Narasimha Purana — Chapter 43
NsP 43.1
अथ स गुरुगृहे ऽपि वर्तमानः सकलविदच्युतसक्तपुण्यचेताः जड इव विचचार बाह्यकृत्ये सततम् अनन्तमयम् जगत् प्रपश्यन्
atha sa gurugṛhe 'pi vartamānaḥ sakalavidacyutasaktapuṇyacetāḥ jaḍa iva vicacāra bāhyakṛtye satatam anantamayam jagat prapaśyan
Then he, though dwelling in the teacher's house, all-knowing, his pure mind fastened on Acyuta, moved about like one dull in outward duties, constantly seeing the world as made wholly of the Infinite (One).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.2
सहगुरुकुलवासिनः कदाचिच् छ्रुतिविरता ह्य् अवदन् समेत्य बालाः तव चरितम् अहो विचित्रम् एतत् क्षितिपतिपुत्र यतो ऽस्य् अभोगलुब्धः हृदि किम् अपि विचिन्त्य हृष्टरोमा भवसि सदा च वदाङ्ग यद्य् अगुह्यम्
sahagurukulavāsinaḥ kadācic chrutiviratā hy avadan sametya bālāḥ tava caritam aho vicitram etat kṣitipatiputra yato 'sy abhogalubdhaḥ hṛdi kim api vicintya hṛṣṭaromā bhavasi sadā ca vadāṅga yady aguhyam
Once the boys who lived with him in the teacher's household, resting from their recitation, came together and said: "Your conduct, O son of the earth's lord, is astonishing and strange, since you are not greedy for enjoyments, and, pondering something or other in your heart, you always become thrilled with bristling hair. Tell (us), dear friend, if it is not a secret."
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NsP 43.3
इति गदितवतः स मन्त्रिपुत्रान् अवदद् इदं नृप सर्ववत्सलत्वात् शृणुत सुमनसः सुरारिपुत्रा यद् अहम् अनन्यरतिर् वदामि पृष्टः
iti gaditavataḥ sa mantriputrān avadad idaṃ nṛpa sarvavatsalatvāt śṛṇuta sumanasaḥ surāriputrā yad aham ananyaratir vadāmi pṛṣṭaḥ
To them who had spoken thus he, O king, out of affection for all, said this to the ministers' sons: "Listen, well-disposed sons of the gods' foes, to what I, whose love is for no other, say, being asked."
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NsP 43.4
धनजनतरुणीविलासरम्यो भवविभवः किल भाति यस् तम् एनम् विमृशत सुबुधैर् उतैष सेव्यो द्रुतम् अथ वा परिवर्ज्य एव दूरात्
dhanajanataruṇīvilāsaramyo bhavavibhavaḥ kila bhāti yas tam enam vimṛśata subudhair utaiṣa sevyo drutam atha vā parivarjya eva dūrāt
"This splendour of worldly existence, which appears delightful with wealth, people, and the sports of young women — consider it, whether it is to be pursued at once by the wise, or rather shunned entirely from afar."
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NsP 43.5
प्रथमम् इह विचार्यतां यद् अम्बा जठरगतैर् अनुभूयते सुदुःखम् सुकुटिलतनुभिस् तदग्नितप्तैर् विविधपुराजननानि संस्मरद्भिः
prathamam iha vicāryatāṃ yad ambā jaṭharagatair anubhūyate suduḥkham sukuṭilatanubhis tadagnitaptair vividhapurājananāni saṃsmaradbhiḥ
"First let this be considered here: the very great suffering that is experienced by those lying in the mother's belly, with bodies bent tight, scorched by that (womb) fire, remembering their many former births.
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NsP 43.6
कारागृहे दस्युर् इवास्मि बद्धो जरायुणा विट्कृमिमूत्रगेहे पश्यामि गर्भे ऽपि सकृन् मुकुन्दपादाब्जयोर् अस्मरणेन कष्टम्
kārāgṛhe dasyur ivāsmi baddho jarāyuṇā viṭkṛmimūtragehe paśyāmi garbhe 'pi sakṛn mukundapādābjayor asmaraṇena kaṣṭam
"'I am bound like a thief in a prison, by the amnion, in a house of excrement, worms, and urine' — I see that even in the womb (there is) hardship, from not remembering even once the lotus feet of Mukunda."
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NsP 43.7
तस्मात् सुखं गर्भशयस्य नास्ति बाल्ये तथा यौवनवार्द्धके वा एवं भवो दुःखमयः सदैव सेव्यः कथं दैत्यसुताः प्रबुद्धैः एवं भवे ऽस्मिन् परिमृग्यमाणा वीक्षामहे नैव सुखांशलेशम्
tasmāt sukhaṃ garbhaśayasya nāsti bālye tathā yauvanavārddhake vā evaṃ bhavo duḥkhamayaḥ sadaiva sevyaḥ kathaṃ daityasutāḥ prabuddhaiḥ evaṃ bhave 'smin parimṛgyamāṇā vīkṣāmahe naiva sukhāṃśaleśam
"Therefore there is no happiness for one lying in the womb, nor in childhood, nor in youth or old age. Thus existence is full of suffering; how should it ever be pursued by the awakened, O sons of the Daityas? Searching thus in this existence, we do not see even a fragment of a particle of happiness."
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NsP 43.8
यथा यथा साधु विचारयामस् तथा तथा दुःखतरं च विद्मः तस्माद् भवे ऽस्मिन् किल चारुरूपे दुःखाकरे नैव पतन्ति सन्तः
yathā yathā sādhu vicārayāmas tathā tathā duḥkhataraṃ ca vidmaḥ tasmād bhave 'smin kila cārurūpe duḥkhākare naiva patanti santaḥ
"The better we consider it, the more we know it to be full of suffering. Therefore into this existence, fair of form (though it is), a mine of suffering, the good do not fall."
