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Contents

1. Power of Hearing .................................................................................. 5

2. Quality of Parikshit Maharaja & Yudhisthira Maharaja ........................ 7
2.1. Maharaj Parikshit’s Question: Is Kåñëa partial or Impartial? ......... 7
3. Narada muni explains Lord’s neutrality ................................................ 8
4.Story of Jaya & Vijaya, Apperance as Hiranyaksa & Hiranyakasipu .... 9
5. Hiranyakasipu laments brother’s death ...............................................10
6. Hiranyakasipu orders demons .............................................................11
7. Demons destroy in all directions .........................................................12
8. Hiranyakisipu consoles his nephews ..................................................12
9. Hiranyakasipu’s desires ........................................................................14
9.1. Example of Laxmana and Bharat..................................................17
10. Brahmaji grants with a warning .........................................................17
11. Hiranyakasipu’s Atrocities ..................................................................19
12. Demigods take shelter of Lord Visnu ................................................20
13. Lord Vișnu assures Demigods ...........................................................21
14. Description of Prahlada Maharaja’s Qualities ....................................22
15. Yudhisthira Maharaja’s inquiries ........................................................24
16. Prahlada Maharaja’s education begins ...............................................25
17. Prahlada Maharaja’s Answer ..............................................................26
18. Hiranyakasipu’s orders .......................................................................28
19. Sanda and Amarka make inquiry ......................................................29
20. Prahlada Maharaja answers ................................................................29
21. Sanda and Amarka angry ...................................................................30
22. Sanda & Amarka induce Prahlada to accept dharma, artha, kama ..31
23. Hiranyakasipu asks Prahlada Maharaja again ...................................32
24. Prahlada Maharaja answers ................................................................32
25. Hiranyakasipu angrily speaks to Sanda .............................................33
26. Sanda and Amarka defend themselves ..............................................34
27. Hiranyakasipu to Prahlada Maharaja .................................................34
28. Prahlada maharaj to Hiranyakasipu ...................................................34
29. Hiranyakasipu angry – Threw Prahlada maharaj off lap ..................37
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30. Demons attack Prahlada maharaja ....................................................39

31. Hiranyakasipu in anxiety ...................................................................41
32. Sanda and Amarka pacify ..................................................................41
33. Prahlad maharaj instructs classmates .................................................41
34. Other children doubt..........................................................................45
35. Narada muni appeals .........................................................................45
36. Indra says ............................................................................................45
37. Narada protests ...................................................................................46
38. Narada muni shelters Kayadu ............................................................47
39. Sanda and Amarka alarmed & Hiranyakasipu chastise Prahlad .......50
40. Prahlad maharaj reveals cause of strength ........................................50
41. Hiranyakasipu challenges Prahlad maharaj .......................................51
42. Narasimhadeva’s appearance from pillar ..........................................51
43. Demigods’ prayers ..............................................................................57
44. Prahlad maharaja sent forward ..........................................................57
45. Prahlad maharaja’s prayers.................................................................59
46. Lord Narasimhadeva pleased .............................................................62
46.1. LIBERATION ................................................................................63
46.2. SERVICE .......................................................................................63
46.3. PURITY ........................................................................................64
47. Prahlada maharaja’s desires ...............................................................63
48. Lord Narasimhadeva’s final instructions to Prahlada maharaja ........65
49. Prahlada maharaja’s prayer ................................................................65
50. Brahma’s final prayers ........................................................................65
51. Narasimhadeva’s warning to Brahma ................................................65

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satyaà vidhätuà nija-bhåtya-bhäñitaà

vyäptià ca bhüteñv akhileñu cätmanaù
adåçyatätyadbhuta-rüpam udvahan
stambhe sabhäyäà na mågaà na mänuñam

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Nomenclature

1. Section
1.1. Subsection

Lessons are normally from the purports of verses. The lesson(s) followed by a verse
(and translation) is (are) from the purport of the verse and written in the following
format.

1 Lesson from PURPORT

PURPORT: SB 7.A.a
If there are many points in a purport, they are listed under a title in the above
format.
Single purport point (PURPORT: SB 7.A.a)
Points not in the purport.
Summary of one or more verses (translations)

Verses from seventh canto are middle aligned with verses in green color and
translations in brown. Verses outside seventh canto are left allignes (in back)

Cover page: Deity of Jwala Narasimha deva, Ahobilam.

Back page: Lotus feet of Lord Narasimha deva at Ugrasthambha, Ahobilam.
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1. Po
ower of Hea
aring

Padyävaléé 10
aho ahobhir na kaaler vidüyate
sudhä-ssu-dhärä-madhu uraà pade padee
dine dine candana-candra-çétalaà
ya
aço yaçodä-tanayyasya géyate

One 24 who daily sing gs the glories of Yaçodä’s son, Kåñëa,

K which are
e
as cooliing as sandalwood and camphorr, is not troubledd by the days off
Kali-yug
ga. For him at every step theere is a torrentiial flood of the e
sweetesst nectar.—Çré Kaaviratna.

SB 2.7.53
mäyäà varëaya
m ato 'muñya
éçvarasyänummodataù
çååëvataù çraddhaayä nityaà
mäyayätmä na muhyati
The Lorrd's activities in association
a with His different energies should be
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described, appreciated and heard in accordance with the teachings of

the Supreme Lord. If this is done regularly with devotion and respect,
one is sure to get out of the illusory energy of the Lord.

Performative utterance

CC Madhya 8.309
alaukika lélä ei parama nigüòha
viçväse päiye, tarke haya bahu-düra

This part of Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu’s pastimes is most confidential.

One can derive benefit quickly only by faith; otherwise, by arguing one
will always remain far away.

CC Madhya 8.310
çré-caitanya-nityänanda-advaita-caraëa
yäìhära sarvasva, täìre mile ei dhana

He who has accepted as everything the lotus feet of Çré Caitanya

Mahäprabhu, Nityänanda Prabhu and Advaita Prabhu can attain this
transcendental treasure.

SB 1.3.44
tatra kértayato viprä
viprarñer bhüri-tejasaù
ahaà cädhyagamaà tatra
niviñöas tad-anugrahät
so 'haà vaù çrävayiñyämi
yathädhétaà yathä-mati

O learned brähmaëas, when Çukadeva Gosvämé recited Bhägavatam

there [in the presence of Emperor Parékñit], I heard him with rapt
attention, and thus, by his mercy, I learned the Bhägavatam from that
great and powerful sage. Now I shall try to make you hear the very
same thing as I learned it from him and as I have realized it.

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2. Quality
Qu of Pa
arikshit Ma
ahārāja & Yu
udhisthira
Mah hārāja

2.1. Ma
aharaj Parikshitt’s Question: Is Kåñëa partial or
o Impartial?

Mahäräja Yud dhiñöhira to sagge Närada: Iss the Supreme e

Personality of Godhead
G impartiaal even while killling demons?

SB 7.1.19
çaapator asakåd viññëuà
yad brahma param avyayama
çvvitro na jäto jihvväyäà
nän ndhaà viviçatuss tamaù

Althouggh these two men—Çiçupäla

and Dantavakra——repeatedly
blaspheemed the Supreme
Personaality of Godh head, Lord
Viñëu [Kåñëa], the Supreme
Brahmaan, they were qu uite healthy.
Indeed, their tongues were not
attacked
d by white lepro osy, nor did
they ennter the darkest region of
hellish life. We are cerrtainly most
ed by this.
surprise

SB 7.1.21
ettad bhrämyati m me buddhir
dépärcir iva vväyunä
b
brühy etad adbhu utatamaà
bhhagavän hy atra a käraëam

This maatter is undoubte

edly very wonderful. Indeed, my
y intelligence hass
becomee disturbed, justt as the flame of a candle is disturbed by a
blowingg wind. O Närada Muni, you k know everythingg. Kindly let me e
know thhe cause of this wonderful
w eventt.
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1 tad-vijïänärthaà sa gurum eväbhigacchet: When

one is perplexed by the difficult problems of life, to
solve them one must approach a guru like Narada.

Parékñit Mahäräja – Mukti; Mahäräja Yudhiñöhira – Bhukti.

2 A devotee is not interested in Bhukti or Mukti but

hearing of Lord’s Qualities and Pastimes.

3. Narada muni explains Lord’s neutrality

SB 7.1.26
tasmäd vairänubandhena
nirvaireëa bhayena vä
snehät kämena vä yuïjyät
kathaïcin nekñate påthak

Therefore by enmity or by devotional service, by fear, by affection or

by lusty desire—by all of these or any one of them—if a conditioned
soul somehow or other concentrates his mind upon the Lord, the result
is the same, for the Lord, because of His blissful position, is never
affected by enmity or friendship.

3 Stress is on favourable execution of Bhakti, not

purposeful blaspheme.

4 Purpose of verse: To emphasize that even an enemy of

Lord can be delivered, what to speak of a Friend.

