Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.9.5
स्वपादमूले पतितं तमर्भकं
विलोक्य देव: कृपया परिप्लुत: ।
उत्थाप्य तच्छीर्ष्ण्यदधात्कराम्बुजं
कालाहिवित्रस्तधियां कृताभयम् ॥ ५ ॥
sva-pāda-mūle patitaṁ tam arbhakaṁ
[sva-paada-moole patitam tam arbhakam]
vilokya devaḥ kṛpayā pariplutaḥ
[vilokya devah kripayaa pariplutah]
utthāpya tac-chīrṣṇy adadhāt karāmbujaṁ
[utthaapya tach-cheershny adadhaat karaambujam]
kālāhi-vitrasta-dhiyāṁ kṛtābhayam
[kaalaahi-vitrasta-dhiyaam kritaabhayam]
Word-for-word
sva-pāda-mūle
—
at His lotus feet
patitam
—
fallen
tam
—
him (Prahlāda Mahārāja)
arbhakam
—
only a little boy
vilokya
—
seeing
devaḥ
—
Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva
kṛpayā
—
out of His causeless mercy
pariplutaḥ
—
very much afflicted (in ecstasy)
utthāpya
—
raising
tat-śīrṣṇi
—
on his head
adadhāt
—
placed
kara-ambujam
—
His lotus hand
kāla-ahi
—
of the deadly snake of time, (which can cause immediate death)
vitrasta
—
afraid
dhiyām
—
to all of those whose minds
kṛta-abhayam
—
which causes fearlessness.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sva-pāda-mūle patitaṁ tam arbhakaṁ
sva-pāda-mūle
at His lotus feet
patitam
fallen
tam
him (Prahlāda Mahārāja)
arbhakam
only a little boy
vilokya devaḥ kṛpayā pariplutaḥ
vilokya
seeing
devaḥ
Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva
kṛpayā
out of His causeless mercy
pariplutaḥ
very much afflicted (in ecstasy)
utthāpya tac-chīrṣṇy adadhāt karāmbujaṁ
utthāpya
raising
tat-śīrṣṇi
on his head
adadhāt
placed
kara-ambujam
His lotus hand
kālāhi-vitrasta-dhiyāṁ kṛtābhayam
kāla-ahi
of the deadly snake of time, (which can cause immediate death)
vitrasta
afraid
dhiyām
to all of those whose minds
kṛta-abhayam
which causes fearlessness.
When Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva saw the small boy Prahlāda Mahārāja prostrated at the soles of His lotus feet, He became most ecstatic in affection toward His devotee. Raising Prahlāda, the Lord placed His lotus hand upon the boy’s head because His hand is always ready to create fearlessness in all of His devotees.
Purport
The necessities of the material world are four — āhāra, nidrā, bhaya and maithuna (eating, sleeping, defending and mating). In this material world, everyone is in fearful consciousness ( sadā samudvigna-dhiyām ), and the only means to make everyone fearless is Kṛṣṇa consciousness. When Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva appeared, all the devotees became fearless. The devotee’s hope of becoming fearless is to chant the holy name of Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva. Yato yato yāmi tato nṛsiṁhaḥ: wherever we go, we must always think of Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva. Thus there will be no fear for the devotee of the Lord.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
When Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva saw the small boy prostrated at the soles of his feet, overcome with affection, he raised Prahlāda and placed upon the boy's head his lotus hand, which destroys fear in the minds of persons afraid of the snake of time.
Kṛtābhayam means “his hand which creates fearlessness.”
Related lectures
Personal Guidance
Seeing the small boy at His feet, Nṛsiṁha melts in affection, raises him, and places His lotus hand on Prahlāda's head — the touch that always confers fearlessness. Devotion meets the fierce Lord and is met with the gentlest gesture. The face of the protector turns toward the protected.
Reflection Questions
- When have you felt the Lord's 'lotus hand' restore your fearlessness in a moment of trembling?
- Whom could you touch with such fearlessness-conferring tenderness this week?
My note
Source: vedabase.io