উগ্রো ঽপ্যনুগ্র এবাযং স্বভক্তানাং নৃকেশরী কেশরীব স্বপোতানামন্যেষাং উগ্রবিক্রমঃ
उग्रो ऽप्यनुग्र एवायं स्वभक्तानां नृकेशरी केशरीव स्वपोतानामन्येषां उग्रविक्रमः
ugro 'py anugra evāyaṁ sva-bhaktānāṁ nṛ-keśarī keśarīva sva-potānām anyeṣāṁ ugra-vikramaḥ
Synonyms
ugraḥ—ferocious; api—although; anugraḥ—not ferocious; eva—certainly; ayam—this; sva-bhaktānām—to His pure devotees; nṛ-keśarī—having the body of a human being and a lion; keśarī iva—like a lioness; sva-potānām—to her young cubs; anyeṣām—to others; ugra—ferocious; vikramaḥ—whose strength..
Translation
"Although very ferocious, the lioness is very kind to her cubs. Similarly, although very ferocious to nondevotees like Hiraṇyakaśipu, Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva is very, very soft and kind to devotees like Prahlāda Mahārāja."
Purport
This verse was composed by Śrīdhara Svāmī in his commentary on Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (7.9.1).