Blasphemers will go to hell (PURPORT: SB 7.1.26)

• tän ahaà dviñataù krürän (BG 16.19)
• äsuréà yonim äpannä (BG 16.20)
• avajänanti mäà müòhäù (BG 9.11)
• moghäçä mogha-karmäëo (BG 9.12)
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4.Sto
ory of jaya & Vijaya exp
plained & How
H they
appea
ared as Hirranyaksa & HHiranyakassipu

SB 7.1.40
jajï
ïäte tau diteù pu
utrau
daiitya-dänava-vannditau
hirraëyakaçipur jyeeñöho
hirraëyäkño 'nujas tataù
t

These two associatess of the

ya
Lord-Jay and Vijaaya—later
descendded to the materrial world,
taking birth
b as the twoo sons of
Diti, Hiraëyakaçipu
H b
being the
elder and Hiraëyäk kña the
youngerr. They were ve ery much
respecte
ed by the Daiityas and
Dänavas [demoniac spe ecies].

5 Empowermentt by Krishna makkes one worshipa

able.

SB 7.1.443
taà sarva-bhütätm ma-bhütaà
prraçäntaà sama--darçanam
bhagavat-tejasä
ä spåñöaà
näççaknod dhantum m udyamaiù

The Lorrd, the Supersou ul of all living entities, is sobe

er, peaceful and
d
equal to
o everyone. Sincce the great devvotee Prahläda wasw protected by y
the Lord
d's potency, Hirraëyakaçipu wass unable to kill him, in spite off
endeavooring to do so in
n various ways.

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6 Supreme Personality of Godhead’s Punishment is also

a manifestation of His equality.

7 One protected by the Lord cannot be harmed.

Mahäräja Yudhiñöhira’s second Question:

SB 7.1.48
çré-yudhiñöhira uväca
vidveño dayite putre katham äsén mahätmani
brühi me bhagavan yena prahlädasyäcyutätmatä
Mahäräja Yudhiñöhira inquired: O my lord, Närada Muni, why was there
such enmity between Hiraëyakaçipu and his beloved son Prahläda
Mahäräja? How did Prahläda Mahäräja become such a great devotee of
Lord Kåñëa? Kindly explain this to me.

Devotees attached to infallible Æ acyutätmä. (PURPORT: SB

7.1.48)
END of Chapter 1.

5. Hiranyakasipu laments brother’s death

SB 7.2.7-8
tasya tyakta-svabhävasya
ghåëer mäyä-vanaukasaù
bhajantaà bhajamänasya
bälasyevästhirätmanaù
mac-chüla-bhinna-grévasya
bhüriëä rudhireëa vai
asåk-priyaà tarpayiñye
bhrätaraà me gata-vyathaù

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The Supreme Personality of Godhead has given up His natural

tendency of equality toward the demons and demigods. Although He is
the Supreme Person, now, influenced by mäyä, He has assumed the
form of a boar to please His devotees, the demigods, just as a restless
child leans toward someone. I shall therefore sever Lord Viñëu's head
from His trunk by my trident, and with the profuse blood from His
body I shall please my brother Hiraëyäkña, who was so fond of
sucking blood. Thus shall I too be peaceful.

4 types of Atheist
Hungry for, fond of sucking blood. (PURPORT: SB 7.2.7-8)

8 Actions of the Lord to favour His devotees are not

disqualifications but signs of His natural affection.

6. Hiranyakasipu orders demons

SB 7.2.12
yatra yatra dvijä gävo
vedä varëäçrama-kriyäù
taà taà janapadaà yäta
sandépayata våçcata

Immediately go wherever there is good protection for the cows and

brähmaëas and wherever the Vedas are studied in terms of the
varëäçrama principles. Set fire to those places and cut from the roots
the trees there, which are the source of life.

1. Ban Bhagavad-Gita, teach technology

2. Open Mc. Donald
3. Divorce, gay marriage
4. Deforestation for prajalpa

9 Cutting of trees simply to manufacture paper for the

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10 Paper mills should manufacture paper only for

publication of Spiritual literature.

7. Demons destroy in all directions

No yajnas (SB 7.2.13-15)

Demigods disturbed. (SB 7.2.16)

8. Hiranyakisipu consoles his nephews

SB 7.2.19
tan-mätaraà ruñäbhänuà
ditià ca jananéà girä
çlakñëayä deça-käla-jïa
idam äha janeçvara

O King, Hiraëyakaçipu was extremely angry, but since he was a great

politician, he knew how to act according to the time and situation.
With sweet words, he consoled their mother, his sister-in-law,
Ruñäbhänu, as well as his own mother, Diti. He spoke to them all as
follows.

11 Politicians can control emotions according to time &

situations for future advantage.
SB 7.2.21
bhütänäm iha saàväsaù
prapäyäm iva suvrate
daivenaikatra nétänäm
unnétänäà sva-karmabhiù

My dear mother, in a restaurant or place for drinking cold water, many

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to their respective destinations. Similarly, living entities join together in

a family, and later, as a result of their own actions, they are led apart to
their destinations.

Prison teams (PURPORT: SB 7.2.21)

Straws (PURPORT: SB 7.2.21)

12 We are fully under a higher control

13 One who is highly elevated in knowledge but does not

use good intelligence to serve Krsna is Demon.

Duryodhana Vs Arjuna – ‘work is worship’.

Example: Jarasandha (SB 10.54.14)

14 Philosophy without character is useless

SB 10.54.14
tathäpy ahaà na çocämi
na prahåñyämi karhicit
kälena daiva-yuktena
jänan vidrävitaà jagat

But still I never lament or rejoice, because I know this world is driven
by time and fate.

SB 7.2.40
pathi cyutaà tiñöhati diñöa-rakñitaà
gåhe sthitaà tad-vihataà vinaçyati
jévaty anätho 'pi tad-ékñito vane
gåhe 'bhigupto 'sya hato na jévati

Sometimes one loses his money on a public street, where everyone can
see it, and yet his money is protected by destiny and not seen by
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others. Thus the man who lost it gets it back. On the other hand, if the
Lord does not give protection, even money maintained very securely at
home is lost. If the Supreme Lord gives one protection, even though
one has no protector and is in the jungle, one remains alive, whereas a
person well protected at home by relatives and others sometimes dies,
no one being able to protect him.

15 Everything is dependent on free will of Krsna,

Our duty is to Surrender unto Him & Seek His
protection.

Prahläda Mahäräja, same theme: bälasya neha çaraëaà

pitarau nåsiàha.

16 Philosophy can be used for Sense gratification.

Sense Objects can be used for Purification.

END of Chapter 2.

9. Hiranyakasipu’s desires

SB 7.3.1
çré-närada uväca
hiraëyakaçipü räjann
ajeyam ajarämaram
ätmänam apratidvandvam
eka-räjaà vyadhitsata

Närada Muni said to Mahäräja Yudhiñöhira: The demoniac king

Hiraëyakaçipu wanted to be unconquerable and free from old age and
dwindling of the body. He wanted to gain all the yogic perfections like
aëimä and laghimä, to be deathless, and to be the only king of the
entire universe, including Brahmaloka.
1. Unconquerable 2. Youthful
3. Yogic perfections 4. King of universe
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17 Self interested
d persons by demooniac austerity want
w to
kill even theirr benedictors, whereas a Vaisnava
a wants
to remain an ever existing servrvant and never to
t
occupy the posst of Lord.

Description of Hiraëyakaçipu’s
H aausterities (SB 7.3.2-5)
Demigods appro oach Brahmä (SB B 7.3.6)
Hiraëyakaçipu’s body covered by anthill, grasss and bamboo.
(SB 7.3.15-16)

SB 7.3.17
çré-brahmovväca
a bhadraà te tappaù-siddho 'si kä
uttiñöhottiñöha äçyapa
varado 'ha am anupräpto vrriyatäm épsito varaù

Lord Brrahmä said: O son of Kaçyapa M

Muni, please ge
et up, please gett
up. Alll good fortunee unto you. Y You are now perfect in the e

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performance of your austerities, and therefore I may give you a

benediction. You may now ask from me whatever you desire, and I
shall try to fulfill your wish.

Perfection of austerity is to get audience with master whom

trying to please.

SB 7.3.24
sa nirékñyämbare devaà
haàsa-väham upasthitam
nanäma çirasä bhümau
tad-darçana-mahotsavaù

Seeing Lord Brahmä present before him in the sky, carried by his swan
airplane, Hiraëyakaçipu was extremely pleased. He immediately fell flat
with his head on the ground and began to express his obligation to the
lord.
SB 7.3.35
yadi däsyasy abhimatän
varän me varadottama
bhütebhyas tvad-visåñöebhyo
måtyur mä bhün mama prabho

O my lord, O best of the givers of benediction, if you will kindly grant

me the benediction I desire, please let me not meet death from any of
the living entities created by you.

