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| Canto 7: The Science of God | Chapter 5: Prahlāda Mahārāja, the Saintly Son of Hiranyakaśipu |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.5.26
vipaksham śrayatāsatā
asāram grāhito bālo
SYNONYMS
brahma-bandho — O unqualified son of a brāhmana; kim etat — what is this; te — by you; vipaksham — the party of my enemies; śrayatā — taking shelter of; asatā — most mischievous; asāram — nonsense; grāhitah — taught; bālah — the boy; mām — me; anādritya — not caring for; durmate — O foolish teacher.
TRANSLATION
O unqualified, most heinous son of a brāhmana, you have disobeyed my order and taken shelter of the party of my enemies. You have taught this poor boy about devotional service! What is this nonsense?
PURPORT
In this verse the word asāram, meaning, "having no substance," is significant. For a demon there is no substance in the process of devotional service, but to a devotee devotional service is the only essential factor in life. Since Hiranyakaśipu did not like devotional service, the essence of life, he chastised Prahlāda Mahārāja's teachers with harsh words.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness