SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM - Prabhupada

240 Srimad-Bhagavatam[Canto 7, Ch. 5yan-millonmilla-para§orv4r:tor niilayito 'rbhaka}J,daiteya-of the demoniac family; candana-vane-in the sandalwoodforest; jata}J,-born; ayam-this; kar:t!aka-druma}J,-thorn tree; yatofwhich; mula-of the roots; unmilla-in the cutting; para§o}J,-who islike an axe; v4TJOIJ--of Lord ViQ.u; niilayita}J,-the handle;arbhaka}J,-boy.TRANSLATIONThis rascal Prahlada has appeared like a thorn tree in a forest ofsandalwood. To cut down sandalwood trees, an axe is needed, andthe wood of the thorn tree is very suitable for the handle of suchan axe. Lord Viu is the axe for cutting down the sandalwoodforest of the family of demons, and this Prahlada is the handle forthat axe.PURPORTThorn trees generally grow in deserted places, not in sandalwoodforests, but the seminal brahmar.ws SaQ.