प्रह्लादश्चास्मि दैत्यानां कालः कलयतामहम् ।मृगाणां च मृगेन्द्रोऽहं वैनतेयश्च पक्षिणाम् ॥
prahlādaś cāsmi daityānāṃ kālaḥ kalayatām aham | mṛgāṇāṃ ca mṛgendro 'haṃ vainateyaś ca pakṣiṇām ||
- प्रह्लादः · prahlādaḥ
- Prahlada
- दैत्यानाम् · daityānām
- among demons
- कालः · kālaḥ
- time
- कलयताम् · kalayatām
- among reckoners, counters
- मृगाणाम् · mṛgāṇām
- among beasts
- मृगेन्द्रः · mṛgendraḥ
- the lion, king of beasts
- वैनतेयः · vainateyaḥ
- Garuda, son of Vinata
- पक्षिणाम् · pakṣiṇām
- among birds
“Among demons I am Prahlada; among reckoners, time. Among beasts I am the lion, and among birds Garuda.”
— Original plain-language translation
Devotion redeems even demon-birth in Prahlada's person. Time the counter counts all counters down — a preview of 11.32. Lion and eagle give the eye two thrones of animal majesty.
— Reader's notes (original)