Prahlad Ji Story from Sri Vishnu Purana
This text contains the Sanskrit extracted from Sri Vishnu Purana, related to the story of Sri Prahlad Ji. If you are interested in reading the same in English, the same can be found at Prahlad.
Sri Parashar Uvacha:
Matrey Shruytaam samyak charitram tasya dheemtah
Prahladasya sadodarcharitasya mahatmanah
Diteh putro mahaviryo Harinyekashipuh pura
trilokyam vashmaaninye brahmno vardarpitah
Indratvamkarodaityah sa chaaseetsvita svayam
vaayuragnirapaam naath somchaawoonmahaasurah
Dhanaanaamadhipah so abhoots evaaseetsvaym yamah
yagabhaagaanasheshaanstu sa svaym bubhuje asurah
devah svargm parityjye tatraasaanmunisattam
vicheroornanau sarve vibraanaa maanusheem tanum
jitva tribhuvanam sarva trailokyaishvaryadarpitah
upgeeyamaano gandharvairbubhuje vishyanpriyaan
Paanaasaktam mahaatmaanam hirnyakashipum tadaaa
upaasaanchakrire sarve sidhagandharvapnngaah
avaadayan jaguchaanye jayashabdm tathaapare
daityaraajasya puratachakruh siddhaa mudaanvitaah
tatra pranrittaapsarasi sfaatikaabhramaye asurah
papau paanm mudaa yuktah praasaady sumnohre
tasye puro maha bhagah Prahlaado Naam Naamataah
Papaath Baal Paadhyaani Guru Gehangto Arbhakah
Ekada Tu sa dharmaatma jagaam gurunah sah
Pana Aasaktasya Puratah Pitur DaityaPates Tada
Paad PranaamAavantam Tam Uthaapya Pitah Sutam
Hrinyakshipuh Prah PrahlaadamImtaujsam
Hiranyakshipur uvaacha:
Pathyataam Bhavtaa Vatsa SaarBhootam SuBhaashitam
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Prahlaad uvacha:
Sruyataam Taat Vakshyaami SaarBhootam TvaAagyaa
SmaahitManaa Bhutvaa yanme chetsyaAvasthitam
An-Aadi-Madhya-Antaam-Ajam-Avridhi-Akshyam-Achutyam
Pranto AsmyaAntaSantaanam Sarva-Kaaran-Kaaranam
Sri Paraashar uvacha:
Atan Nishamya Daityendrah Sukopo Raktalochanah
Vilokya TadGurum Prah SfuritaAdharapallavah
Hiranyakashipu Uvacha:
BrahmaBandho KimEtatTe VipakshaStutiSanhitam
Asaaram Grahito Baala MaamAvagyaaye DurMate
Gurur Uvacha:
Daityechvar Na Kopasya VashamaAgantumArhsi
MamUteshJanitam NaAyam Vadti Te Sutah
Hrinyakashipu uvacha:
Anishto Asi KenedragVatsa Prahlaad Kathyataam
MayaUpdishtam NaItyesh PraBraveeti GurusTva
Prahlaad Uvaacha:
Shaastaa VishnurAsheshAsya Jagto Yo Hridi Stitaah
Tamrte Parmaatmaanam Taat Kah Ken Shaasyete
Hrinyakashipur Uvacha:
Ko Ayam Vishnu SuDurBudhe Ayam Braveechi Punah Punah
JagtamIishwarAsyeh Purtah Prasabham Mam
Prahlaad Uvacha:
Na ShabdaGocharam Yasya YogiDhyeyam Param Padam
Yato Yashcha svayam vishvam sah Vishnu Parmeshwarah
Hiranyakshipur uvacha:
ParmeshvarSangyo Agya KimAnyo MayaAvasthite
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Prahlaad uvacha:
Na Kevalam Taat mam prajaanaam
sa BrahmBhooto Bhavtashcha Vishnuh
Dhata Vidhata Parmeshwarshcha
Praseed Kopam Kurooshe kimArtham
Hrinyakashipu Uvacha
Pravishtah Ko Asya Hridye DurBudherAtiPaapKrit
YenedrshaanyaAsaadhuni VadtyaAavishtaMaanasah
Prahlaad uvacha
Na Kevalam MadHridyam sa VishnurAakramya LokaanAkhilaanAvasthitah
Sa Maam TvadAadeenshch PitasSamastaanSamastaCheshaasu Yunakti Sarvagah
Hrinyakashipur uvacha
NishkaastyaamAyam Paapah Saaasyataam cha GurorGrahe
Yojito DurMati Ken VipakshaVishyaStutau
Sri Praashar uvacha
ItyaUkto Asau tadaa daitaineento guruGraham punah
jagrah vidyamAnisham guruSushroosnodyatah
Kaale Ateete Ati mahti PrahlaadamAsureshwarah
SmaahooyaBraveedGaatha KachitPurak Geeyataam
Prahlaad uvacha
