श्रीरुद्र उवाच कोपकालो युगान्तस्ते हतोऽयमसुरोऽल्पक: । तत्सुतं पाह्युपसृतं भक्तं ते भक्तवत्सल ॥ ४१ ॥
sri-rudra uvaca kopa-kalo yugantas te hato ’yam asuro ’lpakah tat-sutam pahy upasrtam bhaktam te bhakta-vatsala
- sri-rudrah uvaca
- Lord Siva offered his prayer
- kopa-kalah
- the right time for Your anger (for the purpose of annihilating the universe)
- yuga-antah
- the end of the millennium
- te
- by You
- hatah
- killed
- ayam
- this
- asurah
- great demon
- alpakah
- very insignificant
- tat-sutam
- his son (Prahlada Maharaja)
- pahi
- just protect
- upasrtam
- who is surrendered and standing nearby
- bhaktam
- devotee
- te
- of Your Lordship
- bhakta-vatsala
- O my Lord, who are so affectionate to Your devotee
Lord Siva said: The end of the millennium is the time for Your anger. Now that this insignificant demon Hiranyakasipu has been killed, O my Lord, who are naturally affectionate to Your devotee, kindly protect his son Prahlada Maharaja, who is standing nearby as Your fully surrendered devotee.