CC Madhya 8.6 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 6

ugro 'py anugra evāyaṁ

sva-bhaktānāṁ nṛ-keśarī

keśarīva sva-potānām

anyeṣāṁ ugra-vikramaḥ

SYNONYMS

ugraḥ—ferocious; api—although; anugraḥ—not ferocious; eva—certainly; ayam—this; sva-bhaktānām—to His pure devotees; nṛ-keśarī—having the body of a human being and a lion; keśarī iva—like a lioness; sva-potānām—to her young cubs; anyeṣām—to others; ugra—ferocious; vikramaḥ—whose strength.

TRANSLATION

" 'Although very ferocious, the lioness is very kind to her cubs. Similarly, although very ferocious to nondevotees like Hiraṇyakaśipu, Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva is very, very soft and kind to devotees like Prahlāda Mahārāja.' "

PURPORT

This verse was composed by Śrīdhara Svāmī in his commentary on Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (7.9.1).

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