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NsP 43.9
पतन्त्य् अथो ऽतत्त्वविदः सुमूढा वह्नौ पतंगा इव दर्शनीये यद्य् अस्ति नान्यच् छरणं सुखाय युक्तं तदैतत् पतनं सुखाभे
patanty atho 'tattvavidaḥ sumūḍhā vahnau pataṃgā iva darśanīye yady asti nānyac charaṇaṃ sukhāya yuktaṃ tadaitat patanaṃ sukhābhe
"But the utterly deluded, who do not know the truth, fall into it, so pleasant to look at, like moths into fire. If there were no other refuge for happiness, then this falling into what merely resembles happiness would be fitting."
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NsP 43.10
अविन्दताम् अन्नम् अहो कृशानां युक्तं हि पिण्याकतुषादिभक्षणम् अस्ति त्व् अजं श्रीपतिपादपद्म द्वंद्वार्चनप्राप्यम् अनन्तम् आद्यम्
avindatām annam aho kṛśānāṃ yuktaṃ hi piṇyākatuṣādibhakṣaṇam asti tv ajaṃ śrīpatipādapadma dvaṃdvārcanaprāpyam anantam ādyam
"For the thin who have got no food, eating oil-cake, husks and the like is indeed fitting; but there is the unborn, endless, primal (goal), attainable by worshipping the pair of lotus feet of Śrī's lord."
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NsP 43.11
अक्लेशतः प्राप्यम् इदं विसृज्य महासुखं यो ऽन्यसुखानि वाञ्छेत् राज्यं करस्थं स्वम् असौ विसृज्य भिक्षाम् अटेद् दीनमनाः सुमूढः
akleśataḥ prāpyam idaṃ visṛjya mahāsukhaṃ yo 'nyasukhāni vāñchet rājyaṃ karasthaṃ svam asau visṛjya bhikṣām aṭed dīnamanāḥ sumūḍhaḥ
"He who, abandoning this great happiness attainable without trouble, should desire other pleasures — he, abandoning his own kingdom that is in his hand, would wander for alms, wretched of mind, utterly deluded."
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NsP 43.12
तच् चार्च्यते श्रीपतिपादपद्म द्वंद्वं न वस्त्रैर् न धनैः श्रमैर् न अनन्यचित्तेन नरेण किंतु उच्चार्यते केशव माधवेति
tac cārcyate śrīpatipādapadma dvaṃdvaṃ na vastrair na dhanaiḥ śramair na ananyacittena nareṇa kiṃtu uccāryate keśava mādhaveti
"And that pair of lotus feet of Śrī's lord is worshipped not with garments, not with wealth, not with exertions, but by a man whose mind is on no other, when 'Keśava! Mādhava!' is uttered."
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NsP 43.13
एवं भवं दुःखमयं विदित्वा दैत्यात्मजाः साधु हरिं भजध्वम् एवं जनो जन्मफलं लभेत नो चेद् भवाब्धौ प्रपतेद् अधो ऽधः
evaṃ bhavaṃ duḥkhamayaṃ viditvā daityātmajāḥ sādhu hariṃ bhajadhvam evaṃ jano janmaphalaṃ labheta no ced bhavābdhau prapated adho 'dhaḥ
"Thus, knowing existence to be full of suffering, O sons of Daityas, worship Hari well. In this way a person would obtain the fruit of birth; otherwise he would fall down and down in the ocean of existence."
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NsP 43.14
तस्माद् भवे ऽस्मिन् हृदि शङ्कचक्र गदाधरं देवम् अनन्तम् ईड्यम् स्मरन्तु नित्यं वरदं मुकुन्दं सद्भक्तियोगेन निवृत्तकामाः
tasmād bhave 'smin hṛdi śaṅkacakra gadādharaṃ devam anantam īḍyam smarantu nityaṃ varadaṃ mukundaṃ sadbhaktiyogena nivṛttakāmāḥ
"Therefore in this existence let (people), their desires ceased through the yoga of true devotion, constantly remember in the heart the god who bears conch, discus and mace, the infinite, the praiseworthy, the boon-giving Mukunda."
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NsP 43.15
अनास्तिकत्वात् कृपया भवद्भ्यो वदामि गुह्यं भवसिन्धुसंस्थाः सर्वेषु भूतेषु च मित्रभावं भजन्त्व् अयं सर्वगतो हि विष्णुः
anāstikatvāt kṛpayā bhavadbhyo vadāmi guhyaṃ bhavasindhusaṃsthāḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu ca mitrabhāvaṃ bhajantv ayaṃ sarvagato hi viṣṇuḥ
"Out of compassion I tell you the secret, because of (your) unbelief, you who are set in the ocean of existence: let (you) cultivate a friendly disposition toward all beings, for this Viṣṇu is present in all."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NsP 43.16
प्रह्लाद त्वं वयं चापि बालभावान् महामते षण्डामर्कात् परं मित्रं गुरुं चान्यं न विद्महे
prahlāda tvaṃ vayaṃ cāpi bālabhāvān mahāmate ṣaṇḍāmarkāt paraṃ mitraṃ guruṃ cānyaṃ na vidmahe
"Prahlāda, you and we too, being children, O greatly wise one — apart from Ṣaṇḍa and Amarka we know no other friend or teacher."
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NsP 43.18
तदा चेन्द्रः समागत्य पुरं तस्य रुरोध ह मृतं विज्ञाय दैत्येन्द्रं हिरण्यकशिपुं तदा
tadā cendraḥ samāgatya puraṃ tasya rurodha ha mṛtaṃ vijñāya daityendraṃ hiraṇyakaśipuṃ tadā
And then Indra came and besieged his city, having learned that Hiraṇyakaśipu, the lord of the Daityas, was dead.
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NsP 43.19
इन्द्रो मे जननीं गृह्य प्रयातो मन्मथाग्निना दह्यमानो महाभागां मार्गे गच्छति सत्वरम्
indro me jananīṃ gṛhya prayāto manmathāgninā dahyamāno mahābhāgāṃ mārge gacchati satvaram
"Indra has seized my mother and gone off; burning with the fire of desire, he goes swiftly along the road with that greatly blessed lady."
