Chapter 19
पिता प्रह्लादपुत्रस्ते तद्विद्वान्द्विजवत्सल: । स्वमायुर्द्विजलिङ्गेभ्यो देवेभ्योऽदात् स याचित: ॥ १४ ॥
Transliteration
pitā prahrāda-putras te tad-vidvān dvija-vatsalaḥ svam āyur dvija-liṅgebhyo devebhyo ’dāt sa yācitaḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
pitā — father; prahrāda-putraḥ — the son of Mahārāja Prahlāda; te — your; tat-vidvān — although it was known to him; dvija-vatsalaḥ — still, because of his affinity for brāhmaṇas; svam — his own; āyuḥ — duration of life; dvija-liṅgebhyaḥ — who were dressed like brāhmaṇas; devebhyaḥ — unto the demigods; adāt — delivered; saḥ — he; yācitaḥ — being so requested.
Translation
“Your father, Virocana, the son of Mahārāja Prahlāda, was very affectionate toward brāhmaṇas. Although he knew very well that it was the demigods who had come to him in the dress of brāhmaṇas, at their request he delivered to them the duration of his life.”