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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.9.3

प्रह्रादं प्रेषयामास ब्रह्मावस्थितमन्तिके । तात प्रशमयोपेहि स्वपित्रे कुपितं प्रभुम् ॥ ३ ॥
prahrādaṁ preṣayām āsa
[prahraadam preshayaam aasa]
brahmāvasthitam antike
[brahmaavasthitam antike]
tāta praśamayopehi
[taata prashamayopehi]
sva-pitre kupitaṁ prabhum
[sva-pitre kupitam prabhum]
Word-for-word
prahrādam — Prahlāda Mahārāja preṣayām āsa — requested brahmā — Lord Brahmā avasthitam — being situated antike — very near tāta — my dear son praśamaya — just try to appease upehi — go near sva-pitre — because of your father’s demoniac activities kupitam — greatly angered prabhum — the Lord.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
prahrādaṁ preṣayām āsa
prahrādam
Prahlāda Mahārāja
preṣayām āsa
requested
brahmāvasthitam antike
brahmā
Lord Brahmā
avasthitam
being situated
antike
very near
tāta praśamayopehi
tāta
my dear son
praśamaya
just try to appease
sva-pitre kupitaṁ prabhum
upehi
go near
sva-pitre
because of your father’s demoniac activities
kupitam
greatly angered
prabhum
the Lord.
Thereafter Lord Brahmā requested Prahlāda Mahārāja, who was standing very near him: My dear son, Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva is extremely angry at your demoniac father. Please go forward and appease the Lord.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Brahmā requested Prahlāda, who was standing nearby. “My dear son, please go forward and appease the Lord who is angry at your father.”
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Personal Guidance
Brahmā turns to small Prahlāda standing nearby: please go forward and pacify the Lord. Sometimes the one most qualified to approach the fierce face of God is not the most powerful demigod but the most loved devotee. Closeness to the Lord trumps cosmic status.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose simple devotion in your circle may be more qualified to handle a hard situation than your strategists?
  • Where do you defer to power when love is what is actually needed?
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