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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
<< Canto 7, The Science of God >> << 5 - Prahlāda Mahārāja, the Saintly Son of Hiraṇyakaśipu >>
<< VERSE 26 >>
brahma-bandho kim etat te vipakṣaṁ śrayatāsatā asāraṁ grāhito bālo mām anādṛtya durmate
WORD BY WORD
TRANSLATION
| O unqualified, most heinous son of a brāhmaṇa, 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?
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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 Hiraṇyakaśipu did not like devotional service, the essence of life, he chastised Prahlāda Mahārāja’s teachers with harsh words.
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