SB 7.3.36
näntar bahir divä naktam
anyasmäd api cäyudhaiù
na bhümau nämbare måtyur
na narair na mågair api

Grant me that I not die within any residence or outside any residence,
during the daytime or at night, nor on the ground or in the sky. Grant
me that my death not be brought by any being other than those
created by you, nor by any weapon, nor by any human being or
animal.
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Myth of work is worship

Gaining control though humility
Bhakti means eternal service

9.1. Example of Laxmana and Bharat

namantharäya na ca mätaraya
doño na räjan na ca räghavasya
mad päpa eva ätma nimittam äsit
vana praveçe raghunandanasya

bhärah vahati iti bharata

1. Bears burden of unwanted kingdom

2. Infinite capacity to bear others’ burden

SB 10.20.37
naivävidan kñéyamäëaà
jalaà gädha-jale-caräù
yathäyur anv-ahaà kñayyaà
narä müòhäù kuöumbinaù

The fish swimming in the increasingly shallow water did not at all
understand that the water was diminishing, just as foolish family men
cannot see how the time they have left to live is diminishing with every
passing day.

END of Chapter 3.

10. Brahmāji grants with a warning

SB 7.4.2
çré-brahmoväca
täteme durlabhäù puàsäà yän våëéñe varän mama
tathäpi vitarämy aìga varän yadyapi durlabhän

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Lord Brahmä said: O Hiraëyakaçipu, these benedictions for which you

have asked are difficult to obtain for most men. Nonetheless, O my
son, I shall grant you them although they are generally not available.

18 If one possesses more and more, a benediction may

become a curse, for just as achieving material opulence
in this material world requires great strength and
endeavor, maintaining it also requires great endeavor.

SB 2.3.21
bhäraù paraà paööa-kiréöa-juñöam
apy uttamäìgaà na namen mukundam
çävau karau no kurute saparyäà
harer lasat-käïcana-kaìkaëau vä

The upper portion of the body, though crowned with a silk turban, is
only a heavy burden if not bowed down before the Personality of
Godhead who can award mukti [freedom]. And the hands, though
decorated with glittering bangles, are like those of a dead man if not
engaged in the service of the Personality of Godhead Hari.

CC Madhya 11.48
täìra pratijïä—more nä karibe daraçana
mora pratijïä—täìhä vinä chäòiba jévana

Mahäräja Pratäparudra continued, “If Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu is

determined not to see me, then I am determined to give up my life if I
do not see Him.

Ätma-jäyä-sutägära.

CC Madhya 11.49
yadi sei mahäprabhura nä päi kåpä-dhana
kibä räjya, kibä deha,—saba akäraëa

“If I do not receive Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu’s mercy, my body and my

kingdom are certainly useless.”
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11. Hiranyakasipu’s Atrocities

SB 7.4.13
tam aìga mattaà madhunoru-gandhinä
vivåtta-tämräkñam açeña-dhiñëya-päù
upäsatopäyana-päëibhir vinä
tribhis tapo-yoga-balaujasäà padam

O my dear King, Hiraëyakaçipu was always drunk on strong-smelling

wines and liquors, and therefore his coppery eyes were always rolling.
Nonetheless, because he had powerfully executed great austerities in
mystic yoga, although he was abominable, all but the three principal
demigods—Lord Brahmä, Lord Çiva and Lord Viñëu—personally
worshiped him to please him by bringing him various presentations
with their own hands.

SB 7.4.19
sa itthaà nirjita-kakub
eka-räò viñayän priyän
yathopajoñaà bhuïjäno
nätåpyad ajitendriyaù

In spite of achieving the power to control in all directions and in spite

of enjoying all types of dear sense gratification as much as possible,
Hiraëyakaçipu was dissatisfied because instead of controlling his senses
he remained their servant.

19 Uncontrolled senses = Dissatisfaction

Sense control = Satisfaction

SB 4.22.39
yat-päda-paìkaja-paläça-viläsa-bhaktyä
karmäçayaà grathitam udgrathayanti santaù
tadvan na rikta-matayo yatayo 'pi ruddha-
sroto-gaëäs tam araëaà bhaja väsudevam

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The devotees, who are always engaged in the service of the toes of the
lotus feet of the Lord, can very easily overcome hard-knotted desires
for fruitive activities. Because this is very difficult, the nondevotees—
the jïänés and yogés—although trying to stop the waves of sense
gratification, cannot do so. Therefore you are advised to engage in the
devotional service of Kåñëa, the son of Vasudeva.

BG 18.38
viñayendriya-saàyogäd
yat tad agre 'måtopamam
pariëäme viñam iva
tat sukhaà räjasaà småtam

That happiness which is derived from contact of the senses with their
objects and which appears like nectar at first but poison at the end is
said to be of the nature of passion.

12. Demigods take shelter of Lord Vișnu

SB 7.4.22
tasyai namo 'stu käñöhäyai
yaträtmä harir éçvaraù
yad gatvä na nivartante
çäntäù sannyäsino 'maläù

"Let us offer our respectful obeisances unto that direction where the
Supreme Personality of Godhead is situated, where those purified souls
in the renounced order of life, the great saintly persons, go, and from
which, having gone, they never return."

20 Demons cannot influence Holy Dhama.

21 If one takes shelter of such a Dhama, worship of Lord

becomes easy & resultant spiritual advancement takes
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13. Lord Vișnu assures Demigods

“No fear - Become My devotees by hearing and chanting – I know

activities of Hiraëyakaçipu and shall surely stop them very soon.
Wait patiently. (SB 7.4.25-26)

SB 7.4.27
yadä deveñu vedeñu goñu vipreñu sädhuñu
dharme mayi ca vidveñaù sa vä äçu vinaçyati

When one is envious of the demigods, who represent the Supreme

Personality of Godhead, of the Vedas, which give all knowledge, of the
cows, brähmaëas, Vaiñëavas and religious principles, and ultimately of
Me, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he and his civilization will be
vanquished without delay.

SB 7.4.28
nirvairäya praçäntäya sva-sutäya mahätmane
prahrädäya yadä druhyed dhaniñye 'pi varorjitam

When Hiraëyakaçipu teases the great devotee Prahläda, his own son,
who is peaceful and sober and who has no enemy, I shall kill
Hiraëyakaçipu immediately, despite the benedictions of Brahmä.

22 Devotee does not create enmity with anyone, but if

someone becomes his enemy, that person will be
vanquished by the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
despite his benedictions.

SB 7.4.29
çré-närada uväca
ity uktä loka-guruëä
taà praëamya divaukasaù
nyavartanta gatodvegä
menire cäsuraà hatam
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The great saint Närada Muni continued: When the Supreme Personality
of Godhead, the spiritual master of everyone, thus reassured all the
demigods living in the heavenly planets, they offered their respectful
obeisances unto Him and returned, confident that the demon
Hiraëyakaçipu was now practically dead.

23 There is no need to approach any demigod separately

for the fulfilment of any desire.

14. Description of Prahlād Mahārāja’s

Qualities

SB 7.4.33
nodvigna-citto vyasaneñu niùspåhaù
çruteñu dåñöeñu guëeñv avastu-dåk
däntendriya-präëa-çaréra-dhéù sadä
praçänta-kämo rahitäsuro 'suraù

Although Prahläda Mahäräja was born in a family of asuras, he himself

was not an asura but a great devotee of Lord Viñëu. Unlike the other
asuras, he was never envious of Vaiñëavas. He was not agitated when
put into danger, and he was neither directly nor indirectly interested in
the fruitive activities described in the Vedas. Indeed, he considered
everything material to be useless, and therefore he was completely
devoid of material desires. He always controlled his senses and life air,
and being of steady intelligence and determination, he subdued all
lusty desires.

24 Man is not qualified or disqualified by birth. Anyone

can become a fully qualified brahmana under the
direction of Guru.

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SB 7.4.37
nyasta-kréòanako bälo
jaòavat tan-manastayä
kåñëa-graha-gåhétätmä
na veda jagad édåçam

From the very beginning of his childhood, Prahläda Mahäräja was

uninterested in childish playthings. Indeed, he gave them up altogether
and remained silent and dull, being fully absorbed in Kåñëa
consciousness. Since his mind was always affected by Kåñëa
consciousness, he could not understand how the world goes on being
fully absorbed in the activities of sense gratification.

25 When one is influenced by evil stars, he can’t make

advancement in any activity.

26 Prahlad maharaj influenced by Krsnaloka & thus could

not think of material world & live in Krsna
consciousness.

SB 7.4.38
äsénaù paryaöann açnan
çayänaù prapiban bruvan
nänusandhatta etäni
govinda-parirambhitaù

Prahläda Mahäräja was always absorbed in thought of Kåñëa. Thus,

being always embraced by the Lord, he did not know how his bodily
necessities, such as sitting, walking, eating, lying down, drinking and
talking, were being automatically performed.

27 As father and mother cared for for child, Govinda

cared for Prahlād mahārāja. Prahlad maharaja is
absorbed in the thoughts of Govinda.

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SB 7.4.43
tasmin mahä-bhägavate
mahä-bhäge mahätmani
hiraëyakaçipü räjann
akarod agham ätmaje

My dear King Yudhiñöhira, the demon Hiraëyakaçipu tormented this

exalted, fortunate devotee, although Prahläda was his own son.

28 When one despite his elevated position, due to severe

austerities, begins to tease a devotee, he begins falling
down, and results of his austerities dwindle.

