श्रीप्रह्राद उवाच ब्रह्मादय: सुरगणा मुनयोऽथ सिद्धा: सत्त्वैकतानगतयो वचसां प्रवाहै: । नाराधितुं पुरुगुणैरधुनापि पिप्रु: किं तोष्टुमर्हति स मे हरिरुग्रजाते: ॥ ८ ॥
sri-prahrada uvaca brahmadayah sura-gana munayo ’tha siddhah sattvaikatana-gatayo vacasam pravahaih naradhitum puru-gunair adhunapi pipruh kim tostum arhati sa me harir ugra-jateh
- sri-prahradah uvaca
- Prahlada Maharaja prayed
- brahma-adayah
- headed by Lord Brahma
- sura-ganah
- the inhabitants of the upper planetary systems
- munayah
- the great saintly persons
- atha
- as well (like the four Kumaras and others)
- siddhah
- who have attained perfection or full knowledge
- sattva
- to spiritual existence
- ekatana-gatayah
- who have taken without diversion to any material activities
- vacasam
- of descriptions or words
- pravahaih
- by streams
- na
- not
- aradhitum
- to satisfy
- puru-gunaih
- although fully qualified
- adhuna
- until now
- api
- even
- pipruh
- were able
- kim
- whether
- tostum
- to become pleased
- arhati
- is able
- sah
- He (the Lord)
- me
- my
- harih
- the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- ugra-jateh
- who am born in an asuric family
Prahlada Maharaja prayed: How is it possible for me, who have been born in a family of asuras, to offer suitable prayers to satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead? Even until now, all the demigods, headed by Lord Brahma, and all the saintly persons, could not satisfy the Lord by streams of excellent words, although such persons are very qualified, being in the mode of goodness. Then what is to be said of me? I am not at all qualified.