पिता प्रह्लादपुत्रस्ते तद्विद्वान्द्विजवत्सल: । स्वमायुर्द्विजलिङ्गेभ्यो देवेभ्योऽदात् स याचित: ॥ १४ ॥
pita prahrada-putras te tad-vidvan dvija-vatsalah svam ayur dvija-lingebhyo devebhyo ’dat sa yacitah
- pita
- father
- prahrada-putrah
- the son of Maharaja Prahlada
- te
- your
- tat-vidvan
- although it was known to him
- dvija-vatsalah
- still, because of his affinity for brahmanas
- svam
- his own
- ayuh
- duration of life
- dvija-lingebhyah
- who were dressed like brahmanas
- devebhyah
- unto the demigods
- adat
- delivered
- sah
- he
- yacitah
- being so requested.
Your father, Virocana, the son of Maharaja Prahlada, was very affectionate toward brahmanas. Although he knew very well that it was the demigods who had come to him in the dress of brahmanas, at their request he delivered to them the duration of his life.