Yatah Pradhaan Purushau YatashChaEtatCharAcharam
Karanam SakalAsya sa No Vishnu Praseedtu
Hrinyakshipu uvaacha
DurAtma Vadhytaamesh NanenArtho Asti Jeevta
SvapakshaHaniKartritvadyah GulAngaartam Gatah
Paraashar uvaach
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Prahlaad uvaach
Vishnuh shastreshu yushmaasu mayi chaasau vyavsthitah
daiteyaasten satyen maAkramanTvaayudhaani Me
Sri Paraashar uvaach
TatastaishShatsho Daitaih shastraugairahtoApi san
NaAvap vednaamAlpaamBhoochaiv purarNavah
Hiranyakashipur uvaach
DurBudhe vinivartasva vairiPakshastvaardatah
ABhayam te prayachaami maAtiMoodhaMatirBhav
Prahlaad uvacha
Bhayam BhyaanaamAphaarini Sthite ManasyaAnante Mam Kutra Tishthati
YasminSmrite JanmaJaraaAntakAadiBhayaani SarvaanyapyaAanti Taat
Hiranyakashipur uvaacha
Bho Bhoh Sarpa DurAchaarmEnamAtyantaDurMatim
VishaJvaalaAkulirVaktraih Sadya nayat sanKshayam
Sri Paraashar uvaacha
ItiUktaAste tatah sarpah kuhkaastkshkAdya
adashant samasteshu gaaatreshvaAtiVisholbanaah
Sa TvaAsaktaMatih Krishne Dashyamaano Mahoragaih
Na VivedAtmno Gaatram TatSmrityaAhlaadSuSthitah
Sarpa uchu
Danshtraa visheernaa manayah sfutanti
faneshu taapo hridyeshu kampah
SaAsya tvachah svaAlpamapeeh bhinnam
prashaadhi Daityeshwar karyamAnyat
Hrinyakashipur uvaacha
He Diggajaah sakatDantamishraa
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Tanja vinaashaaye bhavanti tasya
yathaarneh prajvalito hutaashah
Sri Paraashar uvaacha
tatah sa digajairBaalo boobrichikharsannibaih
Paatito dharneeprishthe vishaanairvaavPeeditah
Smaratastasya GovindamIbidantaah sahastrashah
sheerna vaksha-shalam praapya sa praah pitaram tatah
Dantaa gajaanaam kulishaAagraNishthuraah
Sheernaa yadete na balam mamaitat
Mahaa-Vipat-Tap-Vinaashno-Ayam
Janaardhan-Anusmanana-Anubhaavah
Hrinyakashipur uvaacha
JvaalyataamAsuraa Vahnirapsarpat higgajaah
vaayo smedhyaAgnim tvam dhyataamesh paapKrit
Sri Paraashar Uvaach
MahaaKaashthachyastham TamAsurendraSutam tatah
prajvaalya daanvaa vahni dadahuh svaaminaOditah
Prahalaad uvaach
Taataish Vahnih pavanerito Api
Na mam dahyatra samanttau Aham
Pashyamaami padmaastaranaastritaani
sheetani sarvaani dishaammukhaani
Sri Paraashar Uvacha
Atha Daityeshvaram prochur Bargav-Asya-Atma-Ja Dvijah
Purohitaa mahaatmanah Saamnaa sanstooya vaagminah
Purohita uchu
Raajan Niyamyataam kopo bale api tanye nije
kopo devanikaayeshu teshu te safalo yatah
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baalatvam sarva doshaanaam daitya-raajaaas-padam yatah
tato atra kopam atyartham yoktum arhasi naarbhake
na tyakshyati Hareh Paksham Asmaakam Vachanaad Yadi
tatah krityaam vadhaaya-asya krishyaamo AniVarttineem
Sri Paraashar uvacha
Evammyarthitastaistu DaityaRaajah purohitaih
daityair Nishkaasyaamaas putram paavakashchayat
tato guru grahe baalah sa vasanbaaladaanavaan
adhyaapayaamaas muhur updeshaantre Guroh
Prahlaad uvacha
Shruyataam Paramaartho me daityaa Ditij-Aatma-Ja
na cha-Anyathaitan-Mantavyam Na-Atra Lobha-Aadi-Kaaranam
Janma balyam tatah sarvo jantu praapnoti yauvanam
Avyahataiv bhavati tato anudivasam jaraa
tatashch mrityumabhyeti jantur daityeshvar-atma-jaah
pratyaksham drishyate cha-etad-asmaakam bhavataam tatha
mritasya cha punar-janam bhavatyetachcha na-anyathaa
aagamo-ayam tatha yacha na-upaadaanam vinodbhavah
garbha-vaasa-aadi yaavattu punar-janma-upapaadanam
samasta-aavasthakam taavad-dukham-eva-avagamyataam
