स्वपादमूले पतितं तमर्भकं विलोक्य देव: कृपया परिप्लुत: । उत्थाप्य तच्छीर्ष्ण्यदधात्कराम्बुजं कालाहिवित्रस्तधियां कृताभयम् ॥ ५ ॥
sva-pada-mule patitam tam arbhakam vilokya devah krpaya pariplutah utthapya tac-chirsny adadhat karambujam kalahi-vitrasta-dhiyam krtabhayam
- sva-pada-mule
- at His lotus feet
- patitam
- fallen
- tam
- him (Prahlada Maharaja)
- arbhakam
- only a little boy
- vilokya
- seeing
- devah
- Lord Nrsimhadeva
- krpaya
- out of His causeless mercy
- pariplutah
- very much afflicted (in ecstasy)
- utthapya
- raising
- tat-sirsni
- on his head
- adadhat
- placed
- kara-ambujam
- His lotus hand
- kala-ahi
- of the deadly snake of time, (which can cause immediate death)
- vitrasta
- afraid
- dhiyam
- to all of those whose minds
- krta-abhayam
- which causes fearlessness
When Lord Nrsimhadeva saw the small boy Prahlada Maharaja prostrated at the soles of His lotus feet, He became most ecstatic in affection toward His devotee. Raising Prahlada, the Lord placed His lotus hand upon the boy’s head because His hand is always ready to create fearlessness in all of His devotees.