Shloka 44

Prahlāda’s Prayers Pacify Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva

Prahlāda-stuti and the Lord’s Benediction Offer

Devanagari script

प्रायेण देव मुनय: स्वविमुक्तिकामा मौनं चरन्ति विजने न परार्थनिष्ठा: । नैतान्विहाय कृपणान्विमुमुक्ष एको नान्यं त्वदस्य शरणं भ्रमतोऽनुपश्ये ॥ ४४ ॥

Transliteration

prāyeṇa deva munayaḥ sva-vimukti-kāmā maunaṁ caranti vijane na parārtha-niṣṭhāḥ naitān vihāya kṛpaṇān vimumukṣa eko nānyaṁ tvad asya śaraṇaṁ bhramato ’nupaśye

Translation

အို သခင်၊ မုနိများအများစုသည် ကိုယ်ပိုင်မုတ်ခကိုသာ လိုလား၍ တိတ်ဆိတ်ကတိ (မောနဝရတ) ဖြင့် တောတောင်အထီးကျန်ရာ၌ ကျင့်ကြံကြသည်၊ အခြားသူတို့၏ ကယ်တင်ခြင်း၌ မနစ်မြုပ်ကြ။ သို့သော် ကျွန်ုပ်သည် ဤဆင်းရဲမိုက်မဲသူများကို ချန်ထားပြီး တစ်ယောက်တည်း လွတ်မြောက်လိုခြင်း မရှိပါ; လမ်းလွဲလျှောက်နေသော ဇီဝများအတွက် သင်၏ ကြာပန်းခြေတော်၏ အရိပ်အာဝါသမှတပါး အခြားခိုလှုံရာ မမြင်ပါ။

Synonyms

• prāyeṇa: generally
• prāyeṇa: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभूतम्; अव्ययार्थे (generally/for the most part)

• deva: O Lord
• deva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

• munayaḥ: sages
• munayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), बहुवचन

• sva-vimukti-kāmāḥ: desiring their own liberation
• sva-vimukti-kāmāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + vimukti (प्रातिपदिक) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—स्वस्य विमुक्तिः तस्य कामः (desirous of one’s own liberation)

• maunam: silence
• maunam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mauna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन

• caranti: they practice
• caranti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: car (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; √चर् = to practice/walk

• vijane: in a solitary place
• vijane: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vijana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• parārtha-niṣṭhāḥ: devoted to others’ welfare
• parārtha-niṣṭhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक) + niṣṭhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—परस्य अर्थः तस्मिन् निष्ठा (devoted to others’ welfare)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• etān: these
• etān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), बहुवचन

• vihāya: having abandoned
• vihāya: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vihā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), √वि-हा = having abandoned

• kṛpaṇān: the wretched/poor-hearted
• kṛpaṇān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛpaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• vimumukṣe: I would liberate
• vimumukṣe: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + muc (धातु)
• Form: लिट्/लुङ्-सम्भाव्य? (here: desiderative/optative sense) वस्तुतः लोट्/विधिलिङ् रूपम्: विधिलिङ् (Optative), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; √वि-मुच् = to liberate; अर्थः—‘I should liberate’

• ekaḥ: alone
• ekaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• anyam: another
• anyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• tvat: than You
• tvat: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/ablative), एकवचन; ‘from/than you’ (comparison)

• asya: of this (one)
• asya: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन

• śaraṇam: refuge
• śaraṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• bhramataḥ: of one who is wandering
• bhramataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhram (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन; √भ्रम् = wandering

• anupaśye: I see/recognize
• anupaśye: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu + paś (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; √अनु-पश् = to see/recognize

Purport

This is the decision of the Vaiṣṇava, the pure devotee of the Lord. For himself he has no problems, even if he has to stay in this material world, because his only business is to remain in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. The Kṛṣṇa conscious person can go even to hell and still be happy. Therefore Prahlāda Mahārāja said, naivodvije para duratyaya-vaitaraṇyāḥ: “O best of the great personalities, I am not at all afraid of material existence.” The pure devotee is never unhappy in any condition of life. This is confirmed in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (6.17.28) :

Characters & Entities

• Prahlāda Mahārāja
• Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about seeking moksha only for oneself?

This verse contrasts self-focused liberation with a devotee’s compassion: Prahlāda says he does not want liberation alone while leaving suffering souls behind, and that only the Lord is true shelter.

Why did Prahlada Maharaja say this to Lord Nrsimhadeva?

After being protected from Hiraṇyakaśipu, Prahlāda offers prayers showing pure devotion: he asks not for personal liberation, but for the welfare of all conditioned souls, taking refuge only in the Lord.

Practical application of Prahlada’s compassion in modern life?

Practice bhakti without selfish motives and extend spiritual care to others—through kindness, sharing wisdom, and helping people find genuine refuge in God rather than only pursuing personal peace.