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| Canto 7: The Science of God | Chapter 5: Prahlāda Mahārāja, the Saintly Son of Hiranyakaśipu |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.5.8
SYNONYMS
griham — to the place of the teachers (Shanda and Amarka); ānītam — brought; āhūya — calling; prahrādam — Prahlāda; daitya-yājakāh — the priests of the demon Hiranyakaśipu; praśasya — by pacifying; ślakshnayā — with a very mild; vācā — voice; samapricchanta — they questioned; sāmabhih — by very agreeable words.
TRANSLATION
When Hiranyakaśipu's servants brought the boy Prahlāda back to the guru-kula [the place where the brāhmanas taught the boys], the priests of the demons, Shanda and Amarka, pacified him. With very mild voices and affectionate words, they inquired from him as follows.
PURPORT
Shanda and Amarka, the priests of the demons, were eager to know from Prahlāda Mahārāja who the Vaishnavas were that came to instruct him in Krishna consciousness. Their purpose was to discover the names of these Vaishnavas. In the beginning they did not threaten the boy because when threatened he might not identify the real culprits. Therefore they very mildly and peacefully inquired as follows.
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