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NsP 43.20
तदा मां गर्भगं ज्ञात्वा नारदो देवदर्शनः आगत्येन्द्रं जगादोच्चैर् मूढ मुञ्च पतिव्रताम्
tadā māṃ garbhagaṃ jñātvā nārado devadarśanaḥ āgatyendraṃ jagādoccair mūḍha muñca pativratām
Then Nārada, who has the sight of the gods, knowing me to be in the womb, came and said loudly to Indra: "Fool, release this woman devoted to her husband!"
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NsP 43.21
अस्या गर्भे स्थितो यो ऽसौ स वै भागवतोत्तमः तच् छ्रुत्वा नारदवचो मातरं प्रणिपत्य मे
asyā garbhe sthito yo 'sau sa vai bhāgavatottamaḥ tac chrutvā nāradavaco mātaraṃ praṇipatya me
"He who abides in her womb is indeed the foremost of the Lord's devotees." Having heard that speech of Nārada, and bowing down to my mother,
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NsP 43.22
विष्णुभक्त्या प्रमुच्याथ गतः स्वं भुवनं हरिः नारदस् तां समानीय आश्रमं स्वं शुभव्रतः
viṣṇubhaktyā pramucyātha gataḥ svaṃ bhuvanaṃ hariḥ nāradas tāṃ samānīya āśramaṃ svaṃ śubhavrataḥ
Hari (Indra), out of devotion to Viṣṇu, then released (her) and went to his own world; and Nārada of auspicious vows, having brought her to his own hermitage,
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NsP 43.23
माम् उद्दिश्य महाभागाम् एतद् वै कथितं तदा तथा मे विस्मृतं नैव बालाभ्यासाद् दनोः सुताः
mām uddiśya mahābhāgām etad vai kathitaṃ tadā tathā me vismṛtaṃ naiva bālābhyāsād danoḥ sutāḥ
with reference to me told that greatly blessed lady all this at that time; and it was not forgotten by me, from practice as a child, O sons of Danu.
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NsP 43.24
विष्णोश् चानुग्रहेणैव नारदस्योपदेशतः एकदा गुप्तचर्यायां गतो ऽसौ राक्षसाधिपः
viṣṇoś cānugraheṇaiva nāradasyopadeśataḥ ekadā guptacaryāyāṃ gato 'sau rākṣasādhipaḥ
And by Viṣṇu's grace alone, and by Nārada's instruction — once, while going about in disguise, that lord of the rākṣasas
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NsP 43.25
शृणोति रात्रौ नगरे जय रामेति कीर्तनम् अवैत् पुत्रकृतं सर्वं बलवान् दानवेश्वरः
śṛṇoti rātrau nagare jaya rāmeti kīrtanam avait putrakṛtaṃ sarvaṃ balavān dānaveśvaraḥ
hears at night in the city the chant "Victory to Rāma!"; the powerful lord of the dānavas understood that all of it was done by his son.
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NsP 43.26
अथाहूयाह दैत्येन्द्रः क्रोधान्धः स पुरोहितान् रे रे क्षुद्रद्विजा यूयम् अतिमुमूर्षतां गताः
athāhūyāha daityendraḥ krodhāndhaḥ sa purohitān re re kṣudradvijā yūyam atimumūrṣatāṃ gatāḥ
Then the lord of the daityas, blind with rage, summoned the household priests and said: "Hey, you petty brahmins, you have come to be utterly bent on dying!
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NsP 43.27
प्रह्लादो ऽयं मृषालापान् वक्त्य् अन्यान् पाठयत्य् अपि इति निर्भर्त्स्य तान् विप्रान् श्वसन् राजाविशद् गृहम्
prahlādo 'yaṃ mṛṣālāpān vakty anyān pāṭhayaty api iti nirbhartsya tān viprān śvasan rājāviśad gṛham
"This Prahlāda speaks false talk and even makes others recite it." Having thus reviled those brahmins, the king, hissing (with rage), entered his house.
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NsP 43.28
न च पुत्रवधे चिन्तां जहौ स्ववधकारिणीम् आसन्नमरणो ऽमर्षात् कृत्यम् एकं विमृश्य सः
na ca putravadhe cintāṃ jahau svavadhakāriṇīm āsannamaraṇo 'marṣāt kṛtyam ekaṃ vimṛśya saḥ
And he did not abandon the thought of killing his son, which would bring about his own death; with his death near, out of fury he pondered a single deed to be done,
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NsP 43.29
अकृत्यम् एव दैत्यादीन् आहूयोपादिशद् रहः अद्य क्षपायां प्रह्लादं प्रसुप्तं दुष्टम् उल्बणैः
akṛtyam eva daityādīn āhūyopādiśad rahaḥ adya kṣapāyāṃ prahlādaṃ prasuptaṃ duṣṭam ulbaṇaiḥ
a deed indeed not to be done, and summoning the daityas and others he instructed them in secret: "Today, in the night, bind the wicked Prahlāda fast while he sleeps, with terrible
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NsP 43.30
नागपाशैर् दृढं बद्ध्वा मध्ये निक्षिपताम्बुधेः तदाज्ञां शिरसादाय ददृशुस् तम् उपेत्य ते
nāgapāśair dṛḍhaṃ baddhvā madhye nikṣipatāmbudheḥ tadājñāṃ śirasādāya dadṛśus tam upetya te
serpent-nooses, and throw him into the middle of the ocean." Taking that command upon their heads, they went up and saw him —
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NsP 43.31
रात्रिप्रियं समाधिस्थं प्रबुद्धं सुप्तवत् स्थितम् संछिन्नरागलोभादिमहाबन्धं क्षपाचराः
rātripriyaṃ samādhisthaṃ prabuddhaṃ suptavat sthitam saṃchinnarāgalobhādimahābandhaṃ kṣapācarāḥ
him who is dear to the Night(-lover), settled in meditation, awake yet resting as though asleep, whose great bonds of passion and greed and the rest were cut through — those night-roamers
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NsP 43.32
बबन्धुस् तं महात्मानं फल्गुभिः सर्परज्जुभिः गरुडध्वजभक्तं तं बुद्ध्वाहिभिर् अबुद्धयः
babandhus taṃ mahātmānaṃ phalgubhiḥ sarparajjubhiḥ garuḍadhvajabhaktaṃ taṃ buddhvāhibhir abuddhayaḥ
bound that great soul with feeble ropes of snakes; those witless ones, knowing him to be a devotee of the Garuḍa-bannered one, (bound him) with serpents.
