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OF CULTURE
 
कृति मंत्रा
 
समय रास्ते
 
GOVERNMENT
OF
 
THE STORY OF PRAHLADA
 
भारत
 
तत एनं गुरुर्ज्ञात्वा ज्ञातज्ञेयचतुष्टयम् ।

दैत्येन्द्रं दर्शयामास प्रतिनन्द्याशिषाऽसुरः ।

परिष्वज्य चिरं दोर्भ्यामिदमाह [युधिष्ठिर] ॥
 
GL
 

Finding then that Prahlada had learnt

the four subjects (of the kings,-concilia-

tion, bribing, creating dissensions and

punishment by war), the preceptor

showed him to the demon-king. The

demon hailed him with blessings, and

embracing him with his arms for long,

he said this :
 

 
प्रह्लादानूच्यतां तात स्वधीतं किञ्चिदुत्तमम् ॥
 

" Prahlada, my child ! recite something

which you have learnt well, that which

is best."
 

 
प्रह्लादः-

'श्रवण कीर्तनं विष्णोः स्मरणं पादसेवनम् ।

अर्चनं वन्दनं दास्य सख्यमात्मनिवेदनम् ।

इति पुंसाऽर्पिता विष्णौ भक्तिश्चेन्नवलक्षणा ।

क्रियते भगवत्यद्धा तन्मन्येऽधीतमुत्तमम् ॥'