ayaá¹ mameá¹£á¹o dayito 'nuvartÄ«
mayÄbhayaá¹ dattam amuá¹£ya deva
sampÄdyatÄá¹ tad bhavataḥ prasÄdo
yathÄ hi te daitya-patau prasÄdaḥ
ayam - this; mama - my; iá¹£á¹aḥ - favored; dayitaḥ - very dear; anuvartÄ« - follower; mayÄ - by me; abhayam - fearlessness; dattam - given; amuá¹£ya - his; deva - O Lord; sampÄdyatÄm - please let it be granted; tat - therefore; bhavataḥ - Your; prasÄdaḥ - grace; yathÄ - as; hi - indeed; te - Your; daitya - of the demons; patau - for the chief (PrahlÄda); prasÄdaḥ - grace.
This BÄṇÄsura is my dear and faithful follower, and I have awarded him freedom from fear. Therefore, my Lord, please grant him Your mercy, just as You showed mercy to PrahlÄda, the lord of the demons.
Lord Åšiva feels inclined to help BÄṇÄsura because the demon showed great devotion to Lord Åšiva when he provided musical accompaniment for Åšiva’s tÄṇá¸ava dance. Another reason BÄṇa is an object of Lord Åšiva’s favor is that he is a descendant of the great devotees PrahlÄda and Bali.
