कोपावेशचलद्गात्र: पुत्रं हन्तुं मनो दधे । क्षिप्त्वा परुषया वाचा प्रह्रादमतदर्हणम् । आहेक्षमाण: पापेन तिरश्चीनेन चक्षुषा ॥ ३ ॥ प्रश्रयावनतं दान्तं बद्धाञ्जलिमवस्थितम् । सर्प: पदाहत इव श्वसन्प्रकृतिदारुण: ॥ ४ ॥
kopavesa-calad-gatrah putram hantum mano dadhe ksiptva parusaya vaca prahradam atad-arhanam aheksamanah papena tirascinena caksusa prasrayavanatam dantam baddhanjalim avasthitam sarpah padahata iva svasan prakrti-darunah
- kopa-avesa
- by a very angry mood
- calat
- trembling
- gatrah
- the whole body
- putram
- his son
- hantum
- to kill
- manah
- mind
- dadhe
- fixed
- ksiptva
- rebuking
- parusaya
- with very harsh
- vaca
- words
- prahradam
- Prahlada Maharaja
- a-tat-arhanam
- not fit to be chastised (due to his noble character and tender age)
- aha
- said
- iksamanah
- looking at him in anger
- papena
- because of his sinful activities
- tirascinena
- crooked
- caksusa
- with eyes
- prasraya-avanatam
- very gentle and mild
- dantam
- very restrained
- baddha-anjalim
- having folded hands
- avasthitam
- situated
- sarpah
- a snake
- pada-ahatah
- being trampled by the foot
- iva
- like
- svasan
- hissing
- prakrti
- by nature
- darunah
- very evil
When Hiranyakasipu understood the entire situation, he was extremely angry, so much so that his body trembled. Thus he finally decided to kill his son Prahlada. Hiranyakasipu was by nature very cruel, and feeling insulted, he began hissing like a snake trampled upon by someone’s foot. His son Prahlada was peaceful, mild and gentle, his senses were under control, and he stood before Hiranyakasipu with folded hands. According to Prahlada’s age and behavior, he was not to be chastised. Yet with staring, crooked eyes, Hiranyakasipu rebuked him with the following harsh words.