Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Harnaakhash drew his sword in a terrible rage and threatened Prahlaad: "Tell me, who can save you?"
Prahlaad answered, "The One, the Master of the three worlds, is right here, even in this pillar I am tied to."
This is the high point of the story. The king asks who can save his son, and Prahlaad says the One is everywhere.
Kaadh kharhag kaal bhai kopi-o means "he drew his sword in a terrible rage." Kharhag is a sword. Mohi bataa-o jo tuhi raakhai means "tell me, who will save you?"
Prahlaad answers with the shabad's great line. Tribhavan dhanee thanbh maahi har bhaakhai means "the Master of the three worlds is right here, inside this pillar." Tribhavan means the three worlds, everything that exists. Thanbh is a pillar.
Think of the air around you. You cannot see it, yet it fills every room and every corner. That is how close the One is. There is nowhere the One is not.
Where is a surprising place you can imagine the One being present?
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