kshut-trishna-upashamam tadvachcheeta-adya-upashamam sukham
manyate baalabuddhitvaad-dukham-eva hi tatpunah
atyanta-astimita-angaanaam vyaayaamen sukhaishinaam
bhraanti-gyaan-avrita-akshaanaam dukhameva sukhaayate
ka shareeram-asheshaanaam shlesham-aadeenaam mahaachayah
ka kaanti-shoha-saundarya-ramneeya-aadyo gunaah
maansa-asrikpooyavin-mootra-snaayumamj-asti-sanhatau
dehe chet-preetimaan moodaho bhavitaa narke apyasau
agne sheeten toyasya trishaa bhaktasya cha kshudhaa
kriyate sukh-kartritvam tad-vilomasya chetaraih
kroti he daitya-sutaa yaavan-maatram parigraham
taavanmaatram sa evaasya dukham chetasi yachati
yaavatah kuroote jantuh sambandhaan-manasah priyaan
taanavto-asya nikhanyante hridaye shok-ashankavah
yadyad-grahe tanmanasi yatra tatra-avatishthatah
naasha-daaha-upkaranam tasya tatraiv tishati
janmanyatra mahad-dukham mriyamaanasya cha-api tat
yaatnaasu yam-asya-ugram garbhasankramaneshu cha
garbheshu sukha-lesho api bhavadbhir-anumeeyate
yadi tat-kathyataam-evam sarvam dukhamayam jagat
tadevam-ati-dukhanaamaaspade atra bhavaarnave
bhavataam kathyate satyam Vishnur-Ekah paraayanah
Ma jaaneet vayam baalaa dehee deheshu shaashvatah
jaraa-yauvan-janma-aadya dharmaa dehasya naa-atmanah
baalo-aham taavadichchaato yatishye shreyase yuvaa
yuvaa-aham vaardhake praapte karishyaamya-aatmano hitam
Vriddho aham mam kaaryaani samastaani na gochare
kim karishyaami manda-aatmaa samarthena na yat-kritam
evam duraashyaa kshipta-maanasah purushah sadaa
shreyaso abhimukham yaati na kadaachit-pipaasitah
baalye kreedanka-aasaktaa yauvane-vishaya-unmukhaah
agya nayantyashaktyaa cha vaardhakam samupasthitam
tasmaad-baalye viveka-aatma yateta shreyase sadaa
baalya-yauvana-vradha-aadyair-deha-bhaavair-sanyutah
tada-etadvo maya-akhyaatam yadi jaaneet naanritam
tadas-mat-preetaye Vishnuh smaryataam bandha-muktidah
prayaasah smarne ko-asya smrato yachcha-ati shobhanam
paap-kshayashcha bhavati smarataam tam-ahar-nisham
Sarva-bhoot-sthite Tasmin-matir-matree devaa-Nisham
bhavataam jaayataam-evam sarva-kleshaan-prahaasyatha
Taap-Trayena-Abhihatam yada-etad-akhilam jagat
tadaa shochyeshu bhooteshu dvesham praagyah karoti kah
atha Bhadraani bhootaani heen-shaktir-aham param
mudam tada-api kurveet hanir-dvesh-phalam yatah
badha-vairaani bhootaani dvesham kurvanti chettatah
su-shochyaanya-ati-mohen vyaaptaaneeti maneechinaam
ete-bhinn-drashaam daitya vikalpaah kathita mayaa
kritvaa-abhupagamam tatra sankshepah shrooyataam mam
vistaarah sarva-bhoota-asya Vishnoh Sarvam-Idam jagat
drashtavyam-aatma-vat-tasmaad-abheden vichakshanaih
sam-utsrijya-asuram bhaavam tasmaad-yooyam tatha vayam
tatha yatnam karishyaamo yatha praapasyaam nirvritim
yaa naa-agninaa na chakrena nendunaa cha na vaayunaa
parjanyavaroonaabhyaam va na siddhair-na cha raakshasaih
na yakshaina cha Daityendrair-noragairna cha kinnaraih
na manushyair-na pashubhir-doshair-naiv-aatma-sambhavaih
Jvaraakshi-rogaateesaarapleeh-gulma-aadikais-tathaa
dvesheryaa-matsara-aadyair-va raag-lobha-aadibhih kshayam
na cha-anyair-neeyate kaishchin-nityaa yaa-atyanta-nirmalaa
taam-aapnotya-amale nyasya Keshave hridayam narah
Asaar-Sansaar-Vivartaneshu Ma yaat tosham prasabham braveemi
sarvatra daityas-samataam-upeta samatvam-araadhanam-Achutasya
Tasmin-prasanne kimih-astya-alabhyam
dharma-artha-kaamairalam-alpak-aste
Sama-aashritad-Brahmataror-Anantan-NiShanshyam praapsyatha vai
mahat-phalam