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Prahlāda Mahārāja
Steadfast love under persecution
Devotion revealed- The test
- What cannot be taken by intimidation?
- The turn
- He continues remembering the Lord and eventually prays even for his persecuting father.
- What it teaches
- This is revelation of unwavering bhakti, not development from unbelief to belief.
Key moment · Mercy
Prayer beyond revenge
Prahlāda pacifies the Lord and prays with compassion.
All 4 moments of Prahlāda MahārājaIn the verse · SB 7.9.44
“My dear Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, I see that there are many saintly persons indeed, but they are interested only in their own deliverance. Not caring for the big cities and towns, they go to the Himālayas or the forest to meditate with vows of silence [mauna-vrata]. They are not interested in delivering others. As for me, however, I do not wish to be liberated alone, leaving aside all these poor fools and rascals. I know that without Kṛṣṇa consciousness, without taking shelter of Your lotus feet, one cannot be happy. Therefore I wish to bring them back to shelter at Your lotus feet.”