SB 7.7.2

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Seventh Canto, Chapter 7: What Prahlāda Learned in the Womb

SB 7.7.1

SB 7.7.3

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 2

śrī-prahrāda uvāca
pitari prasthite 'smākaṁ
tapase mandarācalam
yuddhodyamaṁ paraṁ cakrur
vibudhā dānavān prati

SYNONYMS

śrī-prahrādaḥ uvāca—Prahlāda Mahārāja said; pitari—when the demon father, Hiraṇyakaśipu; prasthite—left for; asmākam—our; tapase—to execute austerities; mandara-acalam—the hill known as Mandarācala; yuddha-udyamam—exertion of warfare; param—very great; cakruḥ—executed; vibudhāḥ—the demigods, headed by King Indra; dānavān—the demons; prati—toward.

TRANSLATION

Prahlāda Mahārāja said: When our father, Hiraṇyakaśipu, went to Mandarācala Mountain to execute severe austerities, in his absence the demigods, headed by King Indra, made a severe attempt to subdue all the demons in warfare.