुलं विष्णोर्भक्तिमतो मुने । श्वोतुमिच्छामि यस्योतच्चरितं दीप्ततेजसः
I wish to hear, O sage, of the incomparable power of that devotee of Vishnu, whose glorious deeds you have described.
किं निमित्तमसौ शस्त्रैर्विक्षतो दितिजैर्मुने । किममर्थञ्चाब्धिसलिले निक्षिप्ते धर्म्मतत्परः
For what reason was he struck with weapons by the Daityas, O sage? And why was that righteous one cast into the waters of the ocean?
आक्रान्तः पर्व्वतैः कस्मात् कस्मादृष्टो महोरगैः । क्षिप्तः किमद्रिशिखरात् किं वा पावकसञ्चये
Why was he pressed by mountains, and for what reason was he seen by great serpents? Why was he thrown from the mountain peak, or into a mass of fire?
दिग्दन्तिनां दन्तबूमिं स च कस्मान्नरूपितः । संशोषकोऽनिलश्चास्य प्रयुक्तः किं मुहासुरैः
And why was he made to lie on the tusk-ground of the elephants of the quarters? For what reason did the asuras set the drying wind upon him?
कृत्याञ्च दैत्यगुरवो युयुजुस्तत्र किं मुने । शम्बरश्चापि मायानां सहस्त्रं कि प्रयुक्तवान्
What sorcery did the Daitya teachers employ there, O sage? And what thousand illusions did Shambara unleash?
हालाहलं विषमहो दैत्यसूदैर्महात्मनः । कस्माद् दत्त विनाशाय यद जीर्णा तेन धीमता
Why was the deadly halahala poison given by the slayers of the Daitya lord to that great soul, and how was it digested by him?
एतत् सर्व्वं महाभाग प्रह्लादस्य महात्मनः । चरितं श्वोतुमिच्छामि महामाहात्म्यसूचकम्
All this, O highly fortunate one, I wish to hear—the deeds of the great-souled Prahlada, which reveal his supreme greatness.
न हि कौतूहलं तत्र यदू दैत्यैर्न हतो हि सः । अनन्यमनसो विष्णौ कः शक्नोति निपातने
There is no wonder in this, for he was not slain by the Daityas; for who, with mind devoted solely to Vishnu, is able to be cast down?
तस्मिन धर्म्मपरे नित्यं केशावरधानोद्य.ते । स्ववंशप्रभवैर्दैत्येः कर्त्तु द्रषोऽतिदुष्करः
In him, ever devoted to righteousness, intent on the destruction of Keshava's enemies, it is exceedingly difficult for the Daityas, born of his own lineage, to act or even to look upon him.
दर्म्मात्मनि महाभागे विष्णुभक्ते विमत्सरे । दैतेयैः प्रह्टतं यस्मात् तन्ममाख्यातुमर्हसि
Since the Daityas attacked that great soul, whose very nature is righteousness, who is devoted to Vishnu and free from envy, you ought to tell me about this.
प्रहरन्ति महात्मानो विपक्षा अपि नेदृशे । गुणौः समन्विते साचधौ किं पुनयः खपक्षजः
Even adversaries of great soul do not attack one endowed with such virtues and truthfulness; how much less, then, would birds or other creatures?
तदेतत् कथ्यतां सर्व्व विस्तरान्मुनिसत्तम । दैत्येश्वरस्य चरितं श्वोतुमिच्छाम्यशेषतः
Therefore, O best of sages, narrate all this in detail; I wish to hear completely the deeds of the lord of the Daityas.
पाराशर उवाच । मैत्रेय श्वूयतां सम्यक् चरितं तस्य धीमतः । प्रह्लादस्य सदोदारचीरितस्य महात्मनः
Parashara said: O Maitreya, listen well to the story of that wise one, Prahlada, the great soul whose conduct was ever noble.