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Hiraṇyakaśipu Terrorizes the Universe
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activities;  tat-manastayā —by being fully absorbed in Kṛṣṇa;  kṛṣṇa-graha —by Kṛṣṇa, who is like a strong influence (like a  graha , or planetary influence);  gṛhīta-ātmā —whose mind was fully attracted;  na —not;  veda —understood;  jagat —the entire material world;  īdṛśam —like this.
TRANSLATION
From the very beginning of his childhood, Prahlāda Mahārāja was uninterested in childish playthings. Indeed, he gave them up altogether and remained silent and dull, being fully absorbed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Since his mind was always affected by Kṛṣṇa consciousness, he could not understand how the world goes on being fully absorbed in the activities of sense gratification.
PURPORT
Prahlāda Mahārāja is the vivid example of a great person fully absorbed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. In  Caitanya-caritāmṛta  (Madhya 8.274) it is said:
sthāvara-jaṅgama dekhe, nā dekhe tāra mūrti sarvatra haya nija iṣṭa-deva-sphūrti
A fully Kṛṣṇa conscious person, although situated in this material world, does not see anything but Kṛṣṇa, anywhere and everywhere. This is the sign of a  mahā-bhāgavata . The  mahā-bhāgavata  sees Kṛṣṇa everywhere because of his attitude of pure love for Kṛṣṇa. As confirmed in the  Brahma-saṁhitā  (5.38):
premāñjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena santaḥ sadaiva hṛdayeṣu vilokayanti yaṁ śyāmasundaram acintya-guṇa-svarūpaṁ govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
“I worship the primeval Lord, Govinda, who is always seen by the devotee whose eyes are anointed with the pulp of love. He is seen in His eternal form of Śyāmasundara, situated within the heart of the devotee.” An exalted devotee, or  mahātmā , who is rarely to be seen, remains fully conscious of Kṛṣṇa and constantly sees the Lord within the core of his