PRAHLADA STOTRAM - 7 (CONCLUDED)

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PRAHLADA STOTRAM - 7 (CONCLUDED)

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Dear Bhagavatas:

This is the final installment in this Series. SlOkas 51 to 55 which are in

the nature of concluding statements are presented herein. Hope you enjoyed

the series and thank you for your patience. I will be much obliged to have

your feedback and comments.

Dasoham

Anbil Ramaswamy

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Translations by Sri P.N. Krishnaswamy Iyengar

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yethAvad varNitha guNO bhakthyA bhaktEna nirguNa:/

PrahlAdam praNatham preetha: yathamanyu: abhAshatha// 51

Meaning

" Sage NArada said to Yudhishtra as follows:

Lord Nrisimhamurthi was immensely pleased with the wonderful and humble

praises of His devotee, Sri PrahlAda who was standing close by with bended

knees and spoke to him thus."

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vatsa! PrahlAda! Badram thE preethO aham thE asurOththama/

varam vrineeshva abhimatham kAmapoorO asmi aham nruNAm// 52

Meaning

" Sri BhagavAn said:

"Oh! Child! PrahlAda! All happiness to you! Ask of me any boon. I am

immensely pleased with you. I am the fulfiller of all the prayers of my

devotees"

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mAm apraNeetha Aayushman darsanam durlabham hi mE/

drishTvA mAm na punar janthu: thapthum arhathi// 53

Meaning

"Oh! Long living one!. Long life to you! Oh! PrahlAda!

If one does not please me, it is impossible for him to have my Darsan. If one

attains my Darsan, then he shall not be in the least deserving to suffer any

pain whatsoever. There will be no room for the least sorrow for such a man

who has had my Darsan"

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preeNanthi yEva hi mAm dheerA: sarva bhAvEna sAdhava:/

srEyas kAmA mahAbhAgA: sarvAsAm AasishAm pathim// 54

Meaning

" All good men (i.e) SAdhus always try to please me by all possible ways.

They are really men desirous of attaining Moksha. They are really the blessed

people. They please me, who is the bestower of all wishes of my devotees"

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yEvam pralObhyamAnOpi nvarai: lOka pralObhanai:/

yEkAnthithvAth bhagavathi na ichchathAn asurOthama:// 55

Meaning

" That great one among Asuras (i.e) PrahlAda, even though tempted by the Lord

Himself with tempting boons which will naturally entice ordinary common

folks, he did not desire for such boons since all his concentration and

meditation was upon BhagavAn Himself and no others"

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PRAHLADA STOTRAM CONCLUDED

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