Word meanings
- prahlādaḥ
- Prahlad
- ca
- and
- asmi
- I am
- daityānām
- of the demons
- kālaḥ
- time
- kalayatām
- of all that controls
- aham
- I
- mṛgāṇām
- amongst animals
- ca
- and
- mṛga-indraḥ
- the lion
- aham
- I
- vainateyaḥ
- Garud
- ca
- and
- pakṣiṇām
- amongst birds
Translations
And I am Prahlada among the demons, I am Time among reckoners, I am the lion among beasts, and Vainateya (Garuda) among birds.
And I am the devotee Prahlada among the heathens; of Time I am the Eternal Present; I am the Lion among beasts and the Eagle among birds.
Among demons, I am Prahlada, and among reckoners of time, I am Time. Among animals, I am the lion, and among birds, I am Garuda.
दैत्योंमें प्रह्लाद और गणना करनेवालोंमें काल मैं हूँ । पशुओंमें सिंह और पक्षियोंमें गरुड मैं हूँ।Commentary
Prahlada, though he was the son of a demon (Hiranyakasipu), was a great devotee of the Lord.