Shloka 193
विह्नल: प्रापतद् भूमौ हिरण्यकशिपो: सुतः । हिरण्यकशिपुकुमार प्रह्नाद बड़े जोरसे चिग्घाड़कर मूर्च्छिंत एवं व्याकुल हो उस पर्वतशिखरकी भूमिपर गिर पड़े
vihvalaḥ prāpatad bhūmau hiraṇyakaśipoḥ sutaḥ | hiraṇyakaśipu-kumāraḥ prahlādaḥ baḍe jor se ciṅghāḍakara mūrcchita evaṁ vyākulaḥ sa parvata-śikhara-bhūmipar girā paṛe |
ഹിരണ്യകശിപുവിന്റെ പുത്രനായ പ്രഹ്ലാദൻ ഉച്ചത്തിൽ നിലവിളിച്ചു, മൂർച്ചിതനും വ്യാകുലനുമായി, ആ പർവ്വതശിഖരത്തിലെ ഭൂമിയിൽ വീണു।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the fragility of the mind under extreme shock and the ethical need for inner steadiness (dhairya) and self-mastery; it prepares the listener to value composure and dharmic resilience rather than being ruled by agitation.
Bhishma describes Prahlada, Hiranyakashipu’s son, becoming overwhelmed—crying out loudly, fainting, and collapsing on the ground at a mountain summit—indicating a moment of intense distress within the story.