15. YudhisthirA Mahārāja’s inquiries

SB 7.4.44
çré-yudhiñöhira uväca
devarña etad icchämo vedituà tava suvrata
yad ätmajäya çuddhäya pitädät sädhave hy agham

Mahäräja Yudhiñöhira said: O best of the saints among the demigods, O

best of spiritual leaders, how did Hiraëyakaçipu give so much trouble
to Prahläda Mahäräja, the pure and exalted saint, although Prahläda
was his own son? I wish to know about this subject from you.

29 Suvrata: person who has nothing to do with the

material world which is always bad.

30 One cannot understand anything from a materialistic

scholar puffed up with academic knowledge

31 bhaktyä mäm abhijänäti: try to understand Krishna by

devotional service & from a devotee.

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Father and mother are always affectionate to their children. When

disobedient – chastise them, for instruction & welfare. Why
Hiraëyakaçipu, chastise such a noble son? (SB 7.4.45)
• Obedient
• Well-behaved
• Respectful (SB 7.4.46)
Never heard contradiction as an affectionate father's punishing
noble son with intention of killing him. (SB 7.4.46)

END of Chapter 4.

16. Prahlada Mahārāja’s education begins

SB 7.5.1
çré-närada uväca
paurohityäya bhagavän våtaù kävyaù kiläsuraiù
ñaëòämarkau sutau tasya daitya-räja-gåhäntike

The great saint Närada Muni said: The demons, headed by

Hiraëyakaçipu, accepted Çukräcärya as their priest for ritualistic
ceremonies. Çukräcärya's two sons, Ñaëòa and Amarka, lived near
Hiraëyakaçipu's palace.

32 Real brāhmana would not become priest for atheistic

men.

33 Brāhmana should become priest of a person interested

in advancement of spiritual culture.

34 Sukrācārya – indicates person interested in obtaining

benefits for sons & descendents regardless of how the
money comes.

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Hiraëyakaçipu, took Prahläda on lap & asked: “Best of all subjects

studied teachers?” (SB 7.5.4)

SB 7.5.4
ekadäsura-räö putram
aìkam äropya päëòava
papraccha kathyatäà vatsa
manyate sädhu yad bhavän

My dear King Yudhiñöhira, once upon a time the King of the demons,
Hiraëyakaçipu, took his son Prahläda on his lap and very
affectionately inquired: My dear son, please let me know what you
think is the best of all the subjects you have studied from your
teachers.

35 A devotee can challenge scientists & philosophers

because the best of everything is known to a devotee by
Krishna’s grace.
yasmin vijïäte samam evaà vijïätaà bhavati: if one properly
understands God, he can understand any subject matter very
nicely. (PURPORT: SB 7.5.4)

36 Prahlad maharaja was able to solve most difficult parts

of problems because of his advanced Krishna
consciousness.

17. Prahlada Mahārāja’s Answer

SB 7.5.5
çré-prahläda uväca
tat sädhu manye 'sura-varya dehinäà
sadä samudvigna-dhiyäm asad-grahät
hitvätma-pätaà gåham andha-küpaà
vanaà gato yad dharim äçrayeta

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Prahläda Mahäräja replied: O best of the asuras, King of the demons,

as far as I have learned from my spiritual master, any person who has
accepted a temporary body and temporary household life is certainly
embarrassed by anxiety because of having fallen in a dark well where
there is no water but only suffering. One should give up this position
and go to the forest [vana]. More clearly, one should go to Våndävana,
where only Kåñëa consciousness is prevalent, and should thus take
shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

37 Real success in life: Krishna 1. Understand

consciousness. One should mold life 2. Plan
accordingly. 3. Execute

CC Madhya 7.126
kåpä kara, prabhu, more, yäì tomä-saìge
sahite nä päri duùkha viñaya-taraìge’

The brähmaëa begged Lord Caitanya Mahäprabhu, “My dear Lord,

kindly show me favor and let me go with You. I can no longer tolerate
the waves of misery caused by materialistic life.”

CC Madhya 7.127
prabhu kahe,—“aiche bät kabhu nä kahibä
gåhe rahi’ kåñëa-näma nirantara laibä
Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu replied, “Don’t speak like that again. Better to
remain at home and chant the holy name of Kåñëa always.

CC Madhya 7.128
yäre dekha, täre kaha ‘kåñëa’-upadeça
ämära äjïäya guru haïä tära’ ei deça
“Instruct everyone to follow the orders of Lord Çré Kåñëa as they are
given in the Bhagavad-gétä and Çrémad-Bhägavatam. In this way
become a spiritual master and try to liberate everyone in this land.”

CC Madhya 7.129
kabhu nä bädhibe tomära viñaya-taraìga
punarapi ei öhäïi päbe mora saìga”
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Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu further advised the brähmaëa Kürma, “If you
follow this instruction, your materialistic life at home will not obstruct
your spiritual advancement. Indeed, if you follow these regulative
principles, we will again meet here, or, rather, you will never lose My
company.”

18. Hiranyakasipu’s orders

SB 7.5.6
çré-närada uväca
çrutvä putra-giro daityaù para-pakña-samähitäù
jahäsa buddhir bälänäà bhidyate para-buddhibhiù
Närada Muni continued: When Prahläda Mahäräja spoke about the path
of self-realization in devotional service, thus being faithful to the camp
of his father's enemies, Hiraëyakaçipu, the King of the demons, heard
Prahläda's words and he laughingly said, "Thus is the intelligence of
children spoiled by the words of the enemy."

38 Demons are angered by the influence of a vaiñnava

SB 7.5.7
samyag vidhäryatäà bälo
guru-gehe dvi-jätibhiù
viñëu-pakñaiù praticchannair
na bhidyetäsya dhér yathä
Hiraëyakaçipu advised his assistants: My dear demons, give complete
protection to this boy at the guru-kula where he is instructed, so that
his intelligence will not be further influenced by Vaiñëavas who may
go there in disguise.

39 Tactic of dressing oneself like a karmi is necessary,

because everyone in demoneac kingdom is against the
Vaiñnava teachings.

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19. Sanda and Amarka make inquiry

Don’t lie – true; these boys not like you, not speak deviation. How
have you learnt these? How intelligence spoilt? (SB 7.5.9)
Spoilt by you or enemies? Very eager to know. (SB 7.5.10)

20. Prahlada Mahārāja answers

B 7.5.11
çré-prahräda uväca
paraù svaç cety asad-grähaù
puàsäà yan-mäyayä kåtaù
vimohita-dhiyäà dåñöas
tasmai bhagavate namaù

Prahläda Mahäräja replied: Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto

the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose external energy has
created the distinctions of "my friend" and "my enemy" by deluding the
intelligence of men. Indeed, I am now actually experiencing this,
although I have previously heard of it from authoritative sources.

PURPORT: SB 7.5.11
As servants of Supreme Lord, all jivas are one, but Vaiñëava, out
of humility, addresses others as PRABHU (master).
Vaiñëava sees other servants to be so advanced, much to learn.
Understanding of master begins from understanding of spiritual
master.
• yasya prasädäd…
• säkñäd-dharitvena…
Confidential service – delivering souls from misconception of
friend and enemy.
Mäyävädé – all living entities – God: mistaken.
Conditioned state – friends & enemies – in duality.
Liberated state – God is master and all jivas – servants of God.
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SB 7.5.14
yathä bhrämyaty ayo brahman
svayam äkarña-sannidhau
tathä me bhidyate cetaç
cakra-päëer yadåcchayä
O brähmaëas [teachers], as iron attracted by a magnetic stone moves
automatically toward the magnet, my consciousness, having been
changed by His will, is attracted by Lord Viñëu, who carries a disc in
His hand. Thus I have no independence.

40 Iron : Magnet : : Jiva : Krishna

21. Sanda and Amarka angry

SB 7.5.16
änéyatäm are vetram asmäkam ayaçaskaraù
kuläìgärasya durbuddheç caturtho 'syodito damaù
Oh, please bring me a stick! This Prahläda is damaging our name and
fame. Because of his bad intelligence, he has become like a cinder in
the dynasty of the demons. Now he needs to be treated by the fourth
of the four kinds of political diplomacy.

41 In a society or family in which everyone is a demon, for

someone to become a Vaisnava is folly.

42 Charges against Hiranyakasipu preachers –

CIA, Unqualified brahmanas.

43 Confronting against all kinds of difficulties, we must

spread the Krishna consciousness movement with great
determination like Prahläda Mahäräja.
Prahläda : Demons : Visnu : : Thorn tree : Candan Forest : Axe
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22. Sanda and Amarka induce Prahlad maharaj

to accept Dharma, artha, Kama

SB 7.5.18
iti taà vividhopäyair
bhéñayaàs tarjanädibhiù
prahrädaà grähayäm äsa
tri-vargasyopapädanam

Ñaëòa and Amarka, the teachers of Prahläda Mahäräja, chastised and

threatened their disciple in various ways and began teaching him about
the paths of religion, economic development and sense gratification.
This is the way they educated him.

44 People are concerned with dharma, artha and käma

and not liberation.

Hiraëya + kaçipu Vs. Prah + läda – prasannätmä (PURPORT: SB

7.5.18)
yä niçä sarva-bhütänäà tasyäà jägarti saàyamé.

45 Materialistic persons think that the path of religion is

meant for improving their material conditions.

