Sri Vasista
O Rama, when the celestials spoke thus in an agitated voice, Madhava replied with a voice like that of a peacock responding to the thunder of a cloud.
Sri Bhagawan
Oh gods, do not become depressed. Prahlada is my devotee. This is his penultimate birth before liberation. He is qualified now for his liberation.
Then there will not be any reason for him to take birth in a womb. When a seed is burnt, there will not be any sprout out of it.
It is calamitous for a man of character to become one without any character. On the other hand for a person without character to turn out to be a person of character is proper achievement, So say the wise.
So, go back to your interesting worlds. Prahlada will not be a threat to you.
Sri Vasista
-7 Speaking thus, Lord Vishnu vanished into the waves of the milk ocean like a flower bunch sinking into the ocean waters. Gods too flew skyward to their respective Worlds. They were like bubbles emerging out of the ocean when churned by Mandara mountain.
From then on the gods were friendly towards Prahalda. When great people do not feel any anguish about something, they will put their trust into that.
Prahlada started worshipping the lord of gods, Vishnu in all the three way mentally, verbally and in action - everyday.
In course of time his devotion developed in him discernment, detachment, delight and spiritual power.
-14 . All enjoyment looked tasteless to him. They appeared like dried up trees. He was not interested in women. Worldly affairs could not give him joy. He became interested in scriptural study. The visible phenomena were like a lotus on the ground to him. His mind could not dwell on any pleasures. His mind remained unsettled between lack of desire for pleasures and state which was yet not settled in calm.
-18 . Lord Vishnu came to know of this bewildered state with his universally spread mind of intelligence. He entered the hall of worship of Prahalada in Patala. The visit of Lord Vishnu gave immense pleasure to Prahlada and he received the Lord with all devotion and worship. He then started singing his praises in ecstasy.
Prahlada
O Lord, you are the charming abode of the three worlds. You are the remover of all defects and blemishes. You are the supreme splendour and light. You are the refuge of the helpless and for lorn. You are the Lord and the refuge of all. O Lord Vishnu, the unborn, the unpeturbed Lord. I seek refuge in you.
You (look) are like the blue waterlily. You resemble the pure autumn sky. (with your ability to create illusions) you are like the magic ointment of the eyes. You hold the lotus, mace and disc (in your hands). I seek refuge in you.
Your limbs are soft, delicate and beautiful. They are like assemblages of glistening, pure bees. The conch that you hold is like a pure white bud of a lotus. Brahma, whose very sound is 'sruti' is held by you in lotus (springing from your heart) like a bee. I seek refuge in you.
Your nails are like scattered stars. Your face with a big smile is like a moon. The bright luminous rays of light diffusing from the diamond on your chest are like celestial Ganga (mandakini) flowing over the entire autumn sky. O Lord Vishnu, I seek refuge in you.
O Lord, you absorb in you (draw into you) all the creation created without respite. You are the vast, neverborn and eternal. Your body emerged out of the decay of all qualities. O child resting on a banyan leaf, I seek refuge in you.
You are rosyred (smeared) by the pollen of a freshly blossomed lotus. Goddess Lakshmi adorns your heart. Your limbs are red like the colour of the setting sun. It is like a golden hued sky. O Lord I seek refuge in you.
You are like snowfall to the lotuses called 'daityas'. You are like sun to the lotuses called 'gods'. You are like a body of water to the lotus called Brahma. You are eternal essence pervading all the universe (vibhu). I seek refuge in you.
You are sun to the lotus of three worlds. You are the light that dispels the darkness of delusion. You are essence of the Self of consciousness. You are that perfectly manifest super-conscient being. You are the reliever of all distress in the universe. O Hari, I seek refuge in you.
Sri Vasista
Having been praised by such eulogies, Lord Vishnu spoke to Prahlada thus.
