For Eternal Beginners
प्रह्लादः चास्मि दैत्यानाम् कालः कलयताम् अहम् ।
मृगाणाम् च मृगेन्द्रोऽहम् वैनतेयः च पक्षिणाम् ॥ ३० ॥
prahlAdaH cAsmi daityAnAm kAlaH kalayatAm aham |
mRgANAm ca mRgendro'ham vainateyaH ca pakSiNAm || 30 ||
दैत्यानाम्
[daityAnAm]
Among the demons, प्रह्लादः अस्मि
[prahlAdaH asmi]
I am Prahlada, the friendly boy. कलयताम्
[kalayatAm]
To the calculative people who bring about destruction, कालः अहम्
[kAlaH aham]
I am death. मृगाणाम्
[mRgANAm]
Among animals, मृगेन्द्रः अहम्
[mRgendraH aham]
I am their leader. पक्षिणाम्
[pakSiNAm]
Among birds, वैनतेयः च
[vainateyaH ca]
I am Garuda, their chief.
In the midst of calculative people who inspire destruction, I am death.
The Lord is the pervasive essence that inspires.
The Lord is a leader who inspires discipline and order. As Pralhad, the friendly boy who destroys wickedness in demons, as the destroyer of destroyers and as a leader who keeps his followers in check, The Lord inspires.