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Character & Prayers of Prahlada
Character & Prayers of Prahlada
PRAYERS OF
PRAHLADA
1.2.6
sa vai puàsäà paro dharmo
yato bhaktir adhokñaje
ahaituky apratihatä
yayätmä suprasédati
Complete Satisfaction
SEAMLESS
DEVOTION
Character & Prayers of Prahlada
Gauranga Darshan Das
Unobstructed Flow
5.18.12
yasyästi bhaktir bhagavaty akiïcanä
sarvair guëais tatra samäsate suräù
haräv abhaktasya kuto mahad-guëä
manorathenäsati dhävato bahiù
7.4.31-32
brahmaëyaù çéla-sampannaù
satya-sandho jitendriyaù
ätmavat sarva-bhütänäm
eka-priya-suhåttamaù
däsavat sannatäryäìghriù
pitåvad déna-vatsalaù
bhrätåvat sadåçe snigdho
guruñv éçvara-bhävanaù
vidyärtha-rüpa-janmäòhyo
mäna-stambha-vivarjitaù
7.4.37
nyasta-kréòanako bälo
jaòavat tan-manastayä
kåñëa-graha-gåhétätmä
na veda jagad édåçam
1. Free from
material envy
2. Well-wishers to
everyone
3. Striving to
establish a
competition
less society
with God in the
center.
5.18.9
svasty astu viçvasya khalaù prasédatäà
dhyäyantu bhütäni çivaà mitho dhiyä
manaç ca bhadraà bhajatäd adhokñaje
äveçyatäà no matir apy ahaituké
No death –
² From any jiva created by you
² within or outside residence
² During daytime or at night
² On ground or sky
² by any being other than created by you
² by any weapon
² by any human being / animal
² from any living or nonliving.
² by any demigod / demon / snake from
lower planets
No rival
Sole lordship over all living entities &
presiding deities
All mystic powers
Character & Prayers of Prahlada
Gauranga Darshan Das
Sense control
to get boons
Sense Enjoyment
after getting boons
Character & Prayers of Prahlada
Gauranga Darshan Das
Unrestricted
sense
enjoyment is
not freedom
but bondage
5.18.8
oà namo bhagavate narasiàhäya
namas tejas-tejase
ävir-ävirbhava
vajra-nakha vajra-daàñöra
karmäçayän randhaya randhaya
tamo grasa grasa oà svähä;
abhayam abhayam ätmani
bhüyiñöhä oà kñraum
Bestower of Fearlessness
Hiranya (gold) | Kasipu (bed)
² School: of Atheism
² Syllabus: Diplomacy & politics
² Students: Children of demons
² Faculty: Sanda & Amarka
7.5.5
tat sädhu manye 'sura-varya dehinäà
sadä samudvigna-dhiyäm asad-grahät
hitvätma-pätaà gåham andha-küpaà
vanaà gato yad dharim äçrayeta
Oneness
Distinction
Vaishnava Thinking –
Vaikuntha thinking
7.5.13
sa eña ätmä sva-parety abuddhibhir
duratyayänukramaëo nirüpyate
muhyanti yad-vartmani veda-vädino
brahmädayo hy eña bhinatti me matim
7.5.14
yathä bhrämyaty ayo brahman
svayam äkarña-sannidhau
tathä me bhidyate cetaç
cakra-päëer yadåcchayä
No cause
No goal
Not induced
7.5.5
tat sädhu manye 'sura-varya dehinäà
sadä samudvigna-dhiyäm asad-grahät
hitvätma-pätaà gåham andha-küpaà
vanaà gato yad dharim äçrayeta
Smarana
Sakhyam
m
Bhakti
Pada
Dasyam
sevanam
Vandana
Arcanam
m
7.5.30
matir na kåñëe parataù svato vä
mitho 'bhipadyeta gåha-vratänäm
adänta-gobhir viçatäà tamisraà
punaù punaç carvita-carvaëänäm
7.5.31
na te viduù svärtha-gatià hi viñëuà
duräçayä ye bahir-artha-mäninaù
andhä yathändhair upanéyamänäs
te 'péça-tantryäm uru-dämni baddhäùCharacterGauranga
& Prayers of Prahlada
Darshan Das
Power of Vaisnava seva
7.5.32
naiñäà matis tävad urukramäìghrià
spåçaty anarthäpagamo yad-arthaù
mahéyasäà päda-rajo-'bhiñekaà
niñkiïcanänäà na våëéta yävat
Because of my enmity,
I may die.
