Chapter 10 · The Divine Splendours

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 10.30

प्रह्लादश्चास्मि दैत्यानां काल: कलयतामहम् मृगाणां च मृगेन्द्रोऽहं वैनतेयश्च पक्षिणाम्

prahlādaśh chāsmi daityānāṁ kālaḥ kalayatām aham mṛigāṇāṁ cha mṛigendro ’haṁ vainateyaśh cha pakṣhiṇām

Recitation · Text 10.30
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (14 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Among the Daityas I am Prahlāda; among reckoners, time; among beasts, the lion; among birds, the son of Vinatā. Prahlāda is named as the peak of a class defined by its opposition — the devotee inside the demon lineage.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:The peak of a class defined by opposition is its one devotee.