Demigods, Sädhus

46 Result of cheating, others are reluctant to accept a

religious process, and advise people to work for material
advancement.

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23. Hiranyakasipu asks Prahlad maharaj again

Ñaëòa & Amarka sufficiently educated in the diplomatic affairs of

pacifying public leaders, appeasing them etc. (SB 7.5.19)
Prahläda's mother – washed, dressed, presented him before father.
(SB 7.5.19)
Hiraëyakaçipu embraced with both arms – tears/ smell head (SB
7.5.20-21)
What is best of knowledge? For so much time, you have heard
many things from teachers (SB 7.5.22)

47 Difference of opinion between who is real Guru

24. Prahlad maharaj answers

SB 7.5.23-24
çré-prahräda uväca
çravaëaà kértanaà viñëoù smaraëaà päda-sevanam
arcanaà vandanaà däsyaà sakhyam ätma-nivedanam
iti puàsärpitä viñëau bhaktiç cen nava-lakñaëä
kriyeta bhagavaty addhä tan manye 'dhétam uttamam

Prahläda Mahäräja said: Hearing and chanting about the transcendental

holy name, form, qualities, paraphernalia and pastimes of Lord Viñëu,
remembering them, serving the lotus feet of the Lord, offering the Lord
respectful worship with sixteen types of paraphernalia, offering prayers
to the Lord, becoming His servant, considering the Lord one's best
friend, and surrendering everything unto Him (in other words, serving
Him with the body, mind and words)—these nine processes are
accepted as pure devotional service. One who has dedicated his life to
the service of Kåñëa through these nine methods should be understood
to be the most learned person, for he has acquired complete
knowledge.

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48 Ones sincere endeavour toperform these 9 prosesses of

devotional service is Bhakti.

49 Addha: Directly: Not like karmis who perform pious

activities and then formally offer result to Kåñëa.

50 One should not aspire for results of his pious activities

dedicate himself fully and act piously.

25. Hiranyakasipu angrily speaks to Sanda

SB 7.5.26
brahma-bandho kim etat te
vipakñaà çrayatäsatä
asäraà grähito bälo
mäm anädåtya durmate
O unqualified, most heinous son of a brähmaëa, 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?

51 Asäram: For a demon, there is no substance in the

process of devotional service but to a devotee devotional
service is the only essential factor.
SB 7.5.27
santi hy asädhavo loke
durmaiträç chadma-veñiëaù
teñäm udety aghaà käle
rogaù pätakinäm iva
In due course of time, various types of diseases are manifest in those
who are sinful. Similarly, in this world there are many deceptive friends
in false garbs, but eventually, because of their false behavior, their
actual enmity becomes manifest.
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PURPORT: SB 7.5.27
Son’s education was the cause of Hiraëyakaçipu’s anxiety.
When Prahläda began teaching bhakti, Hiraëyakaçipu regarded
teachers as enemies in the garb of friends.
Rogaù pätakinäm iva refer to disease, which is the most sinful
and miserable of the conditions of material life.

26. Sanda and Amarka defend themselves

King! Whatever your son Prahläda has said was not taught to him
by me or anyone else. His spontaneous devotional service has
naturally developed in him. Therefore, please give up your anger
and do not unnecessarily accuse us. It is not good to insult a
brähmaëa in this way. (SB 7.5.28)

27. Hiranyakasipu to Prahlada maharaj

You rascal, most fallen of our family, if you have not received this
education from your teachers, where have you gotten it? (SB 7.5.29)

28. Prahlada maharaj to Hiranyakasipu

SB 7.5.30
çré-prahräda uväca
matir na kåñëe parataù svato vä
mitho 'bhipadyeta gåha-vratänäm
adänta-gobhir viçatäà tamisraà
punaù punaç carvita-carvaëänäm
Prahläda Mahäräja replied: Because of their uncontrolled senses,
persons too addicted to materialistic life make progress toward hellish
conditions and repeatedly chew that which has already been chewed.
Their inclinations toward Kåñëa are never aroused, either by the
instructions of others, by their own efforts, or by a combination of
both.

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52 Politicians, scholars, philosophers who read Bhagavad-

gétä to try to twist some meaning from it to suit their
material purposes, constant thought of Kåñëa is
impossible.

53 Aim of such politiations and scholars is to enjoy

material world with bodily senses.

54 Gåha-vratä: Only aim to live comfortably with body in

material world cannot understand Kåñëa.

55 Gåha-vratä: carvita-carvaëänäm – Materialistic person

tries to enjoy sense gratification in different bodily
forms life after life, still dissatisfied.

bhogaiçvarya-prasaktänäà...
mahätmänas tu mäà pärtha...

56 Unless one is trained properly by a MAHAT devotee,

there is no possibilityof ones understanding of Kåñëa
and devotional service.

Suffer:
SB 7.5.31
na te viduù svärtha-gatià hi viñëuà
duräçayä ye bahir-artha-mäninaù
andhä yathändhair upanéyamänäs
te 'péça-tantryäm uru-dämni baddhäù

Persons who are strongly entrapped by the consciousness of enjoying

material life, and who have therefore accepted as their leader or guru a
similar blind man attached to external sense objects, cannot understand
that the goal of life is to return home, back to Godhead, and engage in
the service of Lord Viñëu. As blind men guided by another blind man
miss the right path and fall into a ditch, materially attached men led by
another materially attached man are bound by the ropes of fruitive
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labor, which are made of very strong cords, and they continue again
and again in materialistic life, suffering the threefold miseries.

PURPORT: SB 7.5.31
Prahläda Mahäräja rejected all teachers not in paramparä.
Materialistic teachers are not interested in Viñëu, but hopeful of
material success.
duräçayä ye bahir-artha-mäninaù...
Knowledge of materialists is restricted within the four-billion-
mile limit of material world, they do not know spiritual world.
Gurus – blind.

57 Unless one is a devotee, one cannot understand the

existence of spiritual world.

CC Madhya 8.309
alaukika lélä ei parama nigüòha
viçväse päiye, tarke haya bahu-düra

This part of Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu’s pastimes is most confidential.

One can derive benefit quickly only by faith; otherwise, by arguing one
will always remain far away.

CC Madhya 8.310
çré-caitanya-nityänanda-advaita-caraëa
yäìhära sarvasva, täìre mile ei dhana

He who has accepted as everything the lotus feet of Çré Caitanya

Mahäprabhu, Nityänanda Prabhu and Advaita Prabhu can attain this
transcendental treasure.

Smear:
SB 7.5.32
naiñäà matis tävad urukramäìghrià
spåçaty anarthäpagamo yad-arthaù
mahéyasäà päda-rajo-'bhiñekaà
niñkiïcanänäà na våëéta yävat
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Unless they smear upon their bodies the dust of the lotus feet of a
Vaiñëava completely freed from material contamination, persons very
much inclined toward materialistic life cannot be attached to the lotus
feet of the Lord, who is glorified for His uncommon activities. Only by
becoming Kåñëa conscious and taking shelter at the lotus feet of the
Lord in this way can one be freed from material contamination.

58 Education that keeps the conditioned soul bound life

after life is called materialistic education.

vidyära viläse, käöäinu käla, parama sähase ämi...

CC Madhya 8.127
tomära öhäïi äiläìa tomära mahimä çuniyä
tumi more stuti kara ‘sannyäsé’ jäniyä

Lord Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu continued, “After hearing about your

glories, I have come to your place. But you are offering Me words of
praise out of respect for a sannyäsé, one in the renounced order of
life.”

59 Highly educated persons do not take to Kåñëa

consciousness, because, unless one takes shelter of a
bona fide, fully Kåñëa conscious spiritual master, there
is no chance of understanding Kåñëa.

29. Hiranyakasipu angry – Threw Prahlada

maharaj off lap

Take this boy away – deserves to be killed – kill him (SB 7.5.34)
Prahläda is the killer of my brother – given up his family to
engage in the bhakti. (SB 7.5.35)
Only 5 years – given up affectionate relationship with his father
and mother – untrustworthy – not behave well toward Viñëu. (SB
7.5.36)

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uñadham Vs. çarréraka aìg (SB 77.5.37)

Au

60 Prahläda Mahäräja maintain ned an attitude of

o
noncooperation, yet tolerant a
and humble.

Unncontrolled sensses & yogés – Prrahläda wheter eating,

e sitting orr
sle
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30. Demons attack Prahlada maharaj

Tridents... Demons – Fearful faces, sharp teeth and reddish,

coppery beards and hair, "Chop him up! Pierce him!" (SB 7.5.39-
40)

SB 7.5.41
pare brahmaëy anirdeçye
bhagavaty akhilätmani
yuktätmany aphalä äsann
apuëyasyeva sat-kriyäù

Even though a person who has no assets in pious activities performs

some good deed, it will have no result. Thus the weapons of the
demons had no tangible effects upon Prahläda Mahäräja because he
was a devotee undisturbed by material conditions and fully engaged in
meditating upon and serving the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
who is unchangeable, who cannot be realized by the material senses,
and who is the soul of the entire universe.

Analogy: Child on lap.

