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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 8.6
ugro 'py anugra evayam
SYNONYMS
ugrah -- ferocious; api -- although; anugrah -- not ferocious; eva -- certainly; ayam -- this; sva-bhaktanam -- to His pure devotees; nr-kesari -- having the body of a human being and a lion; kesari iva -- like a lioness; sva-potanam -- to her young cubs; anyesam -- to others; ugra -- ferocious; vikramah -- whose strength.
TRANSLATION
"'Although very ferocious, the lioness is very kind to her cubs. Similarly, although very ferocious to nondevotees like Hiranyakasipu, Lord Nrsimhadeva is very, very soft and kind to devotees like Prahlada Maharaja.'"
PURPORT
This verse was composed by Sridhara Svami in his commentary on the Seventh Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam (7.9.1).
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness