01/22/2022
Prahlad Maharaj was the devotee of Srila Nrisimhadeva and Srila Nrisimhadeva protected him from his father Hiranyakashipu. Hiranyakashipu would poison Pralhad’s food and Srila Nrisimhadeva exploded with rage from out of a pillar to kill the demon king Hiranyakashipu after the demon king openly challenged God.
King Hiraṇyakaśipu was an atheist who had become very powerful by the method of severe austerities and penances. He wanted to be on the level of God and so he demanded that his son, Prahlāda Mahārāja, also become like him. He did not know that his son was already in the perfectional stage of devotion to Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Prahlāda Mahārāja was the devotee of Srila Nrisimhadeva and Srila Nrisimhadeva protected him from his father Hiranyakashipu. Hiranyakashipu would try to kill Prahlāda Mahārāja in many different ways.
Prahlad Maharaja, Krishna's pure devotee, faced all sorts of difficulties at the hands of King Hiranyakashipu: he was thrown into a blazing fire; an elephant trampled on him; he also had arrows shot against him by demons, etc., but he never left the Lord's service and so Prahlad was protected. In this way, he proved that one can reach the highest perfection in spiritual life simply by rendering service unto the Lord.
The Lord says that anyone who has unflinching faith in Him and engages himself in His devotional service obtains the supreme benediction of returning to Godhead. In other words, one can easily return home, back to Godhead, by engaging oneself in devotional service to the Lord.
Prahlad was a constant companion of Krishna from his very childhood. One time when he was a boy, his father, King Hiranyakashipu, asked him: "My dear Prahlāda, who is your friend?"
Prahlad said: "Hiranyakasipu! There is no one dearer to me than Krishna. He is my best friend."
The king replied: "How can you say such a thing? Myself and the other demons like Rāvaṇa and Śeṣa are the most powerful personalities in the universe. Who is this Kṛṣna? He appears to be nothing more than an ordinary man."
"Yes," answered Prahlad, "you and the other demons may be very strong and unconquerable in battle with ordinary men, but Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. You and the other demons may be great scientists, philosophers, psychologists and politicians, but Krishna has a spiritual form admired by all. Therefore, He is not an ordinary man."
In this way Prahlad Maharaja tried to convince his atheist father that he was wrong in thinking that there was no supreme person above him or beyond himself. This is why King Hiranyakashipu tried to kill his son Prahlāda Mahārāja because he would blaspheme him as being less than God, but somehow or other Prahlāda escaped from all these attempts upon his life made by his own father.
Srila Nrisimhadeva had enough of Hiranyakashipu's blasphemy and was ready to kill the demon king.
Hiranyakashipu was confused because he had previously made a deal with God to become immortal. He thought that since he had not been killed by anyone yet, he must be immortal. But when he saw Srila Nrisimhadeva, he knew that God had broken His promise and He was going to kill him.
He begged Srila Nrisimhadeva not to kill him and offered his own life if he would spare him. But because Hiranyakashipu had previously tried to kill Prahlāda, who was a pure devotee of God, Lord Nṛsiṁha did not accept this deal and killed the demon with His bare hands. Opening his stonelike chest with His transcendental nails.
After killing Hiranyakashipu, Lord Nṛsiṁha returned to His abode in Dvārakā where He resides as Śyāmasundara along with His associates like Garuḍa. When they see Him at home after returning from their worldly duties, everyone becomes overwhelmed with love for Kṛishna and offers their respects to Him with great pleasure.
King Hiranyakashipu learned the hard way that you don't mess with Krishna's devotees. He thought he could get away with trying to kill his son Prahlada, who was a devout follower of the Lord, but Srila Nrisimhadeva appeared to take revenge and killed the king himself. So, this is a lesson to anyone who would dare to hurt a devotee of Krishna - they will not escape unscathed, as Hiranyakashipu found out.
Srila Prabhupada says, "Krishna, The Supreme Personality of Godhead" that "If Krsna wants to kill someone no one can save him, and if Krsna wants to save someone no one can kill him." This is because Krsna is the Supreme Lord and has all power. He can do whatever He wants, including saving or killing. So, those who try to hurt a devotee of Krishna will be punished, as Hiranyakashipu found out. But those who faithfully serve Him with love will be rewarded, as Prahlada Maharaja was.
-Luis A Leon
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