Shloka 64
Prahlāda Rejects Material Boons; Forgives His Father; Tripura and the Power of Remembrance
देवोऽसुरो नरोऽन्यो वा नेश्वरोऽस्तीह कश्चन । आत्मनोऽन्यस्य वा दिष्टं दैवेनापोहितुं द्वयो: ॥ ६४ ॥
devo ’suro naro ’nyo vā neśvaro ’stīha kaścana ātmano ’nyasya vā diṣṭaṁ daivenāpohituṁ dvayoḥ
ಮಯದಾನವನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ದೇವನಾಗಲಿ, ಅಸುರನಾಗಲಿ, ಮಾನವನಾಗಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ಬೇರೆ ಯಾರಾಗಲಿ, ದೈವದಿಂದ ನಿಶ್ಚಿತವಾದ ವಿಧಿಯನ್ನು—ತನ್ನದಾಗಲಿ, ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬರದಾಗಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ಎರಡರದಾಗಲಿ—ಯಾರೂ ಎಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ತಿರುಗಿಸಲಾರರು.
The Supreme Lord is one — Kṛṣṇa, the viṣṇu-tattva. Kṛṣṇa expands Himself into viṣṇu-tattva personal expansions ( svāṁśa ), who control everything. Maya Dānava said, “However I plan, you plan or both of us plan, the Lord has planned what is to happen. No one’s plan will be successful without His sanction.” We may make our own various plans, but unless they are sanctioned by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, they will never be successful. Hundreds and millions of plans are made by all kinds of living entities, but without the sanction of the Supreme Lord they are futile.
FAQs
This verse teaches that no being—deva, asura, or human—can act as an independent controller; destiny allotted by providence cannot ultimately be averted by oneself or by others.
In the aftermath of Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva’s appearance, Prahlāda emphasizes humility and dependence on the Lord, reminding that outcomes are governed by divine arrangement rather than egoic control.
Do your duty sincerely, but release pride and anxiety over results—accepting that the final outcome rests with divine will, while maintaining devotion and right action.