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NsP 43.33
जलशायिप्रियं नीत्वा जलराशौ निचिक्षिपुः बलिनस् ते ऽचलान् दैत्या तस्योपरि निधाय च
jalaśāyipriyaṃ nītvā jalarāśau nicikṣipuḥ balinas te 'calān daityā tasyopari nidhāya ca
Having carried off him who is dear to the one who lies on the waters, the strong daityas cast him into the mass of water, and having placed mountains upon him,
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NsP 43.34
शशंसुस् तं प्रियं राज्ञे द्रुतं तान् सो ऽप्य् अमानयत् प्रह्लादं चाब्धिमध्यस्थं तम् और्वाग्निम् इवापरम्
śaśaṃsus taṃ priyaṃ rājñe drutaṃ tān so 'py amānayat prahlādaṃ cābdhimadhyasthaṃ tam aurvāgnim ivāparam
they quickly reported that welcome news to the king, and he too honoured them. And Prahlāda, standing in the midst of the ocean, like a second Aurva-fire,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.35
ज्वलन्तं तेजसा विष्णोर् ग्राहा भूरिभियात्यजन् स चाभिन्नचिदानन्दसिन्धुमध्ये समाहितः
jvalantaṃ tejasā viṣṇor grāhā bhūribhiyātyajan sa cābhinnacidānandasindhumadhye samāhitaḥ
blazing with Viṣṇu's splendour — the sea-monsters abandoned him out of great fear; and he, concentrated in the midst of the ocean of undivided consciousness-and-bliss,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.36
न वेद बद्धम् आत्मानं लवणाम्बुधिमध्यगम् अथ ब्रह्मामृताम्भोधि, मये स्वस्मिन् स्थिते मुनौ
na veda baddham ātmānaṃ lavaṇāmbudhimadhyagam atha brahmāmṛtāmbhodhi, maye svasmin sthite munau
did not know that he himself was bound and lay in the middle of the salt sea. Then, while the sage rested in his own self, which consists of the ocean of the nectar of brahman,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.37
ययौ क्षोभं द्वितीयाब्धिप्रवेशाद् इव सागरः क्लेशात् क्लेशान् इवोद्धूय प्रह्लादम् अथ वीचयः
yayau kṣobhaṃ dvitīyābdhipraveśād iva sāgaraḥ kleśāt kleśān ivoddhūya prahlādam atha vīcayaḥ
the sea went into turmoil, as if from the entry of a second ocean; and then the waves, tossing up Prahlāda as one tosses off troubles by trouble,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NsP 43.38
निन्युस् तीरे ऽप्लवाम्भोधेः गुरूक्तय इवाम्बुधेः ध्यानेन विष्णुभूतं तं भगवान् वरुणालयः
ninyus tīre 'plavāmbhodheḥ gurūktaya ivāmbudheḥ dhyānena viṣṇubhūtaṃ taṃ bhagavān varuṇālayaḥ
carried him to the shore of the unsailed sea, like a teacher's words (carrying one across); and the Lord whose abode is Varuṇa's (the ocean), (seeing) him who by meditation had become Viṣṇu,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NsP 43.39
विन्यस्य तीरे रत्नानि गृहीत्वा द्रष्टुम् आययौ तावद् भगवतादिष्टः प्रहृष्टः पन्नगाशनः
vinyasya tīre ratnāni gṛhītvā draṣṭum āyayau tāvad bhagavatādiṣṭaḥ prahṛṣṭaḥ pannagāśanaḥ
Having set the jewels down on the shore, (the Lord) took (him) and came to see (him); meanwhile, commanded by the Lord, the eater of serpents (Garuḍa) came, greatly delighted.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NsP 43.40
बन्धनाहीन् समभ्येत्य भक्षयित्वा पुनर् ययौ अथाबभाषे प्रह्लादं गम्भीरध्वनिर् अर्णवः
bandhanāhīn samabhyetya bhakṣayitvā punar yayau athābabhāṣe prahlādaṃ gambhīradhvanir arṇavaḥ
Having approached the binding-snakes and devoured them, he went away again. Then the deep-voiced ocean spoke to Prahlāda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.41
प्रणम्य दिव्यरूपः सन् समाधिस्थं हरेः प्रियम् प्रह्लाद भगवद्भक्त पुण्यात्मन्न् अर्णवो ऽस्म्य् अहम्
praṇamya divyarūpaḥ san samādhisthaṃ hareḥ priyam prahlāda bhagavadbhakta puṇyātmann arṇavo 'smy aham
Assuming a divine form, bowing to him who was seated in meditation, the beloved of Hari (he said): "Prahlāda, devotee of the Lord, holy-souled one, I am the ocean."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.42
चक्षुर्भ्याम् अथ मां दृष्ट्वा पावयार्थिनम् आगतम् इत्य् अम्बुधिगिरः श्रुत्वा स महात्मा हरेः प्रियः
cakṣurbhyām atha māṃ dṛṣṭvā pāvayārthinam āgatam ity ambudhigiraḥ śrutvā sa mahātmā hareḥ priyaḥ
"So look upon me with your two eyes and purify me, who have come as a suppliant." Hearing these words of the ocean, that great soul, dear to Hari,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.43
उद्वीक्ष्य सहसा देवं तं नत्वाहासुरात्मजः कदागतं भगवता तम् अथाम्बुधिर् अब्रवीत्
udvīkṣya sahasā devaṃ taṃ natvāhāsurātmajaḥ kadāgataṃ bhagavatā tam athāmbudhir abravīt
looked up suddenly, and bowing to that god the son of the Asura said, "When did you come?" Then the ocean spoke to him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.44
योगिन्न् अज्ञातवृत्तस् त्वम् अपराद्धं तवासुरैः बद्धस् त्वम् अहिभिर् दैत्यैर् मयि क्षिप्तो ऽद्य वैष्णव
yoginn ajñātavṛttas tvam aparāddhaṃ tavāsuraiḥ baddhas tvam ahibhir daityair mayi kṣipto 'dya vaiṣṇava
