Canto 7, Chapter 10

Prahlāda, the Best Among Exalted Devotees

Verse 53 (SB 7.10.53)
SB 7.10.53 • मूल श्लोक

श्रीनारद उवाच निर्जिता असुरा देवैर्युध्यनेनोपबृंहितै: । मायिनां परमाचार्यं मयं शरणमाययु: ॥ ५३ ॥

Transliteration

śrī-nārada uvāca nirjitā asurā devair yudhy anenopabṛṁhitaiḥ māyināṁ paramācāryaṁ mayaṁ śaraṇam āyayuḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

śrī-nāradaḥ uvāca — Śrī Nārada Muni said; nirjitāḥ — being defeated; asurāḥ — all the demons; devaiḥ — by the demigods; yudhi — in battle; anena — by Lord Kṛṣṇa; upabṛṁhitaiḥ — increased in power; māyinām — of all the demons; parama-ācāryam — the best and largest; mayam — unto Maya Dānava; śaraṇam — shelter; āyayuḥ — took.

Translation

“Nārada Muni said: When the demigods, who are always powerful by the mercy of Lord Kṛṣṇa, fought with the asuras, the asuras were defeated, and therefore they took shelter of Maya Dānava, the greatest of the demons.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda