Srimad Bhagavatam — Saptama Skandha, Shloka 29
Prahlāda’s Prayers Pacify Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva
Prahlāda-stuti and the Lord’s Benediction Offer
मत्प्राणरक्षणमनन्त पितुर्वधश्च मन्ये स्वभृत्यऋषिवाक्यमृतं विधातुम् । खड्गं प्रगृह्य यदवोचदसद्विधित्सु- स्त्वामीश्वरो मदपरोऽवतु कं हरामि ॥ २९ ॥
mat-prāṇa-rakṣaṇam ananta pitur vadhaś ca manye sva-bhṛtya-ṛṣi-vākyam ṛtaṁ vidhātum khaḍgaṁ pragṛhya yad avocad asad-vidhitsus tvām īśvaro mad-aparo ’vatu kaṁ harāmi
My Lord, O unlimited reservoir of transcendental qualities, You have killed my father, Hiraṇyakaśipu, and saved me from his sword. He had said very angrily, “If there is any supreme controller other than me, let Him save you. I shall now sever your head from your body.” Therefore I think that both in saving me and in killing him, You have acted just to prove true the words of Your devotee. There is no other cause.
In Bhagavad-gītā (9.29) the Lord says:
FAQs
This verse states that the Lord protected Prahlāda’s life and even killed Hiraṇyakaśipu to establish the truth of His devotee’s words—showing that Bhagavān personally safeguards surrendered devotees.
Prahlāda explains that the Lord’s act was not personal hatred but a divine purpose: to fulfill the truthful declaration connected to His devotee and to end the violent, irreligious threat posed by Hiraṇyakaśipu.
Hold firmly to truth and devotion even under pressure; this verse encourages faith that sincere bhakti is protected by the Lord, while arrogance and harm to others ultimately destroy themselves.