Lord Krishna (His Lilas and Teachings) -Swami Sivananda
Prahlada’s Prayer
yasmàtpriyàpriyaviyogasamyogajanmasokàgninà sakalayonisu dahyamànah 7. I am afflicted in the terrible fire of sorrows of incarnating in various species of beings, through the separation from what is beloved and attainment of what is painful and by falling between the pairs of likes and dislikes, where any remedy for grief is only grief; still ignorant of it, O Perfect Being, I wander about in this Samsara. Be Thou pleased to accept my service and lift me up from this dire Samsara. màyà manah srjati karmamayam baliyah kàlena coditagunànumatena pumsah 8. Prakriti creates, by Her inscrutable power of Karma (activity) with the help of Time under Thy gracious direction, the mind of unmanageable strength inclined to the performance of Vedic Karmas, which is the wheel of Samsara consisting of the sixteen spokes. O the unborn Lord! How can one without Thy grace try to attain freedom from it?
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