Shloka 152
Pracetās, Māriṣā, Dakṣa’s Re-manifestation, and the Brahma-parastava; Cyclic Creation and Genealogies
यस्य चोत्पादिता कृत्या दैत्यराजपुरोहितैः बभूव नान्ताय पुरा गोविन्दासक्तचेतसः
yasya cotpāditā kṛtyā daityarājapurohitaiḥ babhūva nāntāya purā govindāsaktacetasaḥ
Bahkan kṛtyā yang disihir oleh para pendeta raja Daitya pun dahulu tak mampu mengakhiri hidupnya; sebab batinnya teguh terserap pada Govinda, maka upacara permusuhan itu menjadi sia-sia.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: How Prahlāda remained unharmed despite the Daitya’s many attempts and hostile rites.
Teaching: Devotional
Quality: authoritative
Concept: Single-minded absorption in Govinda makes malefic ritual aggression ineffective against the devotee.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Cultivate steady japa/smaraṇa and ethical steadiness so fear and hostility do not disturb the mind.
Vishishtadvaita: Bhakti as effective reliance on the personal Lord (śeṣin) who protects the śeṣa-bhūta jīva.
Phase: Divine-protection
Bhakti Quality: Avicāra-bhakti—unshaken, one-pointed absorption in Govinda that neutralizes hostile rites.
Vishnu Form: Hari
Bhakti Type: Shanta
FAQs
Here, kṛtyā symbolizes hostile occult power; the verse teaches that such forces cannot culminate in destruction when one is firmly absorbed in Govinda.
By showing that even a rite created by Daitya royal priests could not reach its intended end, Parāśara frames bhakti—single-pointed absorption in Vishnu—as a superior safeguard.
Govinda is presented as the supreme reality and sovereign power before whom all inimical rituals fail; devotion aligns the devotee with that supremacy.