इत्युत्तवा तं ततो गत्वा यथावृत्तं परोहिताः । दैत्यराजाय सकलमाचचक्षु र्महामुने
Having thus spoken, they went and reported everything that had happened to the great sage, to the king of the Daityas.
श्रीपराशर उवाच हिरण्यकशिपुः श्रुत्वा तां कृत्यां वितथीकृताम् । आहूय पुत्रं पप्रच्छ प्रभावस्यास्य कारणम्
Śrī Parāśara said: When Hiraṇyakaśipu heard that the destructive force had been rendered ineffective, he summoned his son and asked the reason for this power.
हिरण्यकशिपुरुवाच । प्रह्लाद सुप्रभावोसि किमेतत्ते विचेष्टितम् । एतन्मंत्रादिजनितमुताहो सहजं तव
Hiraṇyakaśipu said: Prahlāda, you are of great power—what is this that you have done? Is this produced by some mantra or is it innate to you?
श्रीपराशर उवचा। एवं पृष्टस्तदा पित्रा प्रह्लादोऽसुरबालकः । प्रणिपत्य पितुः पादाविदं वचनमब्रवीत्
Śrī Parāśara said: Thus questioned by his father, Prahlāda, the child of the Asuras, bowed at his father's feet and spoke these words.
न मंत्रादिकृतं तात न च नैसर्गिको मम । प्रभाव एष सामान्यो यस्य यस्याच्युतो हृदि
It is not by mantra or such means, father, nor is it my own nature; this power is common to anyone in whose heart the Imperishable One dwells.
अन्येषां यो न पापानि चिन्तयत्यात्मनो यथा । तस्य पापागमस्तात हेत्वभावान्न विद्यते
For one who does not think of others' sins as his own, father, there is no arrival of sin, since there is no cause.
कर्मणा मनसा वाचा परिपीडां करोति यः । तद्बीजं जन्म फलति प्रभूतं तस्य चाशुभम्
Whoever harms others by deed, mind, or speech, for him the seed of that action bears abundant evil fruit at birth.
सोहं न पापमिच्छामि न करोमि वदामि वा । चिन्तयन्सर्वभूतस्थमात्मन्यपि च केशवम्
I neither desire sin, nor do I commit or speak it, for I contemplate Keśava, who dwells in all beings and in my own self.
शारीरं मानसं दुःखं दैवं भूतभवं तथा । सर्वत्र शुभचित्तस्य तस्य मे जायेत कुतः
Physical, mental, divine, and elemental suffering—where could any of these arise for one whose mind is auspicious everywhere?
एवं सर्वेषु भूतेषु भक्तिरव्यभिचारिणी । कर्तव्या पण्डितैर्ज्ञात्वा सर्वभूतमयं हरिम्
Thus, unwavering devotion must be practiced by the wise toward all beings, knowing Hari to be present in all creatures.
श्रीपराशर उवाच । इति श्रुत्वा स दैत्येन्द्र ः! प्रासादशिखरे स्थितः । क्रोधान्धकारितमुखः प्राह दैतेयकिंकरान्
Śrī Parāśara said: Hearing this, the lord of the demons, standing atop the palace, his face darkened by anger, spoke to the demon attendants.
हिरण्यकशिपुरुपाच । दुरात्मा क्षिप्यतामस्मात्प्रासादाच्छतयोजनात् । गिरिपृष्ठे पतत्वस्मिन् शिलाभिन्नाङ्गसंहतिः
Hiraṇyakaśipu said: Cast this wicked child from the palace, a hundred yojanas away; let him fall upon the mountain's summit, his body shattered by the rocks.
ततस्तं चिक्षुपुः सर्वे बालं दैतेयदानवाः । पपात सोप्यधः क्षिप्तो हृदयेनोद्वहह्नरिम्
Then all the Daitya and Dānava demons hurled the boy; thrown down, he fell, carrying Hari in his heart.
पतमानं जगद्धात्री जगद्धातरि केशवे । भक्तियुक्तं दधारैनमुपसंगम्य मेदिनी
As he was falling, the earth, devoted to Keśava, the sustainer of the world, approached and received him, filled with devotion.
ततो विलोक्य तं स्वस्थमविशिर्णास्थिपञ्जरम् । हिरण्यकशिपुः प्राह शम्बरं मायिनां वरम्
Seeing him unharmed, his bones unbroken, Hiraṇyakaśipu spoke to Śambara, the foremost among magicians.
