- Prahlad Ji Story from Sri Vishnu Purana
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Prahlad .Sri Parashar Uvacha: Matrey Shruytaam samyak charitram tasya dheemtahPrahladasya sadodarcharitasya mahatmanah
Diteh putro mahaviryo Harinyekashipuh puratrilokyam vashmaaninye brahmno vardarpitah
Indratvamkarodaityah sa chaaseetsvita svayamvaayuragnirapaam naath somchaawoonmahaasurah
Dhanaanaamadhipah so abhoots evaaseetsvaym yamahyagabhaagaanasheshaanstu sa svaym bubhuje asurah
devah svargm parityjye tatraasaanmunisattamvicheroornanau sarve vibraanaa maanusheem tanum
jitva tribhuvanam sarva trailokyaishvaryadarpitahupgeeyamaano gandharvairbubhuje vishyanpriyaan
Paanaasaktam mahaatmaanam hirnyakashipum tadaaaupaasaanchakrire sarve sidhagandharvapnngaah
avaadayan jaguchaanye jayashabdm tathaaparedaityaraajasya puratachakruh siddhaa mudaanvitaah
tatra pranrittaapsarasi sfaatikaabhramaye asurahpapau paanm mudaa yuktah praasaady sumnohre
tasye puro maha bhagah Prahlaado Naam NaamataahPapaath Baal Paadhyaani Guru Gehangto Arbhakah
Ekada Tu sa dharmaatma jagaam gurunah sahPana Aasaktasya Puratah Pitur DaityaPates Tada
Paad PranaamAavantam Tam Uthaapya Pitah SutamHrinyakshipuh Prah PrahlaadamImtaujsam
Hiranyakshipur uvaacha:
Pathyataam Bhavtaa Vatsa SaarBhootam SuBhaashitam
*line missing*Prahlaad uvacha:Sruyataam Taat Vakshyaami SaarBhootam TvaAagyaaSmaahitManaa Bhutvaa yanme chetsyaAvasthitam
An-Aadi-Madhya-Antaam-Ajam-Avridhi-Akshyam-AchutyamPranto AsmyaAntaSantaanam Sarva-Kaaran-Kaaranam
Sri Paraashar uvacha:Atan Nishamya Daityendrah Sukopo RaktalochanahVilokya TadGurum Prah SfuritaAdharapallavah
Hiranyakashipu Uvacha:BrahmaBandho KimEtatTe VipakshaStutiSanhitamAsaaram Grahito Baala MaamAvagyaaye DurMate
Gurur Uvacha:Daityechvar Na Kopasya VashamaAgantumArhsiMamUteshJanitam NaAyam Vadti Te Sutah
Hrinyakashipu uvacha:Anishto Asi KenedragVatsa Prahlaad KathyataamMayaUpdishtam NaItyesh PraBraveeti GurusTva
Prahlaad Uvaacha:Shaastaa VishnurAsheshAsya Jagto Yo Hridi StitaahTamrte Parmaatmaanam Taat Kah Ken Shaasyete
Hrinyakashipur Uvacha:Ko Ayam Vishnu SuDurBudhe Ayam Braveechi Punah PunahJagtamIishwarAsyeh Purtah Prasabham Mam
Prahlaad Uvacha:Na ShabdaGocharam Yasya YogiDhyeyam Param PadamYato Yashcha svayam vishvam sah Vishnu Parmeshwarah
Hiranyakshipur uvacha:ParmeshvarSangyo Agya KimAnyo MayaAvasthite
*line missing*Prahlaad uvacha:Na Kevalam Taat mam prajaanaam sa BrahmBhooto Bhavtashcha VishnuhDhata Vidhata Parmeshwarshcha Praseed Kopam Kurooshe kimArtham
Hrinyakashipu UvachaPravishtah Ko Asya Hridye DurBudherAtiPaapKritYenedrshaanyaAsaadhuni VadtyaAavishtaMaanasah
Prahlaad uvachaNa Kevalam MadHridyam sa VishnurAakramya LokaanAkhilaanAvasthitahSa Maam TvadAadeenshch PitasSamastaanSamastaCheshaasu Yunakti Sarvagah
Hrinyakashipur uvachaNishkaastyaamAyam Paapah Saaasyataam cha GurorGraheYojito DurMati Ken VipakshaVishyaStutau
Sri Praashar uvachaItyaUkto Asau tadaa daitaineento guruGraham punahjagrah vidyamAnisham guruSushroosnodyatah
Kaale Ateete Ati mahti PrahlaadamAsureshwarahSmaahooyaBraveedGaatha KachitPurak Geeyataam
Prahlaad uvachaYatah Pradhaan Purushau YatashChaEtatCharAcharamKaranam SakalAsya sa No Vishnu Praseedtu
