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84 Sri Caitanya-caritam!1a [Madhya-lila, Ch. 8
SYNONYMS
ugrab-ferocious; api-although; anugrab-not ferocious; eva-certainly;
ayam-this; sva-bhaktanam-to His pure devotees; nr-kesari-having the body
of a human being and a lion; kesari iva-like a lioness; sva-potanam-to her
young cubs; anye$am-to others; ugra-ferocious; vikramab-whose strength.
TRANSLATION
"Although very ferocious, the lioness is very kind to her cubs. Similarly, al­
though very ferocious to nondevotees like Hira�;�yaka5ipu , Lord Nrsirilhadeva
is very, very soft and kind to devotees like Prahlada Maharaja."
PURPORT
This verse was composed by Sridhara Svami in his commentary on Srimad­
Bhagavatam (7.9.1).
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ei-mata nana sloka pa