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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.10.33

तत: काव्यादिभि: सार्धं मुनिभि: कमलासन: । दैत्यानां दानवानां च प्रह्रादमकरोत्पतिम् ॥ ३३ ॥
tataḥ kāvyādibhiḥ sārdhaṁ
[tatah kaavyaadibhih saardham]
munibhiḥ kamalāsanaḥ
[munibhih kamalaasanah]
daityānāṁ dānavānāṁ ca
[daityaanaam daanavaanaam cha]
prahrādam akarot patim
[prahraadam akarot patim]
tataḥ — thereafter kāvya-ādibhiḥ — with Śukrācārya and others sārdham — and with munibhiḥ — great saintly persons kamala-āsanaḥ — Lord Brahmā daityānām — of all the demons dānavānām — of all the giants ca — and prahrādam — Prahlāda Mahārāja akarot — created patim — the master or king.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tataḥ kāvyādibhiḥ sārdhaṁ
tataḥ
thereafter
kāvya-ādibhiḥ
with Śukrācārya and others
sārdham
and with
munibhiḥ kamalāsanaḥ
munibhiḥ
great saintly persons
kamala-āsanaḥ
Lord Brahmā
daityānāṁ dānavānāṁ ca
daityānām
of all the demons
dānavānām
of all the giants
ca
and
prahrādam akarot patim
prahrādam
Prahlāda Mahārāja
akarot
created
patim
the master or king.
Thereafter, along with Śukrācārya and other great saints, Lord Brahmā, whose seat is on the lotus flower, made Prahlāda the king of all the demons and giants in the universe.

By the grace of Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, Prahlāda Mahārāja became a greater king than his father, Hiraṇyakaśipu. Prahlāda’s inauguration was performed by Lord Brahmā in the presence of other saintly persons and demigods.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Thereafter, along with Śukrācārya and other great saints, Brahmā made Prahlāda the king of all the Daityas and Dānavas.
Brahmā, with Śukrācārya and other sages, crowns Prahlāda king of all demons and giants. The pure devotee is now greater than his demonic father; institutional structure recognizes the spiritual shift. Bhakti, when matured, also receives outer legitimacy.
Reflection Questions
  • Where might your spiritual maturation also be ready for institutional recognition?
  • How do you receive such recognition without ego inflation?
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