Text 24] Prahlāda, the Saintly Son of Hiraṇyakaśipu
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paraphernalia);  vandanam —offering prayers;  dāsyam —becoming the servant;  sakhyam —becoming the best friend;  ātma-nivedanam —surrendering everything, whatever one has;  iti —thus;  puṁsā arpitā —offered by the devotee;  viṣṇau —unto Lord Viṣṇu (not to anyone else);  bhaktiḥ —devotional service;  cet —if;  nava-lakṣaṇā —possessing nine different processes;  kriyeta —one should perform;  bhagavati —unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  addhā —directly or completely;  tat —that;  manye —I consider;  adhūtam —learning;  uttamam —topmost.
TRANSLATION
Prahlāda Mahārāja said: Hearing and chanting about the transcendental holy name, form, qualities, paraphernalia and pastimes of Lord Viṣṇu, 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 Kṛṣṇa through these nine methods should be understood to be the most learned person, for he has acquired complete knowledge.
PURPORT
When Prahlāda Mahārāja was asked by his father to say something from whatever he had learned, he considered that what he had learned from his spiritual master was the best of all teachings whereas what he had learned about diplomacy from his material teachers, Śaṇḍa and Amarka, was useless.  Bhaktiḥ pareśānubhavo viraktir anyatra ca  ( Bhāg.  11.2.42). This is the symptom of pure devotional service. A pure devotee is interested only in devotional service, not in material affairs. To execute devotional service, one should always engage in hearing and chanting about Kṛṣṇa, or Lord Viṣṇu. The process of temple worship is called  arcana . How to perform  arcana  will be explained herein. One should have complete faith in the words of Kṛṣṇa, who says that He is the great well-wishing friend of everyone ( suhṛdaṁ sarva-bhūtānām ). A devotee considers Kṛṣṇa the only friend. This is called  sakhyam .