हिरण्यकशिपुरुपाच । नास्माभिः शक्यते हन्तुमसौ दुर्बुद्धिबालकः । मायां वेत्ति भवांस्तस्मान्माययैनं निषूदय
Hiraṇyakaśipu said: We are unable to kill this wicked-minded boy; you know magic, so destroy him by your magic.
शम्बर उवाच। सूदयाम्येव दैत्येन्द्र पश्य मायाबलं मम । सहस्रमत्र मायानां पश्य कोटिशतं तथा
Śambara said: I will indeed destroy him, O lord of the demons; witness the power of my magic—here are a thousand spells, and even a hundred million more.
श्रीपराशर उवाच । ततः स ससृजे मायां प्रह्लादे शम्बरोऽसुरः । विनाशमिच्छन्दुर्बुद्धिः सर्वत्र समदर्शिनि
Śrī Parāśara said: Then Śambara, the demon, created magic against Prahlāda, desiring his destruction, though Prahlāda saw all with equal vision.
समाहितमतिर्भूत्वा शम्बरेपि विमत्सरः । मैत्रेय सोपि प्रह्लादः सस्मार मधुसूदनम्
With his mind composed, free from envy even toward Śambara, Prahlāda, O Maitreya, remembered Madhusūdana.
श्रीपराशर उवाच। ततो भगवता तस्य रक्षार्थं चक्रमुत्तमम् । आजगाम समाज्ञप्तं ज्वालामालि सुदर्शनम्
Śrī Parāśara said: Then, for his protection, the supreme disc, Sudarśana, encircled with flames, arrived, summoned by the Lord.
तेन मायासहस्रं तच्छम्बरस्याशुगामिना । बालस्य रक्षता देहमेकैकं चारिशोधितम्
With that swift-moving disc, protecting the boy's body, each of Śambara's thousand spells was destroyed.
संशोषकं तथा वायुं दैत्येन्द्र स्त्विदमब्रवीत् । शीघ्रमेष ममादेशाद्दुरात्मा नीयतां क्षयम्
Then, the demon lord spoke: Let the drying wind quickly, by my command, bring this wicked one to destruction.
तथेत्युक्त्वा तु सोप्येनं विवेश पवनो लघु । शीतोतिरूक्षः शोषाय तद्देहस्यातिदुः सहः
Agreeing, the wind entered him, harsh and cold, to dry out his body, causing extreme suffering.
तेनाविष्टमथात्मानं स बुद्ध्वा दैत्यबालकः । हृदयेन महात्मानं दधार धरणीधरम्
Realizing that he had been possessed by the wind, the demon boy held the great Lord, the sustainer of the earth, in his heart.
हृदयस्थस्ततस्तस्य तं वायुमतिभीषणम् । पपौ जनार्दनः क्रुद्धः स ययौ पवनः क्षयम्
Then, with Janārdana dwelling in his heart, Prahlāda drank in that terrifying wind; enraged, Janārdana brought the wind to destruction.
क्षीणासुत सर्वमायासु पवने च क्षयं गते । जगाम सोपि भवनं गुरोरेव महामतिः
With all the magic exhausted and the wind destroyed, the wise boy returned to his teacher's house.
अहन्यहन्यथापाचार्यो नीतिं राज्यफलप्रदाम् । ग्राहयामास तं बालं राज्ञामुसनसा कृताम्
Day by day, the teacher instructed that child in the policy which yields the fruits of kingship, composed by Usanas for rulers.
गृहीतनीतिशास्त्रं तं विनीतं च यदा गुरुः । मेने तदैनं तत्पित्रे कथयामास शिक्षितम्
When the teacher considered that the boy had learned the treatise on policy and was disciplined, he reported his training to the boy’s father.
आचार्य उवाच। गृहीतनीतिशास्त्रस्ते पुत्रो दैत्यपते कृतः । प्रह्लादस्तत्त्वतो वेत्ति भार्गवेण यदीरितम्
The teacher said: Your son, O lord of the Daityas, has mastered the treatise on policy; Prahlada understands in essence what was taught by Bhargava.
हिरण्यकशिपुरुवाच । मित्रेषु वर्तेत कथमरिवर्गेषु भूपतिः । प्रह्लाद त्रिषु लोकेषु मध्यस्थेषु कथं चरेत्
Hiranyakashipu said: How should a king behave among friends and among enemies? Prahlada, how should one act among those neutral in the three worlds?