Srimad Bhagavatam — Saptama Skandha, Shloka 7

Nṛsiṁhadeva Appears from the Pillar and Slays Hiraṇyakaśipu

Devanagari script

श्रीप्रह्राद उवाच न केवलं मे भवतश्च राजन् स वै बलं बलिनां चापरेषाम् । परेऽवरेऽमी स्थिरजङ्गमा ये ब्रह्मादयो येन वशं प्रणीता: ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

śrī-prahrāda uvāca na kevalaṁ me bhavataś ca rājan sa vai balaṁ balināṁ cāpareṣām pare ’vare ’mī sthira-jaṅgamā ye brahmādayo yena vaśaṁ praṇītāḥ

Translation

Махараджа Прахлада сказал: Мой дорогой царь, источник моей силы, о котором ты спрашиваешь, является также и источником твоей. В самом деле, изначальный источник всех видов силы один. Он не только твоя сила или моя, но единственная сила для всех. Без Него никто не может получить никакой силы. Движущиеся или неподвижные, высшие или низшие, все, включая Господа Брахму, управляются силой Верховной Личности Бога.

Synonyms

• śrī-prahrādaḥ: Prahlāda (honored)
• śrī-prahrādaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī + prahrāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘श्रीमान् प्रह्रादः’

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• kevalam: only
• kevalam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kevala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभूत-विशेषण (adverbial use) ‘only/merely’

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, एकवचन (enclitic)

• bhavataḥ: of you (sir)
• bhavataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भवत्-शब्द (honorific pronoun), षष्ठी, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• rājan: O king
• rājan: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• saḥ: that (He)
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• vai: indeed
• vai: Nishcaya (निश्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• balam: strength
• balam: Pradhana (प्रधान/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here predicate nominative/accusative sense ‘(is) the strength’

• balinām: of the strong
• balinām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: balin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• apareṣām: of others
• apareṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• pare: higher
• pare: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; paired with ‘avare’—‘higher’

• avare: lower
• avare: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: avara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘lower’

• amī: these
• amī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• sthira-jaṅgamāḥ: the immobile and the mobile (beings)
• sthira-jaṅgamāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthira + jaṅgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वः—‘स्थिराः च जङ्गमाः च’ (immobile and mobile beings)

• ye: who
• ye: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• brahmādayaḥ: Brahmā and others
• brahmādayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmā + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘ब्रह्मा आदिः येषाम्’ (Brahmā and others)

• yena: by whom
• yena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया, एकवचन

• vaśam: control, subjection
• vaśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• praṇītāḥ: have been brought (under)
• praṇītāḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + √nī (धातु) क्त-प्रत्यय / praṇīta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्यय (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘led/brought (under)’

Purport

Lord Kṛṣṇa says in Bhagavad-gītā (10.41) :

Characters & Entities

• Prahlāda
• Hiraṇyakaśipu
• Brahmā

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about God being the source of all strength?

Prahlāda states that the Supreme Lord is not only his and the king’s strength, but the strength of all who are strong—indicating that all power ultimately rests in Bhagavān.

Why did Prahlada Maharaja say this to Hiranyakashipu?

Hiraṇyakaśipu boasted of his power and demanded proof of Viṣṇu’s supremacy; Prahlāda replies that even the mightiest beings, including Brahmā, are controlled by the Supreme Lord.

Practical application of this teaching in modern life?

It encourages humility and reliance on God: use your abilities responsibly, avoid pride, and remember that talent, strength, and success are ultimately gifts sustained by a higher power.