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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.9.13

సర్వే హ్యమీ విధికరాస్తవ సత్త్వధామ్నో బ్రహ్మాదయో వయమివేశ న చోద్విజన్త: । క్షేమాయ భూతయ ఉతాత్మసుఖాయ చాస్య విక్రీడితం భగవతో రుచిరావతారై: ॥ ౧౩ ॥
sarve hy amī vidhi-karās tava sattva-dhāmno
[sarve hy amee vidhi-karaas tava sattva-dhaamno]
brahmādayo vayam iveśa na codvijantaḥ
[brahmaadayo vayam ivesha na chodvijantah]
kṣemāya bhūtaya utātma-sukhāya cāsya
[kshemaaya bhootaya utaatma-sukhaaya chaasya]
vikrīḍitaṁ bhagavato rucirāvatāraiḥ
[vikreeditam bhagavato ruchiraavataaraih]
Word-for-word
sarve — all hi — certainly amī — these vidhi-karāḥ — executors of orders tava — Your sattva-dhāmnaḥ — being always situated in the transcendental world brahma-ādayaḥ — the demigods, headed by Lord Brahmā vayam — we iva — like īśa — O my Lord na — not ca — and udvijantaḥ — who are afraid (of Your fearful appearance) kṣemāya — for the protection bhūtaye — for the increase uta — it is said ātma-sukhāya — for personal satisfaction by such pastimes ca — also asya — of this (material world) vikrīḍitam — manifested bhagavataḥ — of Your Lordship rucira — very pleasing avatāraiḥ — by Your incarnations.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sarve hy amī vidhi-karās tava sattva-dhāmno
sarve
all
hi
certainly
amī
these
brahmādayo vayam iveśa na codvijantaḥ
vidhi-karāḥ
executors of orders
tava
Your
sattva-dhāmnaḥ
being always situated in the transcendental world
brahma-ādayaḥ
the demigods, headed by Lord Brahmā
kṣemāya bhūtaya utātma-sukhāya cāsya
vikrīḍitaṁ bhagavato rucirāvatāraiḥ
vayam
we
iva
like
īśa
O my Lord
na
not
ca
and
udvijantaḥ
who are afraid (of Your fearful appearance)
kṣemāya
for the protection
bhūtaye
for the increase
uta
it is said
ātma-sukhāya
for personal satisfaction by such pastimes
ca
also
asya
of this (material world)
vikrīḍitam
manifested
bhagavataḥ
of Your Lordship
rucira
very pleasing
avatāraiḥ
by Your incarnations.
O my Lord, all the demigods, headed by Lord Brahmā, are sincere servants of Your Lordship, who are situated in a transcendental position. Therefore they are not like us [Prahlāda and his father, the demon Hiraṇyakaśipu]. Your appearance in this fearsome form is Your pastime for Your own pleasure. Such an incarnation is always meant for the protection and improvement of the universe.
Purport

Prahlāda Mahārāja wanted to assert that his father and the other members of his family were all unfortunate because they were demoniac, whereas the devotees of the Lord are always fortunate because they are always ready to follow the orders of the Lord. When the Supreme Lord appears in this material world in His various incarnations, He performs two functions — saving the devotee and vanquishing the demon ( paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṁ vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām ). Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, for example, appeared for the protection of His devotee. Such pastimes as those of Nṛsiṁhadeva are certainly not meant to create a fearful situation for the devotees, but nonetheless the devotees, being very simple and faithful, were afraid of the fierce incarnation of the Lord. Therefore Prahlāda Mahārāja, in the following prayer, requests the Lord to give up His anger.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O my Lord! All the devatās headed by Brahmā are your servants, situated in a position sattva. They are not like us who are full of fear. You have performed your pastime with your pleasing appearance for the protection and prosperity of the universe and your devotee, and for your own pleasure. We demons are not devotees. We are unfortunate in this world. Others are all your devotees and are fortunate. All the devatās carry out your orders. They are your servants. But we demons are not. We are fearful because of our inimical natures. For the preservation and flourishing of the universe and your devotee, and for your own pleasure, you have performed the pastime of killing this demon.
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