"Yogin, you do not know what has happened: an offence has been committed against you by the Asuras. Bound with snakes by the Daityas, you were cast into me today, O Vaiṣṇava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.45
ततस् तूर्णं मया तीरे न्यस्तस् त्वं फणिनश् च तान् इदानीम् एव गरुडो भक्षयित्वा गतो महान्
tatas tūrṇaṃ mayā tīre nyastas tvaṃ phaṇinaś ca tān idānīm eva garuḍo bhakṣayitvā gato mahān
Then at once you were set down by me on the shore, and just now the great Garuḍa, having devoured those serpents, has gone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.46
महात्मन्न् अनुगृह्णीष्व त्वं मां सत्सङ्गम् आर्थिनम् गृहाणेमानि रत्नानि पूज्यस् त्वं मे हरिर् यथा
mahātmann anugṛhṇīṣva tvaṃ māṃ satsaṅgam ārthinam gṛhāṇemāni ratnāni pūjyas tvaṃ me harir yathā
Great soul, be gracious to me, who seek the company of the good; accept these jewels — you are to be worshipped by me just as Hari is.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.47
यद्य् अप्य् एतैर् न ते कृत्यं रत्नैर् दास्याम्य् अथाप्य् अहम् दीपान् निवेदयत्य् एव भास्करस्यापि भक्तिमान्
yady apy etair na te kṛtyaṃ ratnair dāsyāmy athāpy aham dīpān nivedayaty eva bhāskarasyāpi bhaktimān
Even though you have no use for these jewels, still I shall give them; for a devotee offers lamps even to the sun.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.48
त्वम् आपत्स्व् अपि घोरासु विष्णुनैव हि रक्षितः त्वादृशा निर्मलात्मानो न सन्ति बहवो ऽर्कवत्
tvam āpatsv api ghorāsu viṣṇunaiva hi rakṣitaḥ tvādṛśā nirmalātmāno na santi bahavo 'rkavat
Even in dreadful calamities you have been protected by Viṣṇu himself; there are not many spotless souls like you, sun-like (as you are).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.49
बहुना किं कृतार्थो ऽस्मि यत् तिष्ठामि त्वया सह आलपामि क्षणम् अपि नेक्षे ह्य् एतत् फलोपमाम्
bahunā kiṃ kṛtārtho 'smi yat tiṣṭhāmi tvayā saha ālapāmi kṣaṇam api nekṣe hy etat phalopamām
Why say more — I have attained my aim, in that I stand together with you and converse (with you); even for a moment I see nothing comparable in fruit to this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.50
इत्य् अब्धिना स्तुतः श्रीशमाहात्म्यवचनैः स्वयम् ययौ लज्जां प्रहर्षं च प्रह्लादो भगवत्प्रियः
ity abdhinā stutaḥ śrīśamāhātmyavacanaiḥ svayam yayau lajjāṃ praharṣaṃ ca prahlādo bhagavatpriyaḥ
Thus praised by the ocean with words about the greatness of Śrī's lord, Prahlāda, dear to the Lord, felt both shame and great joy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.51
प्रतिगृह्य स रत्नानि वत्सलः प्राह वारिधिम् महात्मन् सुतरां धन्यः शेते त्वयि हि स प्रभुः
pratigṛhya sa ratnāni vatsalaḥ prāha vāridhim mahātman sutarāṃ dhanyaḥ śete tvayi hi sa prabhuḥ
Accepting the jewels, he affectionately said to the ocean: "Great soul, you are exceedingly blessed, for that Lord sleeps upon you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.52
कल्पान्ते ऽपि जगत् कृत्स्नं ग्रसित्वा स जगन्मयः त्वय्य् एवैकार्णवीभूते शेते किल महात्मनि
kalpānte 'pi jagat kṛtsnaṃ grasitvā sa jaganmayaḥ tvayy evaikārṇavībhūte śete kila mahātmani
Even at the end of an aeon, having swallowed the whole world, he who is the world sleeps, they say, on you alone, the great one, when you have become a single ocean.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.53
लोचनाभ्यां जगन्नाथं द्रष्टुम् इच्छामि वारिधे त्वं पश्यसि सदा धन्यस् तत्रोपायं प्रयच्छ मे
locanābhyāṃ jagannāthaṃ draṣṭum icchāmi vāridhe tvaṃ paśyasi sadā dhanyas tatropāyaṃ prayaccha me
I wish to see the Lord of the world with my two eyes, O ocean; you, the blessed one, see him always — grant me the means to that."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.54
उक्त्वेति पादावनतं तूर्णम् उत्थाप्य सागरः प्रह्लादं प्राह योगीन्द्र त्वं पश्यसि सदा हृदि
uktveti pādāvanataṃ tūrṇam utthāpya sāgaraḥ prahlādaṃ prāha yogīndra tvaṃ paśyasi sadā hṛdi
Having spoken thus, he bowed at (the ocean's) feet; the ocean quickly raised Prahlāda up and said: "Best of yogins, you see him always in your heart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.55
द्रष्टुम् इच्छस्य् अथाक्षिभ्यां स्तुहि तं भक्तवत्सलम् उक्त्वेति सिन्धुः प्रह्लादम् आत्मनः स जले ऽविशत्
draṣṭum icchasy athākṣibhyāṃ stuhi taṃ bhaktavatsalam uktveti sindhuḥ prahlādam ātmanaḥ sa jale 'viśat
If you wish to see (him) with your eyes, then praise him who is fond of his devotees." Having said this to Prahlāda, the ocean entered into his own waters.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.56
गते नदीन्द्रे स्थित्वैको हरिं रात्रौ स दैत्यजः भक्त्यास्तौद् इति मन्वानस् तद्दर्शनम् असंभवम्
gate nadīndre sthitvaiko hariṃ rātrau sa daityajaḥ bhaktyāstaud iti manvānas taddarśanam asaṃbhavam
