Prahlāda Rejects Material Boons; Forgives His Father; Tripura and the Power of Remembrance
आख्यातं सर्वमेतत्ते यन्मां त्वं परिपृष्टवान् । दमघोषसुतादीनां हरे: सात्म्यमपि द्विषाम् ॥ ४१ ॥
ākhyātaṁ sarvam etat te yan māṁ tvaṁ paripṛṣṭavān damaghoṣa-sutādīnāṁ hareḥ sātmyam api dviṣām
Tất cả điều ngài hỏi ta—về việc con của Damaghoṣa và cả những kẻ thù ghét khác vẫn đạt sự đồng nhất với Hari—nay ta đã thuật lại đầy đủ cho ngài.
This verse states that even those who were inimical to Hari (like the sons of Damaghoṣa, e.g., Śiśupāla) could attain absorption/oneness with Him—showing the Lord’s supreme potency and the liberating power of constant fixation on Him.
He cites Damaghoṣa’s son (Śiśupāla) as a well-known example that even hostility directed toward the Lord can culminate in liberation, concluding what he had been asked to explain.
Keep the mind steadily fixed on the Supreme through devotion; the Bhagavatam highlights that constant absorption in God is transformative—so cultivate remembrance through bhakti rather than letting attention be consumed by negativity.