61 Supreme Personality of Godhead cannot be injured

because He is always in transcendence.

Other means (SB 7.5.42-44)

• Elephants
• Snakes
• Poison
• Spells
• Mountains
• Starving
• Severe cold, winds, fire and water
• Heavy stones to crush him

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31. Hiranyakasipu in anxiety

Not killed, saved by own powers (SB 7.5.45)

Fearless, dog's curved tail (SB 7.5.46)
Strength unlimited, immortal (SB 7.5.47)
Because of my enmity, I shall die or no (SB 7.5.48)

32. Sanda and Amarka pacify

Move eyebrows – conquer – child – no anxiety (SB 7.5.49)

33. Prahlad maharaj instructs classmates

SB 7.5.55
atha täï çlakñëayä väcä
pratyähüya mahä-budhaù
uväca vidväàs tan-niñöhäà
kåpayä prahasann iva

Prahläda Mahäräja, who was truly the supreme learned person, then
addressed his class friends in very sweet language. Smiling, he began
to teach them about the uselessness of the materialistic way of life.
Being very kind to them, he instructed them as follows.

Prahläda Mahäräja's smiling – laugh at their dharma, artha,

kama – not real happiness – advancement in Kåñëa
consciousness. (PURPORT: SB 7.5.55)

62 Mistake of materialistic life is understood by devotees,

and therefore they smile upon it, considering it
insignificant.
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SB 7.6.1
çré-prahräda uväca
kaumära äcaret präjïo
dharmän bhägavatän iha
durlabhaà mänuñaà janma
tad apy adhruvam arthadam

Prahläda Mahäräja said: One who is sufficiently intelligent should use

the human form of body from the very beginning of life—in other
words, from the tender age of childhood—to practice the activities of
devotional service, giving up all other engagements. The human body
is most rarely achieved, and although temporary like other bodies, it is
meaningful because in human life one can perform devotional service.
Even a slight amount of sincere devotional service can give one
complete perfection.

63 Kåñëa consciousness movement is anxious to serve

human society by bhakti, save human being from being
degraded again to animal life.
SB 7.6.14
kuöumba-poñäya viyan nijäyur
na budhyate 'rthaà vihataà pramattaù
sarvatra täpa-traya-duùkhitätmä
nirvidyate na sva-kuöumba-rämaù

One who is too attached cannot understand that he is wasting his

valuable life for the maintenance of his family. He also fails to
understand that the purpose of human life, a life suitable for realization
of the Absolute Truth, is being imperceptibly spoiled. However, he is
very cleverly attentive to seeing that not a single farthing is lost by
mismanagement. Thus although an attached person in material
existence always suffers from threefold miseries, he does not develop a
distaste for the way of material existence.

SB 7.6.15
vitteñu nityäbhiniviñöa-cetä
vidväàç ca doñaà para-vitta-hartuù
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pretyeha väthäpy ajitendriyas tad

açänta-kämo harate kuöumbé

If a person too attached to the duties of family maintenance is unable

to control his senses, the core of his heart is immersed in how to
accumulate money. Although he knows that one who takes the wealth
of others will be punished by the law of the government, and by the
laws of Yamaräja after death, he continues cheating others to acquire
money.

SB 7.6.25
tuñöe ca tatra kim alabhyam ananta ädye
kià tair guëa-vyatikaräd iha ye sva-siddhäù
dharmädayaù kim aguëena ca käìkñitena
säraà juñäà caraëayor upagäyatäà naù

Nothing is unobtainable for devotees who have satisfied the Supreme

Personality of Godhead, who is the cause of all causes, the original
source of everything. The Lord is the reservoir of unlimited spiritual
qualities. For devotees, therefore, who are transcendental to the modes
of material nature, what is the use of following the principles of
religion, economic development, sense gratification and liberation,
which are all automatically obtainable under the influence of the
modes of nature? We devotees always glorify the lotus feet of the Lord,
and therefore we need not ask for anything in terms of dharma, käma,
artha and mokña.

SB 7.6.28
çrutam etan mayä pürvaà
jïänaà vijïäna-saàyutam
dharmaà bhägavataà çuddhaà
näradäd deva-darçanät

Prahläda Mahäräja continued: I received this knowledge from the great

saint Närada Muni, who is always engaged in devotional service. This
knowledge, which is called bhägavata-dharma, is fully scientific. It is
based on logic and philosophy and is free from all material
contamination.

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34. Other children doubt

Neither you nor we know any teacher other than Ñaëòa and
Amarka
Very difficult to associate with a great personality.
How it was possible for you to hear Närada? (SB 7.6.29-30)

END of Chapter 6.

When Hiraëyakaçipu went to Mandaräcala to execute austerities,

demigods, headed by Indra – attempt to subdue demons (SB
7.7.2)
Attack – demons flee (SB 7.7.4-5)
Demigods plundered Hiraëyakaçipu’s palace, destroyed
everything. Indra arrested Kayadu (SB 7.7.6)

35. Narada muni appeals

SB 7.7.8
präha nainäà sura-pate
netum arhasy anägasam
muïca muïca mahä-bhäga
satéà para-parigraham

Närada Muni said: O Indra, King of the demigods, this woman is

certainly sinless. You should not drag her off in this merciless way. O
greatly fortunate one, this chaste woman is the wife of another. You
must immediately release her.

36. Indra says

In womb of wife of Hiraëyakaçipu, is seed of demon. Let her

remain in our custody until her child is delivered, and then we
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37. Narada protests

SB 7.7.10
çré-närada uväca
ayaà niñkilbiñaù säkñän
mahä-bhägavato mahän
tvayä na präpsyate saàsthäm
anantänucaro balé

Närada Muni replied: The child within

this woman's womb is faultless and
sinless. Indeed, he is a great devotee, a
powerful servant of the Supreme
Personality of Godhead. Therefore you
will not be able to kill him.

64 A devotee cannot be killed by a demon.

SB 7.7.11
ity uktas täà vihäyendro devarñer mänayan vacaù
ananta-priya-bhaktyainäà parikramya divaà yayau

When the great saint Närada Muni had thus spoken, King Indra, being
respectful to Närada's words, immediately released my mother. Because
of my being a devotee of the Lord, all the demigods circumambulated
her. Then they returned to their celestial kingdom.

65 Although Indra & demigods are exalted personalities,

they were so obedient to Närada Muni that Indra
immediately accepted Närada Muni's words concerning
Prahläda Mahäräja.

66 To understand God and the devotee by paramparä is

the process of knowledge. There is no need to speculate
about God and His devotee. Accept statements of a
bona fide devotee and thus try to understand.

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38. Narada muni shelters Kayadu

"My dear child, please remain at my äçrama until the arrival of

your husband." (SB 7.7.12)

SB 7.7.14
åñià paryacarat tatra
bhaktyä paramayä saté
antarvatné sva-garbhasya
kñemäyecchä-prasütaye

My mother, being pregnant, desired the safety of her embryo and

desired to give birth after her husband's arrival. Thus she stayed at
Närada Muni's äçrama, where she rendered service unto Närada Muni
with great devotion.

67 One should not remain in secluded place with a

woman.

68 Although Närada Muni was a young man, he could

give shelter to a young woman and accept her service.

69 Ordinary persons should not imitate highly elevated

devotees.
vaiñëavera kriyä-mudrä vijïe nä bujhaya. (PURPORT: SB
7.7.14)

My mother has forgotten all those instructions (SB 7.7.16)

SB 7.7.17
bhavatäm api bhüyän me
yadi çraddadhate vacaù
vaiçäradé dhéù çraddhätaù
stré-bälänäà ca me yathä

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Prahläda Mahäräja continued: My dear friends, if you can place your

faith in my words, simply by that faith you can also understand
transcendental knowledge, just like me, although you are small
children. Similarly, a woman can also understand transcendental
knowledge and know what is spirit and what is matter.

PURPORT: SB 7.7.17
Faith in words of Guru & Kåñëa.
Büyät : Let there be : "Become faithful like me. Become bona
fide Vaiñëavas."

70 Vaiçäradé dhéù: Unless one is extremely expert, he

cannot understand the expert management of the
supreme expert.
SB 7.7.50
devo 'suro manuñyo vä
yakño gandharva eva vä
bhajan mukunda-caraëaà
svastimän syäd yathä vayam

If a demigod, demon, human being, Yakña, Gandharva or anyone

within this universe renders service to the lotus feet of Mukunda, who
can deliver liberation, he is actually situated in the most auspicious
condition of life, exactly like us [the mahäjanas, headed by Prahläda
Mahäräja].
SB 7.7.55
etävän eva loke 'smin
puàsaù svärthaù paraù småtaù
ekänta-bhaktir govinde
yat sarvatra tad-ékñaëam

In this material world, to render service to the lotus feet of Govinda,

the cause of all causes, and to see Him everywhere, is the only goal of
life. This much alone is the ultimate goal of human life, as explained
by all the revealed scriptures.