When the lord of rivers had gone, that son of the Daitya, remaining alone at night, praised Hari with devotion, thinking thus, that the sight of him was impossible:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.57
वेदान्तवाक्यशतमारुतसंप्रवृद्ध वैराग्यवह्निशिखया परिताप्य चित्तम् संशोधयन्ति यदवेक्षणयोग्यतायै धीराः सदैव स कथं मम गोचरः स्यात्
vedāntavākyaśatamārutasaṃpravṛddha vairāgyavahniśikhayā paritāpya cittam saṃśodhayanti yadavekṣaṇayogyatāyai dhīrāḥ sadaiva sa kathaṃ mama gocaraḥ syāt
"With the flame of the fire of dispassion, fanned high by the wind of a hundred Vedānta sayings, the steadfast ones ever scorch and purify the mind for fitness to behold him — how could he come within my range?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.58
मात्सर्यरोषस्मरलोभमोह मदादिभिर् वा सुदृढैः सुषड्भिः उपर्युपर्यावरणैः सुबद्धम् अन्धं मनो मे क्व हरिः क्व वाहम्
mātsaryaroṣasmaralobhamoha madādibhir vā sudṛḍhaiḥ suṣaḍbhiḥ uparyuparyāvaraṇaiḥ subaddham andhaṃ mano me kva hariḥ kva vāham
But my mind is blind, tightly bound by the six very firm coverings, layer upon layer — envy, anger, lust, greed, delusion, pride and the rest. Where is Hari, and where am I?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.59
यं धातृमुख्या विबुधा भयेषु शान्त्यर्थिनः क्षीरनिधेर् उपान्तम् गत्वोत्तमस्तोत्रकृतः कथंचित् पश्यन्ति तं द्रष्टुम् अहो ममाशा
yaṃ dhātṛmukhyā vibudhā bhayeṣu śāntyarthinaḥ kṣīranidher upāntam gatvottamastotrakṛtaḥ kathaṃcit paśyanti taṃ draṣṭum aho mamāśā
Ah, that I should hope to see him whom the gods, led by the Creator, when in fear and seeking relief, behold only with difficulty, having gone to the shore of the ocean of milk and composed the highest hymns of praise!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.60
अयोग्यम् आत्मानम् इतीशदर्शने स मन्यमानस् तदनाप्तिकातरः उद्वेगदुःखार्णवमग्नमानसः स्रुताश्रुधारो नृप मूर्च्छितो ऽपतत्
ayogyam ātmānam itīśadarśane sa manyamānas tadanāptikātaraḥ udvegaduḥkhārṇavamagnamānasaḥ srutāśrudhāro nṛpa mūrcchito 'patat
Thinking himself unfit for the sight of the Lord, and frightened at not attaining it, his mind sunk in an ocean of agitation and sorrow, with streams of tears flowing, O king, he fell down in a swoon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.61
अथ क्षणात् सर्वगतश् चतुर्भुजः शुभाकृतिर् भक्तजनैकवल्लभः दुःस्थं तम् आश्लिष्य सुधामयैर् भुजैस् तत्रैव भूपाविर् अभूद् दयानिधिः
atha kṣaṇāt sarvagataś caturbhujaḥ śubhākṛtir bhaktajanaikavallabhaḥ duḥsthaṃ tam āśliṣya sudhāmayair bhujais tatraiva bhūpāvir abhūd dayānidhiḥ
Then in an instant the all-pervading, four-armed one, of auspicious form, the sole beloved of his devotees, embracing him in his distress with his nectar-filled arms, appeared right there, O king — he, the treasury of compassion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.62
स लब्धसंज्ञो ऽथ तदङ्गसङ्गाद् उन्मीलिताक्षः सहसा ददर्श प्रसन्नवक्त्रं कमलायताक्षं सुदीर्घबाहुं यमुनासवर्णम्
sa labdhasaṃjño 'tha tadaṅgasaṅgād unmīlitākṣaḥ sahasā dadarśa prasannavaktraṃ kamalāyatākṣaṃ sudīrghabāhuṃ yamunāsavarṇam
Then, regaining consciousness from the touch of his body, opening his eyes, he suddenly saw (him): with a gracious face, with eyes wide as lotuses, with very long arms, of the colour of the Yamunā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.63
उदारतेजोमयम् अप्रमेयं गदारिशङ्खाम्बुजचारुचिह्नितम् स्थितं समालिङ्ग्य विभुं स दृष्ट्वा प्रकम्पितो विस्मयभीतिहर्षैः
udāratejomayam aprameyaṃ gadāriśaṅkhāmbujacārucihnitam sthitaṃ samāliṅgya vibhuṃ sa dṛṣṭvā prakampito vismayabhītiharṣaiḥ
consisting of lofty splendour, immeasurable, beautifully marked with mace, discus, conch and lotus — seeing the Lord standing there and fully embracing him, he trembled with wonder, fear and joy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.64
तत् स्वप्नम् एवाथ स मन्यमानः स्वप्ने ऽपि पश्यामि हरिं कृतार्थम् इति प्रहर्षार्णवमग्नचेताः स्वानन्दमूर्छां स पुनश् च भेजे
tat svapnam evātha sa manyamānaḥ svapne 'pi paśyāmi hariṃ kṛtārtham iti praharṣārṇavamagnacetāḥ svānandamūrchāṃ sa punaś ca bheje
Then, thinking it to be only a dream — "even in a dream I see Hari, and so I am fulfilled" — with his mind sunk in an ocean of great delight, he again fell into a swoon of his own bliss.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.65
ततः क्षिताव् एव निविश्य नाथः कृत्वा तम् अङ्के स्वजनैकबन्धुः शनैर् विधुन्वन् करपल्लवेन स्पृशन् मुहुर् मातृवद् आलिलिङ्ग
tataḥ kṣitāv eva niviśya nāthaḥ kṛtvā tam aṅke svajanaikabandhuḥ śanair vidhunvan karapallavena spṛśan muhur mātṛvad āliliṅga
Then the Lord, the one kinsman of his own people, seating himself right on the ground and placing him in his lap, gently fanning him and touching him again and again with his tender sprout of a hand, embraced him like a mother.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.66