Hrinyakshipu uvaachaDurAtma Vadhytaamesh NanenArtho Asti JeevtaSvapakshaHaniKartritvadyah GulAngaartam Gatah
Paraashar uvaach
*2 lines missing*Prahlaad uvaachVishnuh shastreshu yushmaasu mayi chaasau vyavsthitahdaiteyaasten satyen maAkramanTvaayudhaani Me
Sri Paraashar uvaachTatastaishShatsho Daitaih shastraugairahtoApi sanNaAvap vednaamAlpaamBhoochaiv purarNavah
Hiranyakashipur uvaachDurBudhe vinivartasva vairiPakshastvaardatahABhayam te prayachaami maAtiMoodhaMatirBhav
Prahlaad uvachaBhayam BhyaanaamAphaarini Sthite ManasyaAnante Mam Kutra TishthatiYasminSmrite JanmaJaraaAntakAadiBhayaani SarvaanyapyaAanti Taat
Hiranyakashipur uvaachaBho Bhoh Sarpa DurAchaarmEnamAtyantaDurMatimVishaJvaalaAkulirVaktraih Sadya nayat sanKshayam
Sri Paraashar uvaachaItiUktaAste tatah sarpah kuhkaastkshkAdyaadashant samasteshu gaaatreshvaAtiVisholbanaahSa TvaAsaktaMatih Krishne Dashyamaano MahoragaihNa VivedAtmno Gaatram TatSmrityaAhlaadSuSthitah
Sarpa uchuDanshtraa visheernaa manayah sfutantifaneshu taapo hridyeshu kampahSaAsya tvachah svaAlpamapeeh bhinnamprashaadhi Daityeshwar karyamAnyat
Hrinyakashipur uvaachaHe Diggajaah sakatDantamishraa
*half line missing*Tanja vinaashaaye bhavanti tasyayathaarneh prajvalito hutaashahSri Paraashar uvaachatatah sa digajairBaalo boobrichikharsannibaihPaatito dharneeprishthe vishaanairvaavPeeditah
Smaratastasya GovindamIbidantaah sahastrashahsheerna vaksha-shalam praapya sa praah pitaram tatah
Dantaa gajaanaam kulishaAagraNishthuraahSheernaa yadete na balam mamaitatMahaa-Vipat-Tap-Vinaashno-Ayam Janaardhan-Anusmanana-Anubhaavah
Hrinyakashipur uvaachaJvaalyataamAsuraa Vahnirapsarpat higgajaahvaayo smedhyaAgnim tvam dhyataamesh paapKrit
Sri Paraashar UvaachMahaaKaashthachyastham TamAsurendraSutam tatahprajvaalya daanvaa vahni dadahuh svaaminaOditah
Prahalaad uvaachTaataish Vahnih pavanerito ApiNa mam dahyatra samanttau AhamPashyamaami padmaastaranaastritaanisheetani sarvaani dishaammukhaani
Sri Paraashar UvachaAtha Daityeshvaram prochur Bargav-Asya-Atma-Ja DvijahPurohitaa mahaatmanah Saamnaa sanstooya vaagminah
Purohita uchuRaajan Niyamyataam kopo bale api tanye nijekopo devanikaayeshu teshu te safalo yatah
*line missingbaalatvam sarva doshaanaam daitya-raajaaas-padam yatahtato atra kopam atyartham yoktum arhasi naarbhakena tyakshyati Hareh Paksham Asmaakam Vachanaad Yaditatah krityaam vadhaaya-asya krishyaamo AniVarttineem
Sri Paraashar uvachaEvammyarthitastaistu DaityaRaajah purohitaihdaityair Nishkaasyaamaas putram paavakashchayattato guru grahe baalah sa vasanbaaladaanavaanadhyaapayaamaas muhur updeshaantre Guroh
Prahlaad uvachaShruyataam Paramaartho me daityaa Ditij-Aatma-Jana cha-Anyathaitan-Mantavyam Na-Atra Lobha-Aadi-Kaaranam
Janma balyam tatah sarvo jantu praapnoti yauvanamAvyahataiv bhavati tato anudivasam jaraa
tatashch mrityumabhyeti jantur daityeshvar-atma-jaahpratyaksham drishyate cha-etad-asmaakam bhavataam tatha
mritasya cha punar-janam bhavatyetachcha na-anyathaaaagamo-ayam tatha yacha na-upaadaanam vinodbhavah
garbha-vaasa-aadi yaavattu punar-janma-upapaadanamsamasta-aavasthakam taavad-dukham-eva-avagamyataam
kshut-trishna-upashamam tadvachcheeta-adya-upashamam sukhammanyate baalabuddhitvaad-dukham-eva hi tatpunah
