Text 32] Hiraṇyakaśipu Terrorizes the Universe
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vatsalaḥ —kind to the poor;  bhrātṛ-vat —exactly like a brother;  sadṛśe —to his equals;  snigdhaḥ —very affectionate;  guruṣu —unto the spiritual masters;  īśvara-bhāvanaḥ —who considered exactly like the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  vidyā —education;  artha —riches;  rūpa —beauty;  janma —aristocracy or nobility;  ādhyaḥ —endowed with;  māna —pride;  stambha —impudence;  vivarjitaḥ —completely free from.
TRANSLATION
[The qualities of Mahārāja Prahlāda, the son of Hiraṇyakaśipu, are described herewith.] He was completely cultured as a qualified brāhmaṇa, having very good character and being determined to understand the Absolute Truth. He had full control of his senses and mind. Like the Supersoul, he was kind to every living entity and was the best friend of everyone. To respectable persons he acted exactly like a menial servant, to the poor he was like a father, to his equals he was attached like a sympathetic brother, and he considered his teachers, spiritual masters and older Godbrothers to be as good as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He was completely free from unnatural pride that might have arisen from his good education, riches, beauty, aristocracy and so on.
PURPORT
These are some of the qualifications of a Vaiṣṇava. A Vaiṣṇava is automatically a  brāhmaṇa  because a Vaiṣṇava has all the good qualities of a  brāhmaṇa .
śamo damas tapaḥ śaucam  
 kṣāntir ārjavam eva ca  
 jñānam vijñānam āstikyam  
 brahma-karma svabhāva-jam
“Peacefulness, self-control, austerity, purity, tolerance, honesty, wisdom, knowledge, and religiousness—these are the qualities by which the  brāhmaṇas  work.” (Bg. 18.42) These qualities are manifest in the body of a Vaiṣṇava. Therefore a perfect Vaiṣṇava is also a perfect  brāhmaṇa , as indicated here by the words  brahmaṇyaḥ śila-sampannaḥ . A Vaiṣṇava is always determined to understand the Absolute Truth, and