ततश् चिरेण प्रह्लादः संमुखोन्मीलितेक्षणः आलुलोके जगन्नाथं विस्मयाविष्टचेतसा
tataś cireṇa prahlādaḥ saṃmukhonmīlitekṣaṇaḥ āluloke jagannāthaṃ vismayāviṣṭacetasā
Then after a long while Prahlāda, his eyes opening upon (the Lord) before him, gazed at the Lord of the world with a mind possessed by wonder.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.67
ततश् चिरात् तं संभाव्य धीरः श्रीशाङ्कशायिनम् आत्मानं सहसोत्तस्थौ सद्यः सभयसंभ्रमः
tataś cirāt taṃ saṃbhāvya dhīraḥ śrīśāṅkaśāyinam ātmānaṃ sahasottasthau sadyaḥ sabhayasaṃbhramaḥ
Then, after long recognizing him, the steadfast one, (finding) himself lying in the lap of Śrī's lord, at once rose up suddenly, in fear and confusion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.68
प्रणामायापतच् चोर्व्यां प्रसीदेति वदन् मुहुः संभ्रमात् स बहुज्ञो ऽपि नान्यां पूजोक्तिम् अस्मरत्
praṇāmāyāpatac corvyāṃ prasīdeti vadan muhuḥ saṃbhramāt sa bahujño 'pi nānyāṃ pūjoktim asmarat
And he fell to the ground to make obeisance, saying again and again "Be gracious!"; out of confusion, though he knew much, he could recall no other words of worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.69
तम् अथाभयहस्तेन गदाशङ्खारिधृक् प्रभुः गृहीत्वा स्थापयाम्_अस प्रह्लादं स दयानिधिः
tam athābhayahastena gadāśaṅkhāridhṛk prabhuḥ gṛhītvā sthāpayām_asa prahlādaṃ sa dayānidhiḥ
Then the Lord, bearer of mace, conch and discus, taking him with his hand (that grants) fearlessness, seated Prahlāda there — he, the treasury of compassion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.70
कराब्जस्पर्शनाह्लादगलदश्रुं सवेपथुम् भूयो ऽथाह्लादयन् स्वामी तं जगादेति सान्त्वयन्
karābjasparśanāhlādagaladaśruṃ savepathum bhūyo 'thāhlādayan svāmī taṃ jagādeti sāntvayan
Then the Master, further gladdening him — who was trembling, his tears flowing from the joy of the touch of that lotus-hand — spoke to him thus, consoling him:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.71
सभयं संभ्रमं वत्स मद्गौरवकृतं त्यज नैवं प्रियो मे भक्तेषु स्वाधीनप्रणयी भव
sabhayaṃ saṃbhramaṃ vatsa madgauravakṛtaṃ tyaja naivaṃ priyo me bhakteṣu svādhīnapraṇayī bhava
"Child, give up this fearful confusion, made out of respect for me; such is not dear to me in my devotees. Be one whose love is unconstrained (toward me)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.72
नित्यं संपूर्णकामस्य जन्मानि विविधानि मे भक्तसर्वेष्टदानाय तस्मात् किं ते प्रियं वद
nityaṃ saṃpūrṇakāmasya janmāni vividhāni me bhaktasarveṣṭadānāya tasmāt kiṃ te priyaṃ vada
"Though my desires are ever wholly fulfilled, my various births are for the giving of all that his devotee wishes; therefore tell me, what is dear to you?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.73
अथ व्यजिज्ञपद् विष्णुं प्रह्लादः प्राञ्जलिर् नमन् सलौल्यम् उत्फुल्लदृशा पश्यन्न् एवं च तन्मुखम्
atha vyajijñapad viṣṇuṃ prahlādaḥ prāñjalir naman salaulyam utphulladṛśā paśyann evaṃ ca tanmukham
Then Prahlāda, bowing with folded hands, gazing eagerly with wide-open eyes at his face, made this request to Viṣṇu:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.74
नाप्य् अयं वरदानाय कालो नैष प्रसीद मे त्वद्दर्शनामृतास्वादाद् अन्तरात्मा न तृप्यति
nāpy ayaṃ varadānāya kālo naiṣa prasīda me tvaddarśanāmṛtāsvādād antarātmā na tṛpyati
"This is not the time for the granting of boons, nor is that (what I want). Be gracious to me: from tasting the nectar of the sight of you my inner self is not sated."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.75
ब्रह्मादिदेवैर् दुर्लक्ष्यं त्वाम् एव पश्यतः प्रभो तृप्तिं नेष्यति मे चित्तं कल्पायुतशतैर् अपि
brahmādidevair durlakṣyaṃ tvām eva paśyataḥ prabho tṛptiṃ neṣyati me cittaṃ kalpāyutaśatair api
"O Lord, as I look upon you yourself, hard to perceive even for Brahmā and the (other) gods, my mind will not reach satiety even in a hundred myriads of aeons."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.76
नैवम् एतद् ध्य् अतृप्तस्य त्वां दृष्ट्वान्यद् वृणोति किम् ततः स्मितसुधापूरैः पूरयन् स प्रियं प्रियात्
naivam etad dhy atṛptasya tvāṃ dṛṣṭvānyad vṛṇoti kim tataḥ smitasudhāpūraiḥ pūrayan sa priyaṃ priyāt
"It is not so — for what else would one who is unsated ask for, having seen you?" Then he, filling his dear one with floods of the nectar of his smile, more than a dear one (would),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NsP 43.77
योजयन् मोक्षलक्ष्म्यैव तं जगाद जगत्पतिः सत्यं मद्दर्शनाद् अन्यद् वत्स नैवास्ति ते प्रियम्
yojayan mokṣalakṣmyaiva taṃ jagāda jagatpatiḥ satyaṃ maddarśanād anyad vatsa naivāsti te priyam