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39. Sanda & Amarka alarmed & Hiranyakasipu

chastise Prahlad maharaj

SB 7.8.5
çré-hiraëyakaçipur uväca
he durvinéta mandätman
kula-bheda-karädhama
stabdhaà mac-chäsanodvåttaà
neñye tvädya yama-kñayam

Hiraëyakaçipu said: O most impudent, most unintelligent disruptor of

the family, O lowest of mankind, you have violated my power to rule
you, and therefore you are an obstinate fool. Today I shall send you to
the place of Yamaräja.

SB 7.8.6
kruddhasya yasya kampante
trayo lokäù saheçvaräù
tasya me 'bhétavan müòha
çäsanaà kià balo 'tyagäù

My son Prahläda, you rascal, you know that when I am angry all the
planets of the three worlds tremble, along with their chief rulers. By
whose power has a rascal like you become so impudent that you
appear fearless and overstep my power to rule you?

40. Prahlad maharaj reveals cause of strength

Source
Unconquerable – real enemies

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41. Hiranyakasipu challenges Prahlad maharaj

SB 7.8.12
yas tvayä manda-bhägyokto
mad-anyo jagad-éçvaraù
kväsau yadi sa sarvatra
kasmät stambhe na dåçyate

O most unfortunate Prahläda, you have always described a supreme

being other than me, a supreme being who is above everything, who is
the controller of everyone, and who is all-pervading. But where is He?
If He is everywhere, then why is He not present before me in this
pillar?

42. Narasimhadeva’s appearance from pillar

SB 7.8.17
satyaà vidhätuà nija-bhåtya-bhäñitaà
vyäptià ca bhüteñv akhileñu cätmanaù
adåçyatätyadbhuta-rüpam udvahan
stambhe sabhäyäà na mågaà na mänuñam

To prove that the statement of His servant Prahläda Mahäräja was

substantial—in other words, to prove that the Supreme Lord is present
everywhere, even within the pillar of an assembly hall—the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, Hari, exhibited a wonderful form never before
seen. The form was neither that of a man nor that of a lion. Thus the
Lord appeared in His wonderful form in the assembly hall.

SB 7.8.18
sa sattvam enaà parito vipaçyan
stambhasya madhyäd anunirjihänam
näyaà mågo näpi naro vicitram
aho kim etan nå-mågendra-rüpam

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While Hiraëyakaçipu
H looked all around to find the sourrce of the sound,
that wo onderful form of the Lord, which
h could not be ascertained
a to be
e
either a man or a lio on, emerged frrom the pillar. In amazement,
Hiraëyaakaçipu wondere ed, "What is this creature that is
i half man and d
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SB 7.8.29
viñvak sphurantaà
sp grahhaëäturaà harirr
vyälo yathäkhuà
y kuliççäkñata-tvacam
dvärry ürum äpatya ddadära lélayä
nakhaiir yathähià garuuòo mahä-viñam m

As a snnake captures a mouse or Garu uòa captures a very venomouss

snake, Lord Nåsiàhade eva captured Hirraëyakaçipu, whho could not be e
pierced even by the thunderbolt of King Indra. Ass Hiraëyakaçipu u
moved his limbs here,, there and all around, very muchm afflicted att
being captured,
c Lord Nåsiàhadeva p placed the demo on on His lap,
supportting him with His
H thighs, and in n the doorway of the assembly y
hall the Lord very easily
y tore the demon to pieces with
h the nails of Hiss
hand.

SB 7.8.30
saàram mbha-duñprekñya a-
ka
aräla-locano
vyättänanäntaà
vilihaan sva-jihvayä
asågg-laväktäruëa-
keçaränano
k
yathän ntra-mälé dvipa--
haatyayä hariù

Lord Nåsiàhadeva's
mouth and mane werre
ed with drops of
sprinkle o
blood, and His fiercce
ull of anger, werre
eyes, fu
impossiible to look at. a
Licking the edge of His H Pa
anakala Narasim mhadeva
mouth with
w His tonguee, the Mangalagirri
Supremme Personality of
Godheaad, Nåsiàhadevaa, decorated witth a garland of intestines takenn
from Hiiraëyakaçipu's abbdomen, resemb
bled a lion that has
h just killed an
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SB 7.8.3
31
nakhhäìkurotpäöita-h håt-saroruhaà
visåjyya tasyänucaränn udäyudhän
ahan samastän
s nakha-çastra-päëibhirr
dordaëëòa-yütho 'nupatthän sahasraçaùù
The Sup preme Personalitty of Godhead, w who had many, many arms, firstt
uprooteed Hiraëyakaçipu u's heart and th
hen threw him aside
a and turnedd
toward the demon's solldiers. These solldiers had come in thousands to o
fight wiith Him with raissed weapons and d were very faith
hful followers off
Hiraëyaakaçipu, but Lorrd Nåsiàhadeva killed all of them merely with h
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SB 7.8.34
tataù sabhäyäm upaviñöam uttame
nåpäsane sambhåta-tejasaà vibhum
alakñita-dvairatham atyamarñaëaà
pracaëòa-vaktraà na babhäja kaçcana

Manifesting a full effulgence and a fearsome countenance, Lord

Nåsiàha, being very angry and finding no contestant to face His power
and opulence, then sat down in the assembly hall on the excellent
throne of the king. Because of fear and obedience, no one could come
forward to serve the Lord directly.

SB 7.8.40
çré-brahmoväca
nato 'smy anantäya duranta-çaktaye
vicitra-véryäya pavitra-karmaëe
viçvasya sarga-sthiti-saàyamän guëaiù
sva-lélayä sandadhate 'vyayätmane

Lord Brahmä prayed: My Lord, You are unlimited, and You possess
unending potencies. No one can estimate or calculate Your prowess
and wonderful influence, for Your actions are never polluted by the
material energy. Through the material qualities, You very easily create
the universe, maintain it and again annihilate it, yet You remain the
same, without deterioration. I therefore offer my respectful obeisances
unto You.
SB 7.8.41
çré-rudra uväca
kopa-kälo yugäntas te
hato 'yam asuro 'lpakaù
tat-sutaà pähy upasåtaà
bhaktaà te bhakta-vatsala

Lord Çiva said: The end of the millennium is the time for Your anger.
Now that this insignificant demon Hiraëyakaçipu has been killed, O my
Lord, who are naturally affectionate to Your devotee, kindly protect his
son Prahläda Mahäräja, who is standing nearby as Your fully
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43. Demigods’ prayers

Indra – dhyana (SB 7.8.42)

Rñis – tapa (SB 7.8.43)
Pitris – Oblations (tarpana) (SB 7.8.44)
Siddhäs – siddhi (SB 7.8.45)
Vidyädharäs (SB 7.8.46)
Nägäs – artha, kama (SB 7.8.47)
Manu – Dharma (SB 7.8.48)
Prajäpatis – Prajä (SB 7.8.49)
Gandharväs – kirtana (SB 7.8.50)
Cäraëäs – Pracara (SB 7.8.51)
Yakñäs – Seva (SB 7.8.52)

END of Chapter 8.

44. Prahlad maharaja sent forward

SB 7.9.1
çré-närada uväca
evaà surädayaù sarve brahma-rudra-puraù saräù
nopaitum açakan manyu- saàrambhaà suduräsadam

The great saint Närada Muni continued: The demigods, headed by Lord
Brahmä, Lord Çiva and other great demigods, dared not come forward
before the Lord, who at that time was extremely angry.

SB 7.9.3
prahrädaà preñayäm äsa brahmävasthitam antike
täta praçamayopehi sva-pitre kupitaà prabhum

Thereafter Lord Brahmä requested Prahläda Mahäräja, who was

standing very near him: My dear son, Lord Nåsiàhadeva is extremely
angry at your demoniac father. Please go forward and appease the
Lord.

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5
SB 7.9.5
sva-pädda-müle patitaàà tam arbhakaà
vilokya devaù kåpayyä pariplutaù
utthäpya tac-chérñëy adadhät karämbujaaà
käläh
hi-vitrasta-dhiyäà
à kåtäbhayam

When Lord Nåsiàhad deva saw the small boy Praahläda Mahäräjaa
prostratted at the soles of His lotus feet, He became most ecstatic in n
affectionn toward His devotee.
d Raising Prahläda, the Lord
L placed Hiss
lotus haand upon the bo oy's head becau use His hand is always ready to
o
create feearlessness in alll of His devoteess.

SB 7.9.6
6
sa tat--kara-sparça-dhuutäkhiläçubhaù
sapadyy abhivyakta-parrätma-darçanaù
tat-päd
da-padmaà hådii nirvåto dadhau u
håñyat--tanuù klinna-hååd-açru-locanaù

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By the touch of Lord Nåsiàhadeva's

hand ono Prahläda Maahäräja's head,
Prahläda was complete ely freed of all
materiall contaminations and desires,
as if he had bee en thoroughly
cleansedd. Therefore he at once
became e transcendentally situated, and
all the symptoms of ecstasy
e became
manifesst in his body. His
H heart filled
with loove, and his ey yes with tears,
and thuus he was able to completely
capture the lotus feett of the Lord
within the
t core of his heart.

