Prahlāda Rejects Material Boons; Forgives His Father; Tripura and the Power of Remembrance
आख्यातं सर्वमेतत्ते यन्मां त्वं परिपृष्टवान् । दमघोषसुतादीनां हरे: सात्म्यमपि द्विषाम् ॥ ४१ ॥
ākhyātaṁ sarvam etat te yan māṁ tvaṁ paripṛṣṭavān damaghoṣa-sutādīnāṁ hareḥ sātmyam api dviṣām
Tout ce que tu m’as demandé—comment le fils de Damaghoṣa et d’autres ennemis ont pourtant atteint la ressemblance avec Hari—je te l’ai maintenant exposé entièrement.
This verse states that even those who were inimical to Hari (like the sons of Damaghoṣa, e.g., Śiśupāla) could attain absorption/oneness with Him—showing the Lord’s supreme potency and the liberating power of constant fixation on Him.
He cites Damaghoṣa’s son (Śiśupāla) as a well-known example that even hostility directed toward the Lord can culminate in liberation, concluding what he had been asked to explain.
Keep the mind steadily fixed on the Supreme through devotion; the Bhagavatam highlights that constant absorption in God is transformative—so cultivate remembrance through bhakti rather than letting attention be consumed by negativity.