and joining him with the very fortune of liberation, the Lord of the world said to him: "True, child, there is nothing dear to you other than the sight of me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.78
किंचित् ते दातुम् इष्टं मे मत्प्रियार्थं वृणीष्व तत् प्रह्लादो ऽथाब्रवीद् धीमान् देव जन्मान्तरेष्व् अपि
kiṃcit te dātum iṣṭaṃ me matpriyārthaṃ vṛṇīṣva tat prahlādo 'thābravīd dhīmān deva janmāntareṣv api
"(Still) I wish to give you something; for my sake, choose it." Then the wise Prahlāda said: "O God, in other births too
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.79
दासस् तवाहं भूयासं गरुत्मान् इव भक्तिमान् अथाह नाथः प्रह्लादं संकटं खल्व् इदं कृतम्
dāsas tavāhaṃ bhūyāsaṃ garutmān iva bhaktimān athāha nāthaḥ prahlādaṃ saṃkaṭaṃ khalv idaṃ kṛtam
"May I become your servant, devoted like Garuḍa." Then the Lord said to Prahlāda: "Indeed, you have put (me) in a difficult position.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.80
अहं तवात्मदानेच्छुस् त्वं तु भृत्यत्वम् इच्छसि वरान् अन्यांश् च वरय धीमन् दैत्येश्वरात्मज
ahaṃ tavātmadānecchus tvaṃ tu bhṛtyatvam icchasi varān anyāṃś ca varaya dhīman daityeśvarātmaja
I wish to give you my very self, but you wish for servanthood. Choose other boons as well, O wise son of the lord of the Daityas."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.81
प्रह्लादो ऽपि पुनः प्राह भक्तकामप्रदं हरिम् प्रसीद सास्तु मे नाथ त्वद्भक्तिः सात्त्विकी स्थिरा
prahlādo 'pi punaḥ prāha bhaktakāmapradaṃ harim prasīda sāstu me nātha tvadbhaktiḥ sāttvikī sthirā
Prahlāda again spoke to Hari, the giver of what devotees desire: "Be gracious; let that be mine, O Lord — devotion to you, sāttvika and steadfast.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.82
अनयाथ च त्वां नौमि नृत्यामि त्वत्परः सदा अथाभितुष्टो भगवान् प्रियम् आह प्रियंवदम्
anayātha ca tvāṃ naumi nṛtyāmi tvatparaḥ sadā athābhituṣṭo bhagavān priyam āha priyaṃvadam
And with that (devotion) I shall praise you and dance, ever devoted to you." Then the Blessed One, well pleased, spoke kindly to (him who) spoke kindly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.83
वत्स यद् यद् अभीष्टं ते तत् तद् अस्तु सुखी भव अन्तर्हिते च मय्य् अत्र मा खिद त्वं महामते
vatsa yad yad abhīṣṭaṃ te tat tad astu sukhī bhava antarhite ca mayy atra mā khida tvaṃ mahāmate
"Child, whatever is desired by you, let it be so; be happy. And when I have vanished from here, do not grieve, O greatly wise one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.84
त्वच्चित्तान् नापयास्यामि क्षीराब्धेर् इव सुप्रियात् पुनर् द्वित्रिदिनैस् त्वं मां द्रष्टा दुष्टवधोद्यतम्
tvaccittān nāpayāsyāmi kṣīrābdher iva supriyāt punar dvitridinais tvaṃ māṃ draṣṭā duṣṭavadhodyatam
I shall not depart from your mind, as (I do not) from the dear ocean of milk; and again in two or three days you shall see me intent on slaying the wicked one —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.85
अपूर्वाविष्कृताकारं नृसिंहं पापभीषणम् उक्त्वेत्य् अतः प्रणमतः पश्यतश् चातिलालसम्
apūrvāviṣkṛtākāraṃ nṛsiṃhaṃ pāpabhīṣaṇam uktvety ataḥ praṇamataḥ paśyataś cātilālasam
as Nṛsiṃha, of a form never before manifested, terrifying to the sinful." Having spoken thus, while he was bowing and gazing (at him) with great longing,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.86
अतुष्टस्यैव तस्येशो माययान्तर् दधे हरिः ततो हठाद् अदृष्ट्वा तं सर्वतो भक्तवत्सलम्
atuṣṭasyaiva tasyeśo māyayāntar dadhe hariḥ tato haṭhād adṛṣṭvā taṃ sarvato bhaktavatsalam
while he was still unsatisfied, the Lord Hari vanished by his māyā. Then, suddenly not seeing him anywhere, (Prahlāda,)
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.87
हाहेत्य् अश्रुप्लुतः प्रोच्य ववन्दे स चिराद् इति श्रूयमाणे ऽथ परितः प्रतिबुद्धजनस्वने
hāhety aśruplutaḥ procya vavande sa cirād iti śrūyamāṇe 'tha paritaḥ pratibuddhajanasvane
drenched in tears, crying "Alas, alas!", bowed for a long while. Then, as the sound of people awakening was heard all around,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.88
उत्थायाब्धितटाद् धीमान् प्रह्लादः स्वपुरं ययौ
utthāyābdhitaṭād dhīmān prahlādaḥ svapuraṃ yayau
the wise Prahlāda rose from the shore of the ocean and went to his own city.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 43.89
अथ दितिजसुतश् चिरं प्रहृष्टः स्मृतिबलतः परितस् तम् एव पश्यन् हरिमनुजगतिं त्व् अलं च पश्यन् गुरुगृहम् उत्पुलकः शनैर् अवाप
atha ditijasutaś ciraṃ prahṛṣṭaḥ smṛtibalataḥ paritas tam eva paśyan harimanujagatiṃ tv alaṃ ca paśyan gurugṛham utpulakaḥ śanair avāpa
Then the son of the Diti-born, long delighted, by the power of memory seeing him alone all around — seeing indeed abundantly the gait of Hari's younger (form?) — with hair bristling, slowly reached his teacher's house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain