Srimad Bhagawatam 8.23.9-10

[makarand]

TEXT 9

śrī-bhagavān uvāca

vatsa prahrāda bhadraṁ te

prayāhi sutalālayam

modamānaḥ sva-pautreṇa

jñātīnāṁ sukham āvaha

SYNONYMS

śrī-bhagavān uvāca—the Personality of Godhead said; vatsa—O My dear son; prahrāda—O Prahlāda Mahārāja; bhadram te—all auspiciousness unto you; prayāhi—please go; sutala-ālayam—to the place known as Sutala; modamānaḥ—in a spirit of jubilation; sva-pautreṇa—with your grandson (Bali Mahārāja); jñātīnām—of your relatives and friends; sukham—happiness; āvaha—just enjoy.

TRANSLATION

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear son Prahlāda, all good fortune unto you. For the time being, please go to the place known as Sutala and there enjoy happiness with your grandson and your other relatives and friends.

TEXT 10

nityaṁ draṣṭāsi māṁ tatra

gadā-pāṇim avasthitam

mad-darśana-mahāhlāda-

dhvasta-karma-nibandhanaḥ

SYNONYMS

nityam—constantly; draṣṭā—the seer; asi—you shall be; mām—unto Me; tatra—there (in Sutalaloka); gadā-pāṇim—with a club in My hand; avasthitam—situated there; mat-darśana—by seeing Me in that form; mahā-āhlāda—by the great transcendental bliss; dhvasta—having been vanquished; karma-nibandhanaḥ—the bondage of fruitive activities.

TRANSLATION

The Supreme Personality of Godhead assured Prahlāda Mahārāja: You shall be able to see Me there in My usual feature with conchshell, disc, club and lotus in My hand. Because of your transcendental bliss due to always personally seeing Me, you will have no further bondage to fruitive activities.