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वत्स प्रह्राद भद्रं ते सत्यं कथय मा मृषा ।
बालानति कुतस्तुभ्यम् एष बुद्धिविपर्ययः ॥ ९ ॥
 
vatsa prahrada bhadram te
satyam kathaya ma mrsa
balan ati kutas tubhyam
esa buddhi-viparyayah
vatsa-O dear son; prahrada-Prahlada; bhadram te-all blessings and good fortune unto you; satyam-the truth; kathaya-speak; ma-do not; mrsa-a lie; balan ati-passing over the other demon boys; kutah-from where; tubhyam-unto you; esah-this; buddhi-of the intelligence; viparyayah-pollution.