atyanta-astimita-angaanaam vyaayaamen sukhaishinaambhraanti-gyaan-avrita-akshaanaam dukhameva sukhaayate
ka shareeram-asheshaanaam shlesham-aadeenaam mahaachayahka kaanti-shoha-saundarya-ramneeya-aadyo gunaah
maansa-asrikpooyavin-mootra-snaayumamj-asti-sanhataudehe chet-preetimaan moodaho bhavitaa narke apyasau
agne sheeten toyasya trishaa bhaktasya cha kshudhaakriyate sukh-kartritvam tad-vilomasya chetaraih
kroti he daitya-sutaa yaavan-maatram parigrahamtaavanmaatram sa evaasya dukham chetasi yachati
yaavatah kuroote jantuh sambandhaan-manasah priyaantaanavto-asya nikhanyante hridaye shok-ashankavah
yadyad-grahe tanmanasi yatra tatra-avatishthatahnaasha-daaha-upkaranam tasya tatraiv tishati
janmanyatra mahad-dukham mriyamaanasya cha-api tatyaatnaasu yam-asya-ugram garbhasankramaneshu cha
garbheshu sukha-lesho api bhavadbhir-anumeeyateyadi tat-kathyataam-evam sarvam dukhamayam jagat
tadevam-ati-dukhanaamaaspade atra bhavaarnavebhavataam kathyate satyam Vishnur-Ekah paraayanah
Ma jaaneet vayam baalaa dehee deheshu shaashvatahjaraa-yauvan-janma-aadya dharmaa dehasya naa-atmanah
baalo-aham taavadichchaato yatishye shreyase yuvaayuvaa-aham vaardhake praapte karishyaamya-aatmano hitam
Vriddho aham mam kaaryaani samastaani na gocharekim karishyaami manda-aatmaa samarthena na yat-kritam
evam duraashyaa kshipta-maanasah purushah sadaashreyaso abhimukham yaati na kadaachit-pipaasitah
baalye kreedanka-aasaktaa yauvane-vishaya-unmukhaahagya nayantyashaktyaa cha vaardhakam samupasthitam
tasmaad-baalye viveka-aatma yateta shreyase sadaabaalya-yauvana-vradha-aadyair-deha-bhaavair-sanyutah
tada-etadvo maya-akhyaatam yadi jaaneet naanritamtadas-mat-preetaye Vishnuh smaryataam bandha-muktidah
prayaasah smarne ko-asya smrato yachcha-ati shobhanampaap-kshayashcha bhavati smarataam tam-ahar-nisham
Sarva-bhoot-sthite Tasmin-matir-matree devaa-Nishambhavataam jaayataam-evam sarva-kleshaan-prahaasyatha
Taap-Trayena-Abhihatam yada-etad-akhilam jagattadaa shochyeshu bhooteshu dvesham praagyah karoti kah
atha Bhadraani bhootaani heen-shaktir-aham parammudam tada-api kurveet hanir-dvesh-phalam yatah
badha-vairaani bhootaani dvesham kurvanti chettatahsu-shochyaanya-ati-mohen vyaaptaaneeti maneechinaam
ete-bhinn-drashaam daitya vikalpaah kathita mayaakritvaa-abhupagamam tatra sankshepah shrooyataam mam
vistaarah sarva-bhoota-asya Vishnoh Sarvam-Idam jagatdrashtavyam-aatma-vat-tasmaad-abheden vichakshanaih
sam-utsrijya-asuram bhaavam tasmaad-yooyam tatha vayamtatha yatnam karishyaamo yatha praapasyaam nirvritim
yaa naa-agninaa na chakrena nendunaa cha na vaayunaaparjanyavaroonaabhyaam va na siddhair-na cha raakshasaih
na yakshaina cha Daityendrair-noragairna cha kinnaraihna manushyair-na pashubhir-doshair-naiv-aatma-sambhavaih
Jvaraakshi-rogaateesaarapleeh-gulma-aadikais-tathaadvesheryaa-matsara-aadyair-va raag-lobha-aadibhih kshayam
na cha-anyair-neeyate kaishchin-nityaa yaa-atyanta-nirmalaataam-aapnotya-amale nyasya Keshave hridayam narah
Asaar-Sansaar-Vivartaneshu Ma yaat tosham prasabham braveemisarvatra daityas-samataam-upeta samatvam-araadhanam-Achutasya
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