Children were
(i) affectionate
(ii) respectful
(iii) not polluted by teachers
² 50 yrs – sleep
² 10 yrs – childhood
² 10 yrs – sporting
² 20 yrs – old age
² Rest – wasted in material affairs w/o DS
Inspiration in
bhakti flows
effectively
when the
hearts of both
the proponent
and the
recipient are
pure
7.8.7
na kevalaà me bhavataç ca räjan
sa vai balaà balinäà cäpareñäm
pare 'vare 'mé sthira-jaìgamä ye
brahmädayo yena vaçaà praëétäù
7.8.17
satyaà vidhätuà nija-bhåtya-bhäñitaà
vyäptià ca bhüteñv akhileñu cätmanaù
adåçyatätyadbhuta-rüpam udvahan
stambhe sabhäyäà na mågaà na mänuñam
Narasimha – creator
of fearlessness
No material
impediment can stop
spiritual progress
Fixed in
with full
mind & complete
sight attention trance
with
prayers
faltering
voice in love
Humility of Vaisnava
manye dhanäbhijana-rüpa-tapaù-çrutaujas-
tejaù-prabhäva-bala-pauruña-buddhi-yogäù
närädhanäya hi bhavanti parasya puàso
bhaktyä tutoña bhagavän gaja-yütha-päya
yasmät priyäpriya-viyoga-sayoga-janma-
çokägninä sakala-yoniñu dahyamänaù
duùkhauñadhaà tad api duùkham atad-dhiyähaà
bhüman bhramämi vada me tava däsya-yogam
Character & Prayers of Prahlada
Gauranga Darshan Das
18: WILL CHANT YOUR GLORIES IN PARAMPARA
7.9.19
bälasya neha çaraëaà pitarau nåsiàha
närtasya cägadam udanvati majjato nauù
taptasya tat-pratividhir ya ihäïjaseñöas
tävad vibho tanu-bhåtäà tvad-upekñitänäm
² 20: Everything is
manifestation of Your
energy
² 21: Only shelter of Your LF
can free one from
entanglement
² 22: Material elements are
under Your control – I am
crushed by Time – I
surrender
24: PLACE ME IN
TOUCH WITH YOUR
PURE DEVOTEE &
LET ME SERVE HIM
AS A SINCERE
SERVANT
² Solution: Surrender to
Krsna
Character & Prayers of Prahlada
Gauranga Darshan Das
26: YOUR CAUSELESS MERCY –
PUT HAND ON ME BORN IN
DEMONIAC FAMILY [NEVER ON
BRAHMA, SIVA OR LAXMI]
27: YOU (~DESIRE TREE)
RECIPROCATE ACC. TO ONE’S
LEVEL OF SERVICE – NOT
BASED ON HIGHER & LOWER
BIRTH
[NO DISCRIMINATION B/W
FRIENDS-ENEMIES/ FAV-
UNFAV]
When Seed fructifies, original seed can’t be seen. Character & Prayers of Prahlada
Gauranga Darshan Das
When Seed fructifies, original seed can’t be seen
34: BRAHMA’S BIRTH & SEARCH FOR LORD
AcintyaCharacter
bheda-bheda
& Prayers of Prahlada
Gauranga Darshan Das
AROMA IN EARTH
(NOT SEEN IN EARTH, BUT IN FLOWERS)
² “Constantly appearing,
you shower the nectar
of Your form, qualities &
pastimes. But my sinful
mind does not take
pleasure in this.”
² In 39-41, Prahlada asks
the Lord on behalf of
fallen souls…
7.9.43
naivodvije para duratyaya-vaitaraëyäs
tvad-vérya-gäyana-mahämåta-magna-cittaù
çoce tato vimukha-cetasa indriyärtha-
mäyä-sukhäya bharam udvahato vimüòhän
Stuti – prayers
Karma - dedicating all results of
activities
Devotional Puja – worshiping
Service Karma – working on Your behalf
Smritih caranayoh – remembering Your
LF
Sravanam kathayam – hearing Your
glories
² Results of bhakti & understanding of bhakti are reserved for a
paramahamsa, and this stage cannot be obtained by any Vedic
process other than DS.
² 1: Impediments on path of DS
² 2: I am naturally attached to material
enjoyment (demon birth). So do not
tempt me.
² 3: You sent me to MW to exhibit
symptoms of PDs
² 4: Merchant desires material
benefits for service
² 5: Who is not a pure servant &
master
² 6: I am unmotivated servant & You
are my eternal master
² 7-9: I should not have any material
desires that vanquish all good
qualities. Then one will possess
opulence like Yours
² 10: __`o_ Character & Prayers of Prahlada
Gauranga Darshan Das
11-17: LORD’S REPLY TO PRAHLADA & PRAHLADA’S DESIRE
7.9.15
nähaà bibhemy ajita te 'tibhayänakäsya-
jihvärka-netra-bhrukuöé-rabhasogra-daàñörät
äntra-srajaù-kñataja-keçara-çaìku-karëän
nirhräda-bhéta-digibhäd ari-bhin-nakhägrät
7.9.16
trasto 'smy ahaà kåpaëa-vatsala duùsahogra-
saàsära-cakra-kadanäd grasatäà praëétaù
baddhaù sva-karmabhir uçattama te 'ìghri-mülaà
préto 'pavarga-çaraëaà hvayase kadä nu
7.9.8
brahmädayaù sura-gaëä munayo 'tha siddhäù
sattvaikatäna-gatayo vacasäà pravähaiù
närädhituà puru-guëair adhunäpi pipruù
kià toñöum arhati sa me harir ugra-jäteù
7.4.33
nodvigna-citto vyasaneñu niùspåhaù
çruteñu dåñöeñu guëeñv avastu-dåk
däntendriya-präëa-çaréra-dhéù sadä
praçänta-kämo rahitäsuro 'suraù
5.18.10
mägära-därätmaja-vitta-bandhuñu
saìgo yadi syäd bhagavat-priyeñu naù
yaù präëa-våttyä parituñöa ätmavän
siddhyaty adürän na tathendriya-priyaù
5.18.11
yat-saìga-labdhaà nija-vérya-vaibhavaà
térthaà muhuù saàspåçatäà hi mänasam
haraty ajo 'ntaù çrutibhir gato 'ìgajaà
ko vai na seveta mukunda-vikramam
Character & Prayers of Prahlada
Gauranga Darshan Das
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