Shloka 14
Prahlāda Rejects Material Boons; Forgives His Father; Tripura and the Power of Remembrance
य एतत्कीर्तयेन्मह्यं त्वया गीतमिदं नर: । त्वां च मां च स्मरन्काले कर्मबन्धात्प्रमुच्यते ॥ १४ ॥
ya etat kīrtayen mahyaṁ tvayā gītam idaṁ naraḥ tvāṁ ca māṁ ca smaran kāle karma-bandhāt pramucyate
ನೀನು ಹಾಡಿದ ಈ ಸ್ತೋತ್ರವನ್ನು ನನ್ನಿಗಾಗಿ ಕೀರ್ತಿಸುವವನು, ಕಾಲ ಬಂದಾಗ ನಿನ್ನನ್ನೂ ನನ್ನನ್ನೂ ಸ್ಮರಿಸುವವನು, ಕ್ರಮೇಣ ಕರ್ಮಬಂಧನದಿಂದ ಮುಕ್ತನಾಗುತ್ತಾನೆ।
Here it is stated that anyone who chants and hears about the activities of Prahlāda Mahārāja and, in relationship with Prahlāda’s activities, the activities of Nṛsiṁhadeva, gradually becomes free from all the bondage of fruitive activities. As stated in Bhagavad-gītā (2.15, 2.56):
FAQs
This verse says one becomes freed from karma-bandha by reciting Prahlāda’s hymn to the Lord and remembering both the devotee (Prahlāda) and the Lord at the final moment.
After being pleased by Prahlāda’s prayers in Canto 7, Chapter 10, Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva grants a boon, declaring that glorification of those prayers and remembrance of Prahlāda and Himself leads to liberation.
Regularly recite or hear Prahlāda’s prayers, cultivate remembrance of the Lord throughout the day, and keep saintly devotees in your memory and association so that remembrance becomes natural at life’s end.