यथा सर्वेषु भूतेषु सर्वव्यापी जगद्गुरुः विष्णुर् एव तथा सर्वे जीवन्त्व् एते पुरोहिताः॥ ३७ ॥
yathā sarveṣu bhūteṣu sarvavyāpī jagadguruḥ viṣṇur eva tathā sarve jīvantv ete purohitāḥ
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of men. Is it vain to adore him who is tíie source o( thesff four objects ? Why do ye speak in vain ? Marichi and pther ascetics, the P % atriarch Daksha and other eminent men attained to virtue and others and obtained the enjoy ment of their desire.'t Others, through true wisdom and holy contemplation, have come to know his essence, and being freed from the bondage of the world have obtained emancipation. The adoration ofr Hari, attainable by unity, is the root of all wealth, dignity, glory, wisdom, progeny, piety and emancipation. twice-- born *>ne, virtue, 'wealth, desire and final emancipation (alt) proceed from him (and still you say) what need is of the eternal ? What is the use of spcaking more, you are all my preceptors — speak ye good or evil, limited is my understand- ing," The piiests said — "0 boy thou wert about to be consumed by fire, but we saved you thinking that you would not give vent to such words again. We know how föotish you are. If you, at our words, do not remove this hallucination we shall, vicious-minded one, perform rites for your destruction." Prahlida said — "Who slayeth what living creature — who preservcth what living creature ? Every one is his own destroyer or preserver accordingly as he follows evil or good." Parásara said : — Being thus addcssed, the priests of the Daitya-chief were excited with rage, and instantly, by virtue of their magical powers, created a female form enveloped with fiery flamc. That highly dreadful figure, under whose tread earth trembled, greatly wroth, struck him instantly on his breast with a dart. That fiery dart rcaching speedily the breast of the boy fell on the ground broken into hundred pieces. Even a thunder-bolt is shattered against the breast of him in whose heart the imperishable Hari resides — what to, speak of a dart ? The magic, which was directed by the vicious príests against the guileless (Prahlada), then fell upon them and slew them all: And beholding them thus cohsumed by fire the noble Prahlada exclaiming, " Save, Krishha, Eternal" approached them and said— " thou, spread all over.