Shloka 24
प्रह्लादस्य विष्णुमयता, विष्णोः दर्शनं, वरदानं, तथा चरितश्रवण-फलम्
त्वयि भक्तिमतो द्वेषाद् अघं तत्संभवं च यत् त्वत्प्रसादात् प्रभो सद्यस् तेन मुच्येत मे पिता
tvayi bhaktimato dveṣād aghaṃ tatsaṃbhavaṃ ca yat tvatprasādāt prabho sadyas tena mucyeta me pitā
Whatever sin has been incurred—together with all consequences born of it—through hatred toward Your devotee: by Your grace, O Lord, may my father be freed from that at once.
A devotee addressing Lord Vishnu (as Prabhu), within Parasara’s narration to Maitreya
Avatara: Narasimha
Purpose: To demonstrate that the Lord’s grace can liberate even the gravely fallen when a pure devotee intercedes, while still upholding justice.
Leela: Moksha-dana
Dharma Restored: Supremacy of bhakti and the power of divine grace to remove sin and its consequences.
Concept: Hatred toward Bhagavān’s bhakta generates grave sin, yet the Lord’s prasāda—invoked by a pure devotee—can dissolve both sin and its karmic consequences.
Vedantic Theme: Moksha
Application: Cultivate respect for devotees, avoid contempt, and when harmed, practice compassionate prayer rather than vengeance.
Vishishtadvaita: Mokṣa and purification occur by the Lord’s grace (prasāda) responding to bhakti, not by mere self-effort; the jīva remains a dependent subject of divine mercy.
Phase: Triumph
Bhakti Quality: Dayā (compassion) and kṣamā (forgiveness) expressed as intercessory prayer.
Narasimha: Prahlāda petitions Narasiṃha to free his father from sin incurred through hatred of the Lord’s devotee, emphasizing the devotee’s compassion.
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Bhakti Type: Shanta
FAQs
This verse treats hatred toward a Vishnu-bhakta as a serious moral fault whose consequences can be removed only by turning to Vishnu’s grace.
Through the narrative voice, the Purana emphasizes that karmic demerit and its results may be cut off ‘at once’ when Vishnu, the Supreme Lord, bestows prasada upon the supplicant.
Vishnu is invoked as Prabhu—the sovereign over karma—whose grace can override the chain of sin and its fruits, underscoring bhakti-centered salvation.