Verse 11 of 42
Chaupai 11 of Durga Chalisa
Raksha Kari Prahlad Bachayo रक्षा करि प्रह्लाद बचायो।
Hirnakush Ko Swarg Pathayo हिरणाकुश को स्वर्ग पठायो॥
Meaning
You protected Prahlad and saved him, and you sent Hiranyakashipu to heaven.
Why this verse matters
Some printings read 'Hiranyaksh' (हिरण्याक्ष) here. We follow the sources that read हिरणाकुश (Hiranyakashipu), the father of Prahlad whom Narasimha killed. 'Sent to heaven' means he was freed by dying at the Lord's hand.
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- rakṣā kari prahlāda bacāyo|hiraṇākuśa ko svarga paṭhāyo||
- Telugu
- రక్షా కరి ప్రహ్లాద్ బచాయో।హిరణాకుశ్ కో స్వర్గ పఠాయో॥
- Tamil
- ரக்ஷா கரி ப்ரஹ்லாத்³ ப³சாயோ।ஹிரணாகுஶ் கோ ஸ்வர்க³ படா²யோ॥
- Kannada
- ರಕ್ಷಾ ಕರಿ ಪ್ರಹ್ಲಾದ್ ಬಚಾಯೋ।ಹಿರಣಾಕುಶ್ ಕೋ ಸ್ವರ್ಗ ಪಠಾಯೋ॥
- Malayalam
- രക്ഷാ കരി പ്രഹ്ലാദ് ബചായോ।ഹിരണാകുശ് കോ സ്വര്ഗ പഠായോ॥
- Gujarati
- રક્ષા કરિ પ્રહ્લાદ્ બચાયો।હિરણાકુશ્ કો સ્વર્ગ પઠાયો॥
- Bengali
- রক্ষা করি প্রহ্লাদ্ বচাযো।হিরণাকুশ্ কো স্বর্গ পঠাযো॥