SB 7.4.43

TEXT 43

TEXT

तस्मिन्महाभागवते महाभागे महात्मनि ।
हिरण्यकशिपू राजन्न् अकरोदघमात्मजे ॥ ४३ ॥

tasmin maha-bhagavate

maha-bhage mahatmani

hiranyakasipū rajann

akarod agham atmaje

tasmin-unto him; maha-bhagavate-an exalted devotee of the Lord; maha-bhage-most fortunate; maha-atmani-whose mind was very broad; hiranyakasipuḥ-the demon Hiranyakasipu; rajan-O King; akarot-performed; agham-very great sin; atma-je-to 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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