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Chapter 5: Prahlāda Mahārāja, the Saintly Son of Hiraṇyakaśipu

Verse 42 of 53
SB 7.5.42

प्रयासे ऽपहते तस्मिन्दैत्येन्द्रः परिशंकितः चकार तद्वधोपायान्निर्बन्धेन युधिष्ठिर

prayāse 'pahate tasmin daityendraḥ pariśaṅkitaḥ cakāra tad-vadhopāyān nirbandhena yudhiṣṭhira

Synonyms

prayāsewhen the endeavor; apahatefutile; tasminthat; daitya-indraḥthe King of the demons, Hiraṇyakaśipu; pariśaṅkitaḥvery much afraid (considering how the boy was protected); cakāraexecuted; tat-vadha-upāyānvarious means for killing him; nirbandhenawith determination; yudhiṣṭhiraO King Yudhiṣṭhira..

Translation

My dear King Yudhiṣṭhira, when all the attempts of the demons to kill Prahlāda Mahārāja were futile, the King of the demons, Hiraṇyakaśipu, being most fearful, began contriving other means to kill him.

Verse 42 of 53
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