TEXT 10
ittham sa niscitya pitamaho mahan
agadha-bodho bhavatah pada-padmam
dhruvam prapede hy akutobhayam janad
bhitah svapaksa-ksapanasya sattama
SYNONYMS
itthambecause of this (as stated above); sahhe, Prahlada Maharaja; niscityadefinitely deciding on this point; pitamahahmy grandfather; mahanthe great devotee; agadha-bodhahmy grandfather, who received unlimited knowledge because of his devotional service; bhavatahof Your Lordship; pada-padmamthe lotus feet; dhruvamthe infallible, eternal shelter; prapedesurrendered; hiindeed; akutah-bhayamcompletely free of fear; janatfrom ordinary common people; bhitahbeing afraid; svapaksa-ksapanasyaof Your Lordship, who kill the demons on our own side; sat-tamaO best of the best.
TRANSLATION
My grandfather, the best of all men, who achieved unlimited knowledge and was worshipable for everyone, was afraid of the common men in this world. Being fully convinced of the substantiality afforded by shelter at Your lotus feet, He took shelter of Your lotus feet, against the will of his father and demoniac friends, who were killed by Your own self.

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