Material pleasures terrify the devotee; Lord's fierceness delights him—such is transcendental love's transformation.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Anantarām Śāstrījī: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. [Prabhupāda and devotees repeat] [leads chanting of verse; Prabhupāda and devotees chant responsively] [break] nāhaṁ bibhemy ajita te 'tibhayānakāsyajihvārka-netra-bhrukuṭī-rabhasogra-daṁṣṭrāt āntra-srajaḥ-kṣataja-keśara-śaṅku-karṇān nihrāda-bhīta-digibhād ari-bhin-nakhāgrāt [SB 7.9.15] Dayānanda: [leads responsive chanting of synonyms] [03:47] Translation: "My Lord who is never conquered by anyone, certainly I am not at all afraid of Your very ferocious mouth, tongue, bright eyes like the sunshine, movement of Your eyebrows, very pinching, sharp set of teeth, garland of intestines, hands soaked with blood, fixed-up-high ears, Your tumultuous sound which causes the elephants to go away to a distant place, and Your nails, which are meant for killing Your enemies. Undoubtedly I am not afraid of them." Śāstrījī: Bhrukuṭī rabhasa. Bhrukuṭī rabhasa. Prabhupāda: Hmm? Śāstrījī: Bhrukuṭī rabhasa.
[Transl. rabhasaḥ means the speed.] Prabhupāda: Rabhasa [Transl. What is the meaning of rabhas?] Śāstrījī: [Transl. Rabhas means the speed of the eyebrows.] Prabhupāda: "movement." Yes. So, nāhaṁ bibhemy ajita te 'tibhayānakāsyajihvārka-netra-bhrukuṭī-rabhasogra-daṁṣṭrāt āntra-srajaḥ-kṣataja-keśara-śaṅku-karṇān nihrāda-bhīta-digibhād ari-bhin-nakhāgrāt [SB 7.9.15] So, nārāyaṇa-parāḥ sarve na kutaścana bibhyati [SB 6.17.28].
This is the sign of pure devotee. Others, they are afraid of the fierceful appearance of Narasiṁha-deva, but Prahlāda Mahārāja says that "I am not afraid." He was a child of five years old. So others were very, very afraid, even could not approach the Lord to pacify Him, and Prahlāda Mahārāja was not afraid. So there is a description of different features of the body of Nṛsiṁhadeva—description of the face, the ear, the mane and the nails, everything, very, very fearful. But the nails, the significant word is here: ari-bhit nakhāgrāt.
Ari-bhit. Ari means enemy, and these nails are meant for piercing the chest of the enemy, not of the devotee. Ari-bhit nakhāgrāt. Everything is fierceful to the enemy, to the demons, but to the devotees they're all beautiful.
They are pleasing. That is the difference between the Personality of Godhead and material personality. Everything... God is all-good.
Even God appears in such fierceful attitude, it is beautiful to the devotees. God's stealing... This is abominable, stealing, in this material world. But in the spiritual world, that stealing by Kṛṣṇa is worshipable.
Mākhana-chora, butter thief. The devotees like that "Kṛṣṇa should come to my house and steal my things, butter." That is the pastime of Vṛndāvana-līlā. Kṛṣṇa would go to every house and steal butter, and they would be very much pleased that "Kṛṣṇa has come to steal here." They would come, a formally complaint lodged before Yaśodāmayī, and Kṛṣṇa would be afraid. But these things are very, very enjoyable.