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TEXT 43
tasmin maha-bhagavate
maha-bhage mahatmani
hiranyakasipu rajann
akarod agham atmaje
SYNONYMS
tasminunto him; maha-bhagavatean exalted devotee of the Lord; maha-bhagemost fortunate; maha-atmaniwhose mind was very broad; hiranyakasipuhthe demon Hiranyakasipu; rajanO King; akarotperformed; aghamvery great sin; atma-jeto his own son.
TRANSLATION
My dear King Yudhisthira, the demon Hiranyakasipu tormented this exalted, fortunate devotee, although Prahlada was his own son.
PURPORT
When a demon like Hiranyakasipu, despite his elevated position due to severe austerities, begins to tease a devotee, he begins falling down, and the results of his austerities dwindle. One who oppresses a pure devotee loses all the results of his austerities, penances and pious activities. Since Hiranyakasipu was now inclined to chastise his most exalted devotee son, Prahlada Maharaja, his opulences began dwindling.
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