धनानाम् अधिपः सो ऽभूत् स एवासीत् स्वयं यमः यज्ञभागान् अशेषांस् तु स स्वयं बुभुजे ऽसुरः॥ ४ ॥
dhanānām adhipaḥ so 'bhūt sa evāsīt svayaṃ yamaḥ yajñabhāgān aśeṣāṃs tu sa svayaṃ bubhuje 'suraḥ
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thttí." Prahlada replied.-y Vishnu, fath«r, is tbe instruetor óf tlie whole world aud is present in our minds. Who else, but tliat Great Soul can teach us (any thing)?" Hiranya- kashipu said, — "0 thou of vile understanding, who is thw VUhnu, of whom thou art speaking again and again before me the valiant lord of the world ?" Prahlada said, — "He is Vislmu, the great God, vvho is being meditated upon by tbe devout, whose glory cannot be described in words, who is all things and from whom all things proceed." Hiranyakashipu said.— •' fool, myself living, to whom else you give th^tittle of supreme lord ? Are you desirous of death that you are mentioning this agaiii aud again ?" Prahlada replied,-r>''Ö father, Vishnu, who is BralmiS, is not only the creator, preserver and supreme lord of me only, but of all creatures as well as of thyself. Be propitiated ; wby art thou angry ?" Hiranyakashipu said, — " What evil spirit has entered into tbe breast of this silly lad, that, he, like one possessed, gives expression to such profane words." Praliláda said, — "That Vishnu is not only present in my mind, but he pervades the whole universe; He isomnipresentand commands me, thyself and all creatures." Hiranyakashipii said, — " Away with this wicked boy j take him again to the preceptor's house and govem him ; perh. !:_,.< he has been taught by some vicious- minded (men) to sing the glories of my.foes." Parasara said :— " He having said this Prahlada was again con- ducted to the preceptor's house by the Daityas, where always prompt to attend upon the preceptor he received instructions constantly. After a considerabte time tbat lord of Asuras sent for Práhlada again and said 4 ' mý boy, recite me some poetical composition." Prahlada said<— " May that Visbnu be propitiated witíi as, from, whom mattór wi aoul originate and all that is mobile and itnmqbile proceedi and who is the cause of all this creation." Hiranya- kashipu said,— " Destroy tbis vieious-minded boy ; thtfe i> «o use ef'bia life ; he is a feawd to hts «wn íamiljr . since. •!»