SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM - Prabhupada

PLATE SIXAfter being ordered by Hirai)yakasipu to kill Prahlada .Maharaja, hisservants, the demon Rakasas, began striking the tender parts ofPrahlada Maharaja's body with their tridents. The demons all had fearfulfaces, sharp teeth and reddish, coppery beards and hair, and they appearedextremely threatening. Making a tumultuous sound, shouting,"Chop him up! Pierce him!" they began striking Prahlada Maharaja,who sat silently, meditating upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead.Prahlada Maharaja was a great devotee, undisturbed by material conditionsand fully engaged in meditating upon and serving the SupremePersonality of Godhead. Thus the weapons of the demons had no tangibleeffects upon him. (pp. 279-280)