Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.5.42
प्रयासेऽपहते तस्मिन्दैत्येन्द्र: परिशङ्कित: ।
चकार तद्वधोपायान्निर्बन्धेन युधिष्ठिर ॥ ४२ ॥
prayāse ’pahate tasmin
[prayaase ’pahate tasmin]
daityendraḥ pariśaṅkitaḥ
[daityendrah parishankitah]
cakāra tad-vadhopāyān
[chakaara tad-vadhopaayaan]
nirbandhena yudhiṣṭhira
[nirbandhena yudhishthira]
Word-for-word
prayāse
—
when the endeavor
apahate
—
futile
tasmin
—
that
daitya-indraḥ
—
the King of the demons, Hiraṇyakaśipu
pariśaṅkitaḥ
—
very much afraid (considering how the boy was protected)
cakāra
—
executed
tat-vadha-upāyān
—
various means for killing him
nirbandhena
—
with determination
yudhiṣṭhira
—
O King Yudhiṣṭhira.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
prayāse ’pahate tasmin
prayāse
when the endeavor
apahate
futile
tasmin
that
daityendraḥ pariśaṅkitaḥ
daitya-indraḥ
the King of the demons, Hiraṇyakaśipu
pariśaṅkitaḥ
very much afraid (considering how the boy was protected)
cakāra tad-vadhopāyān
cakāra
executed
tat-vadha-upāyān
various means for killing him
nirbandhena yudhiṣṭhira
nirbandhena
with determination
yudhiṣṭhira
O King Yudhiṣṭhira.
My dear King Yudhiṣṭhira, when all the attempts of the demons to kill Prahlāda Mahārāja were futile, the King of the demons, Hiraṇyakaśipu, being most fearful, began contriving other means to kill him.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O King Yudhiṣṭhira! When all the attempts failed, the King of the demons, Hiraṇyakaśipu, being most fearful, stubbornly tried other means to kill him.
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Personal Guidance
When all the demons' attempts to kill Prahlāda fail, Hiraṇyakaśipu — now afraid — devises further means. The failure of cruelty often produces fear in the cruel one. Devotion's protection over time can convert a persecutor's confidence into anxiety.
Reflection Questions
- Where has your persistence under attack quietly unnerved someone who attacked you?
- How does Prahlāda's example shape your response to long-running hostility?
My note
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