Canto & Chapters
The Science of God (15 Chapters)
Chapter 145v
The Supreme Lord Is Equal to Everyone
Chapter 255v
Hiraṇyakaśipu, King of the Demons
Chapter 334v
Hiraṇyakaśipu’s Plan to Become Immortal
Chapter 438v
Hiraṇyakaśipu Terrorizes the Universe
Chapter 553v
Prahlāda Mahārāja, the Saintly Son of Hiraṇyakaśipu
Chapter 623v
Prahlāda Instructs His Demoniac Schoolmates
Chapter 751v
What Prahlāda Learned in the Womb
Chapter 850v
Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva Slays the King of the Demons
Chapter 955v
Prahlāda Pacifies Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva with Prayers
Chapter 1065v
Prahlāda, the Best Among Exalted Devotees
Chapter 1127v
The Perfect Society: Four Social Classes
Chapter 1227v
The Perfect Society: Four Spiritual Classes
Chapter 1344v
The Behavior of a Perfect Person
Chapter 1434v
Ideal Family Life
Chapter 1575v
Instructions for Civilized Human Beings
Canto 7, Chapter 2
Hiraṇyakaśipu, King of the Demons
Verse 54 (SB 7.2.54)
SB 7.2.54 • मूल श्लोक
कामं नयतु मां देव: किमर्धेनात्मनो हि मे । दीनेन जीवता दु:खमनेन विधुरायुषा ॥ ५४ ॥
Transliteration
kāmaṁ nayatu māṁ devaḥ kim ardhenātmano hi me dīnena jīvatā duḥkham anena vidhurāyuṣā
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
kāmam — as He likes; nayatu — let Him take away; mām — me; devaḥ — the Supreme Lord; kim — what use; ardhena — with half; ātmanaḥ — of the body; hi — indeed; me — my; dīnena — poor; jīvatā — living; duḥkham — in suffering; anena — this; vidhura-āyuṣā — having a lifetime full of affliction.
Translation
“If unkind Providence takes away my wife, who is half my body, why should He not take me also? What is the use of my living with half of my body, bereaved by loss of my wife? What shall I gain in this way?”