SB 7.9.7
astauñéd
a dharim ekägra-
manasä susammähitaù
prema-gadgaday
p yä väcä
ta
an-nyasta-hådayyekñaëaù

Prahläda Mahäräja fixed his mind and d sight upon Lo

ord Nåsiàhadevaa
with fulll attention in co
omplete trance. With a fixed mind, he began too
offer prrayers in love witth a faltering voiice.

45. Prahlad
P mah
haraja’s pra
ayers
SB 7.9.8
8
çré-prahräda uväca
brahmädayyaù sura-gaëä m munayo 'tha sidddhäù
sattvaika
atäna-gatayo vacasäà pravähaiiù
närädhittuà puru-guëairr adhunäpi pipru uù
kià toñöu
um arhati sa mee harir ugra-jäteù
ù

Prahläda Mahäräja prayyed: How is it p

possible for me, who have been n
born inn a family of asuras,
a to offer suitable prayerrs to satisfy the
e
Supremme Personality off Godhead? Eveen until now, alll the demigods,
headed by Lord Brahm mä, and all the ssaintly persons could
c not satisfy
y
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the Lord by streams of excellent words, although such persons are very
qualified, being in the mode of goodness. Then what is to be said of
me? I am not at all qualified.

I am unqualified – Humility
What is qualification? – Devotion
Power of a devotee – Deliver family
Advantage of offering to the Lord – Satisfaction

SB 7.9.9
manye dhanäbhijana-rüpa-tapaù-çrutaujas-
tejaù-prabhäva-bala-pauruña-buddhi-yogäù
närädhanäya hi bhavanti parasya puàso
bhaktyä tutoña bhagavän gaja-yütha-päya

Prahläda Mahäräja continued: One may possess wealth, an aristocratic

family, beauty, austerity, education, sensory expertise, luster, influence,
physical strength, diligence, intelligence and mystic yogic power, but I
think that even by all these qualifications one cannot satisfy the
Supreme Personality of Godhead. However, one can satisfy the Lord
simply by devotional service. Gajendra did this, and thus the Lord was
satisfied with him.

SB 7.9.10
vipräd dvi-ñaò-guëa-yutäd aravinda-näbha-
pädäravinda-vimukhät çvapacaà variñöham
manye tad-arpita-mano-vacanehitärtha-
präëaà punäti sa kulaà na tu bhürimänaù

If a brähmaëa has all twelve of the brahminical qualifications [as they

are stated in the book called Sanat-sujäta] but is not a devotee and is
averse to the lotus feet of the Lord, he is certainly lower than a devotee
who is a dog-eater but who has dedicated everything—mind, words,
activities, wealth and life—to the Supreme Lord. Such a devotee is
better than such a brähmaëa because the devotee can purify his whole
family, whereas the so-called brähmaëa in a position of false prestige
cannot purify even himself.

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46. Lo
ord Narasim
mhadeva pl
leased
Lord pleased – Fulfils
F desire of P
Prahläda Mahärääja.
SB 7.9.52
çré-bhagavän uväca
pra
ahräda bhadra b bhadraà te
préto 'haà te 'su
urottama
varaà våëéñväbh himataà
käma-püro 'smy ah haà nåëäm

The Supreme Personallity of Godhead d said: My dear Prahläda, mostt

gentle one,
o best of the family of the asuras, all good fo
ortune unto you.
I am veery much pleased d with you. It is My pastime to fulfill
f the desiress
of all living beings, and therefore you may ask from Me any y
benedicction that you deesire to be fulfilleed.

SB 7.9.54
prééëanti hy atha m
mäà dhéräù
sarva-bhävena ssädhavaù
ç
çreyas-kämä mahä-bhäga
sarväsäm äçiñäà patim

My deaar Prahläda, you are very fortun nate. Please knoow from Me thatt
those who
w are very wiise and highly eelevated try to please
p Me in alll
differen
nt modes of mellows, for I am th
he only person who
w can fulfill alll
the desiires of everyone.
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47. Prahlada maharaja’s desires

45.1. LIBERATION
SB 7.10.2
çré-prahräda uväca
mä mäà pralobhayotpattyä saktaàkämeñu tair varaiù
tat-saìga-bhéto nirviëëo mumukñus tväm upäçritaù

Prahläda Mahäräja said: My dear Lord, O Supreme Personality of

Godhead, because I was born in an atheistic family I am naturally
attached to material enjoyment. Therefore, kindly do not tempt me
with these illusions. I am very much afraid of material conditions, and I
desire to be liberated from materialistic life. It is for this reason that I
have taken shelter of Your lotus feet.

45.2. SERVICE
SB 7.10.4: Pure Servant
nänyathä te 'khila-guro ghaöeta karuëätmanaù
yas ta äçiña äçäste na sa bhåtyaù sa vai vaëik

Otherwise, O my Lord, O supreme instructor of the entire world, You

are so kind to Your devotee that You could not induce him to do
something unbeneficial for him. On the other hand, one who desires
some material benefit in exchange for devotional service cannot be
Your pure devotee. Indeed, he is no better than a merchant who wants
profit in exchange for service.

SB 7.10.5: Pure Master

äçäsäno na vai bhåtyaù sväminy äçiña ätmanaù
na svämé bhåtyataù svämyam icchan yo räti cäçiñaù

A servant who desires material profits from his master is certainly not a
qualified servant or pure devotee. Similarly, a master who bestows
benedictions upon his servant because of a desire to maintain a
prestigious position as master is also not a pure master.

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SB 7.10.6: Pure Relationship

ahaà tv akämas tvad-bhaktas tvaà ca svämy anapäçrayaù
nänyathehävayor artho räja-sevakayor iva

O my Lord, I am Your unmotivated servant, and You are my eternal

master. There is no need of our being anything other than master and
servant. You are naturally my master, and I am naturally Your servant.
We have no other relationship.

45.3. PURITY
SB 7.10.7: LOSS – Lusty desires
yadi däsyasi me kämän
varäàs tvaà varadarñabha
kämänäà hådy asaàrohaà
bhavatas tu våëe varam

O my Lord, best of the givers of benediction, if You at all want to

bestow a desirable benediction upon me, then I pray from Your
Lordship that within the core of my heart there be no material desires.

SB 7.10.8: Vanquished – Gain by losing

indriyäëi manaù präëa
ätmä dharmo dhåtir matiù
hréù çrés tejaù småtiù satyaà
yasya naçyanti janmanä

O my Lord, because of lusty desires from the very beginning of one's

birth, the functions of one's senses, mind, life, body, religion, patience,
intelligence, shyness, opulence, strength, memory and truthfulness are
vanquished.
SB 7.10.9: Obtained
vimuïcati yadä kämän mänavo manasi sthitän
tarhy eva puëòarékäkña bhagavattväya kalpate

O my Lord, when a human being is able to give up all the material

desires in his mind, he becomes eligible to possess wealth and
opulence like Yours.
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SB 7.10.10
oà namo bhagavate tubhyaà
puruñäya mahätmane
haraye 'dbhuta-siàhäya
brahmaëe paramätmane

O my Lord, full of six opulences, O Supreme Person! O Supreme Soul,

killer of all miseries! O Supreme Person in the form of a wonderful lion
and man, let me offer my respectful obeisances unto You.

48. Lord Narasimhadeva’s final instructions to

Prahlada maharaja

Enjoy materially (SB 7.10.11)

Enjoy spiritually (SB 7.10.12)
Come back to Godhead (SB 7.10.13)
Purify others (SB 7.10.14)

49. Prahlada maharaja’s prayer

Condone Hiraëyakaçipu for offense to Lord and devotee (SB

7.10.15-17)
sv-alpam apy asya dharmasya...
Smelling Prahläda Mahäräja’s head with affection.

SB 7.10.18
çré-bhagavän uväca
triù-saptabhiù pitä pütaù pitåbhiù saha te 'nagha
yat sädho 'sya kule jäto bhavän vai kula-pävanaù

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear Prahläda, O most

pure, O great saintly person, your father has been purified, along with
twenty-one forefathers in your family. Because you were born in this
family, the entire dynasty has been purified.
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SB 7.10.119
yatra yatra ca mad-bhaktäù prraçäntäù sama-d darçinaù
sädhavaù samudäcäräs
s te püyante 'pi kéka
aöäù

Whenev ver and wherrever

there are peacceful,
equipoiised devotees who
are well
w behaved and
decorate ed with all good g
qualitiess, that place andd the
dynastiees there, even n if
condem mned, are purified d.

qual to lower and

Eq
hiigher, never jealo
ous
off anyone. (SB
7.10.20)
Thhose who follow w
yo
our example –
be
ecome pure
de
evotees. You are e the
be
est example of MyM
de
evotee, and othe ers
sh
hould follow in your
y
fo
ootsteps. (SB 7.100.21)
Kiingdom + throne e+
mind
m fixed on Me +
Veedic rules (SB 7.10.23)

50. Brahma’s
B fin
nal prayers

51. Narasimhad
N deva’s warniing to Brah
hma

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trasto 'smy ahaà kåpaëa-vatsala duùsahogra-
saàsära-cakra-kadanäd grasatäà praëétaù
baddhaù sva-karmabhir uçattama te 'ìghri-mülaà
préto 'pavarga-çaraëaà hvayase kadä nu
(SB 7.9.16)