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Prahlada Prayer
Prahlada Prayer
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śrī-prahlāda uvāca
brahmādayaḥ sura-gaṇā munayo 'tha siddhāḥ
sattvaikatāna-gatayo vacasāḿ pravāhaiḥ
nārādhituḿ puru-guṇair adhunāpi pipruḥ
kiḿ toṣṭum arhati sa me harir ugra-jāteḥ
manye dhanābhijana-rūpa-tapaḥ-śrutaujas-
tejaḥ-prabhāva-bala-pauruṣa-buddhi-yogāḥ
nārādhanāya hi bhavanti parasya puḿso
bhaktyā tutoṣa bhagavān gaja-yūtha-pāya
yasmāt priyāpriya-viyoga-saḿyoga-janma-
śokāgninā sakala-yoniṣu dahyamānaḥ
duḥkhauṣadhaḿ tad api duḥkham atad-dhiyāhaḿ
bhūman bhramāmi vada me tava dāsya-yogam
evaḿ sahasra-vadanāńghri-śiraḥ-karoru-
nāsādya-karṇa-nayanābharaṇāyudhāḍhyam
māyāmayaḿ sad-upalakṣita-sanniveśaḿ
dṛṣṭvā mahā-puruṣam āpa mudaḿ viriñcaḥ
mauna-vrata-śruta-tapo-'dhyayana-sva-dharma-
vyākhyā-raho-japa-samādhaya āpavargyāḥ
prāyaḥ paraḿ puruṣa te tv ajitendriyāṇāḿ
vārtā bhavanty uta na vātra tu dāmbhikānām