यं साधुगाथासदसि रिपवोऽपि सुरा नृप ।
प्रतिमानं प्रकुर्वन्ति किमुतान्ये भवादृशाः ॥३५॥

yaá¹ sÄdhu-gÄthÄ-sadasi
ripavo 'pi surÄ ná¹›pa
pratimÄnaá¹ prakurvanti
kim utÄnye bhavÄdṛśÄḥ

 yam - whom; sÄdhu-gÄthÄ-sadasi - in an assembly where saintly persons gather or exalted characteristics are discussed; ripavaḥ - persons who were supposed to have been PrahlÄda MahÄrÄja's enemies (even such a devotee as PrahlÄda MahÄrÄja had enemies, including even his own father); api - even; surÄḥ - the demigods (the demigods are enemies of the demons, and since PrahlÄda MahÄrÄja was born in a family of demons, the demigods should have been his enemies); ná¹›pa - O King Yudhiṣṭhira; pratimÄnam - a substantial example of the best among the devotees; prakurvanti - they make; kim uta - what to speak of; anye - others; bhavÄdṛśÄḥ - exalted personalities such as yourself.


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In any assembly where there are discourses about saints and devotees, O King Yudhiṣṭhira, even the enemies of the demons, namely the demigods, what to speak of you, would cite PrahlÄda MahÄrÄja as an example of a great devotee.

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