Canto 7: The Science of God | Chapter 5: Prahlāda Mahārāja, the Saintly Son of Hiraṇyakaśipu |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.5.36
viṣṇor vā sādhv asau kiḿ nu
kariṣyaty asamañjasaḥ
sauhṛdaḿ dustyajaḿ pitror
ahād yaḥ pañca-hāyanaḥ
SYNONYMS
viṣṇoḥ — unto Viṣṇu; vā — either; sādhu — good; asau — this; kim — whether; nu — indeed; kariṣyati — will do; asamañjasaḥ — not trustworthy; sauhṛdam — affectionate relationship; dustyajam — difficult to relinquish; pitroḥ — of his father and mother; ahāt — gave up; yaḥ — he who; pañca-hāyanaḥ — only five years old.
TRANSLATION
Although Prahlāda is only five years old, even at this young age he has given up his affectionate relationship with his father and mother. Therefore, he is certainly untrustworthy. Indeed, it is not at all believable that he will behave well toward Viṣṇu.
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