7.9.1-7.9.4: Prahlada Maharaj is unafraid of Narsimha Dev's form
7.9.5: Narsimha Dev is very pleased to see Prahlada and He places His hand on Prahalada Maharaj's head. "the Lord placed His lotus hand upon the boy's head because His hand is always ready to create fearlessness in all of His devotees"
The only means to become fearless is Krsna Consciousness. The devotee's hope of becoming fearless is to chant the Holy Name of the Lord Narsimha deva.
7.9.9-7.9.12 Offering prayers to the Lord is beneficial to the devotee.
7.9.9-10 - No amount of material qualities and Brahminical qualifications please the Lord. The Lord is pleased by sincere devotional service.
7.9.10-7.9.11 The Lord is completely full and self-satisfied. - he does need service from anyone. Whatever service we offer is for our benefit.Thus, whatever our position we must offer prayers and service with full endeavor as much as our intelligence allows. This will purify us and remove us from material life. Even if Prahlada Maharaj was born in a demoniac family - since the Lord is pleased by only devotion and nothing else being born in a demoniac family did not become his disqualification.
Connecting the threads from 7.9.9-10 and 7.9.10-11 - the Lord is pleased if we make the endeavor of offering glorification and service to Him, even if he does not need it. He is pleased because by doing so we get purified and free from material life. Lord Narsimha Dev ki jai - the Lord's reason for pleasure is amazing.This is unconditional love.
7.9.15-7.9.16 Prahlada Maharaj is not fearful of the form of the Lord as he has the realization that shelter of the Lord's Lotus feet are the ultimate goal for liberation from conditional life.
7.9.17-21 No remedy to get out of material anxiety is complete and full proof except for the remedy of engaging in the Lord's service
Remedies are temporary and impermanent.
How can anyone get out of Maya(Krishna's energy without taking shelter of Krishna
7.9.22-25 I want only Your shelter and the association of devotees. I dont want to go to the higher planets nor desire any material pleasures. My father acheived everything but he was vanquished by you in a moment. Those pleasures are thus temporary and You are most powerful and can destroy them through Your energy of time. I dont want anything except for Your shelter and the association and service of your pure devotee.
There is no happiness in this material world.
7.9.26-7.9.29Service to pure devotee must be done before aspiring for personal service of the Lord. You reciprocate as per the devotee's service attitude. As for me I recd your mercy even if I was born in a demoniac family because of the connection with Narada Muni who is Your pure devotee.Thus please bless me that I can serve him(7.9.24)
7.9.30- You act to prove true the words of Your devotee.
Lord saved Prahlada to fulfill the promise in BG(my devotee never perishes - na me bhaktya pranasyati.Also to fulfill Narada Muni's promise to Kayadhu that Prahlada would always be saved from the enemy's hands.
7.9.39-42 Mind is polluted with desires, thus it is not satisfied with topics concerning You.How will I then be able to discuss Your activities.My senses are also extremely agitated. You are stading on the otehr side of this river of death. Only by Your mercy it is possible that we can be delivered. Therefore please look upon not only on me but also on others who are suffering.
7.9.43-44 Extent of Prahlada Maharaj's compassion
I am not afraid of material existence because I am absorbed in Your glories and activities. I am concerend of the others who are completely involved in material existence.I do not wish to be liberated alone like other saintly persons who go to the Himalayas.Without Your shelter one cannot be happy. Therefore I wish to bring them back to the suffering souls back to the shelter of Your Lotus feet.
7.9.45: Pleasure in sex life is like the pleasure in relieving an itch.It is the greatest form of distress.Those who can tolerate this itch are not subjected to the suffering of those who cannot.
7.950:Therefore, O Supreme Personality of Godhead, the best of all persons to whom prayers are offered, I offer my respectful obeisances unto You because without rendering six kinds of devotional service unto You — offering prayers, dedicating all the results of activities, worshiping You, working on Your behalf, always remembering Your lotus feet and hearing about Your glories — who can achieve that which is meant for the paramahaḿsas?
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