The words of the enlightened ones
Sri Vasista
Thus Prahlada made his body filled (mentally) with the attributes of Vishnu. He then proceeded to worship Vishnu.
(Now) This Vishnu form is in me totally. I shall now bring it out with the power of my prana airs and establish him outside (for worship).
-4 He is mounted on 'Vinateya'. He is powered with the four powers (will, knowledge, action and grace). He holds in his hands conch, mace, and disc. He has a body with blue halo and four hands. Sun and moon are his eyes. He is prosperous and wide-eyed. He holds the bow called 'sarangna' and looks brilliant and splendorous.
-16 . 'I shall worship, him mentally and with all the necessary paraphernalia. Deciding thus, Prahlada worshipped Lord Vishnu with varieties of flowers and river waters. He rendered unto him all that is his and worshipped him mentally, increasingly.
-20 . This became his daily routine and major occupation. Since then all his people and subjects became devotees of Lord Vishnu. People follow the king!
-24 . O Rama, the news that all 'daityas' had become devotees of Vishnu, spread in the heaven. Then Indra and other gods started wondering why the 'daityas' had become devotees of Vishnu. Then they rushed to Lord Vishnu, seated on the great Sesha in the milk ocean, and informed him thus of the strange transformation of 'daityas'.
The Celestial Beings
-33 . O Lord, what is the reason for the strange behaviour of the 'daityas' who normally hate you? Where are these killers and destroyers of 'rishis' and their hermitages and where is devotion to you which is worthy of great brahmins? It is creating fear in us to hear that a stupid has become a learned person. A diamond is out of place in a heap of glass pieces. A dog can not romance with a goat. The qualities of a being determine the actions. What is happening is improper. The grief caused by such union of incongruencies is worse than pain caused by a diamond needle when it pierces a limb. A lotus can not thrive on land. Every thing will be proper only in its proper environment. Where is devotion to Lord Vishnu and where are these people who constantly indulge in worldly things, who are lowly in behavior? O Lord, it is like an oasis beeing surrounded by bad people. The dovotion of daityas to you is not giving us any comfort or happiness.
