Text 27] Prahlāda, the Saintly Son of Hiraṇyakaśipu
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ing shelter of;  asatā —most mischievous;  asāram —nonsense;  grāhitaḥ —taught;  bālaḥ —the boy;  mām —me;  anādṛtya —not caring for;  durmate —O foolish teacher.
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?
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.
TEXT 27
सन्ति ह्यसाधवो लोके दुर्मैत्राश्छब्रवेषिणः । तेषामुदेत्यधं काले रोगः पातकिनामिव ॥२७॥
santi hy asādhavo loke durmaitrāś chadma-veśiṇaḥ teṣām udety agham kāle rogaḥ pātakinām iva
santi —are;  hi —indeed;  asādhavaḥ —dishonest persons;  loke —within this world;  durmaitrāḥ —cheating friends;  chadma-veśiṇaḥ —wearing false garbs;  teṣām —of all of them;  udeti —arises;  agham —the reaction of sinful life;  kāle —in due course of time;  rogaḥ —disease;  pātakinām —of sinful men;  iva —like.
TRANSLATION
In due course of time, various types of diseases are manifest in those who are sinful. Similarly, in this world there are many