Srimad Bhagavatam — Saptama Skandha, Shloka 29
Prahlāda Rejects Material Boons; Forgives His Father; Tripura and the Power of Remembrance
एतद् वपुस्ते भगवन्ध्यायत: परमात्मन: । सर्वतो गोप्तृ सन्त्रासान्मृत्योरपि जिघांसत: ॥ २९ ॥
etad vapus te bhagavan dhyāyataḥ paramātmanaḥ sarvato goptṛ santrāsān mṛtyor api jighāṁsataḥ
ข้าแต่พระผู้เป็นเจ้า โอ้ปรมาตมัน พระองค์ทรงเป็นผู้คุ้มครองรอบทิศ ผู้ใดเพ่งภาวนาต่อพระวรกายอันเหนือโลกของพระองค์ ย่อมได้รับความคุ้มครองโดยธรรมชาติจากความหวาดกลัวทั้งปวง แม้จากภัยมรณะอันใกล้เข้ามา
Everyone is sure to die, for no one is excused from the hands of death, which is but a feature of the Supreme Personality of Godhead ( mṛtyuḥ sarva-haraś cāham ). When one becomes a devotee, however, he is not destined to die according to a limited duration of life. Everyone has a limited duration of life, but a devotee’s lifetime can be extended by the mercy of the Supreme Lord, who is able to nullify the results of one’s karma. Karmāṇi nirdahati kintu ca bhakti-bhājāṁ. This is the statement of Brahma-saṁhitā (5.54) . A devotee is not under the laws of karma. Therefore even a devotee’s scheduled death can be avoided by the causeless mercy of the Supreme Lord. God protects the devotee even from the extreme danger of death.
FAQs
This verse says that meditating on the Lord as Paramātmā makes His divine form the devotee’s universal protector, dispelling all fear—even fear of death.
After being saved from extreme danger, Prahlāda offers prayers highlighting that the Lord’s remembered form protects devotees from every terror, including death.
Practice steady remembrance—japa, prayer, and meditation on the Lord’s protective form—so the mind repeatedly returns to divine shelter instead of fear-based thoughts.