Comments re Bhakta Prahlada? or Prahlada Maharaja?

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Dear devotees,

Something has been troubling my mind for some time re the addressing of

the great devotee of Lord Nrsimhadeva as "bhakta Prahlada" which is

sometimes done when finishing the Nrsimhadeva prayers. I checked on folio

and sure enough, there is no mention of "bhakta Prahlada" in the sense of

addressing him directly. There is one quote in the Narada Bhakti Sutra in

chapter 4 "Pure & Mixed Devotion", sutra 71, where it states: "When Lord

Nrsimhadeva rescued His dearmost bhakta, Prahläda, from his demonic

father, Prahläda Mahäräja asked that his father be excused and not

punished in the next life for his heinous crimes.'

However, again he is not being addressed directly, but referred to as the

Lords dearmost "bhakta". His title "Prahlada Maharaja" which can be found

1,870 times throughout Srila Prabhupada's books, would appear to be the

appropriate means of addressing this most exalted devotee.

Your comments would be welcomed.

Yours in the service of Srila Prabhupada,

Prananatha das (BSDS)