baddhaḥ sva-karmabhir uśattama te 'ṅghri-mūlaṁ
baddhaḥ sva-karmabhir uśattama te 'ṅghri-mūlaṁ
prīto 'pavarga-śaraṇaṁ hvayase kadā nu
O Lord, who are kind to the fallen souls! Excellent Lord! Thrown into the association of devouring demons, bound by my karmas, I am afraid of destruction through the intolerably fierce wheel of saṁsāra. When you will call me to the shelter of your lotus feet, which award liberation?
I am afraid of the bad association which produces aversion to you. I am afraid of the violence of the fierce wheel of saṁsāra, intolerable because it is filled with hatred and criticism of you. Prahlāda here indicates that he is not afraid of ordinary saṁsāra, for he will later say:
naivodvije para duratyaya vaitaraṇyās
tvad-vīrya-gāyana-mahāmṛta-magna-cittaḥ
O best of the great personalities, I am not at all afraid of material existence, for wherever I stay I am fully absorbed in thoughts of your glories and activities. SB 7.9.43
This is because I have been thrown among the demons who desire to eat me, since I am your devotee. “Did I throw you there?” No, I am bound by my karmas. Therefore when will you be pleased and call me to massage your lotus feet, which are the shelter giving release from saṁsāra?
|| 7.9.17 ||
yasmāt priyāpriya-viyoga-saṁyoga-janma-
śokāgninā sakala-yoniṣu dahyamānaḥ
duḥkhauṣadhaṁ tad api duḥkham atad-dhiyāhaṁ
bhūman bhramāmi vada me tava dāsya-yogam
O Lord! Because of this, I am suffering in every single life by the fire of lamentation arising from birth, with experience of separating from and meeting friends and enemies. The solution to suffering is also suffering. But thinking I am happy, I am wandering from body to body. Please tell me how I can be your servant.
“What will you do by serving my feet? Please enjoy the happiness from the wealth of the three worlds related to the Pitṛs.” I experience the fire of lamentation through birth, with separation and attainment of wanted and unwanted objects in all wombs. Even in the body of a king, this lamentation is present. “There are many remedies for the fire of lamentation.” The remedy for suffering only produces more suffering. By thinking that still I am happy (atad-dhiyā), even in a body of a pig, I wander about. Please tell me the method (yoga) of being your servant. By which method should I attain your service? Please tell the truth. If I have service to you, I will have no suffering at all in any womb.
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