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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 7, Ch. 5]
relinquish;  pitroḥ —of his father and mother;  ahāt —gave up;  yaḥ —he who;  pañca-hāyanaḥ —only five years old.
TRANSLATION
Although Prahlāda is only five years old, even at this young age he has given up his affectionate relationship with his father and mother. Therefore, he is certainly untrustworthy. Indeed, it is not at all believable that he will behave well toward Viṣṇu.
TEXT 37
परोऽप्यपत्यं हितकृद्ययोषधं 
    स्वदेहजोऽप्यामयवत्सुतोऽहितः। 
    छिन्द्यात्तदङ्गं यदुतात्मनोऽहितं 
    शेषं सुखं जीवति यद्विवर्जनात् ॥३७॥
paro 'py apatyam hita-kṛd yathauṣadham 
    sva-dehajo 'py āmayavat suto 'hitaḥ 
    chindyāt tad aṅgam yad utātmano 'hitam 
    śeṣam sukham jīvati yad-vivarjanāt
paraḥ —not belonging to the same group or family;  api —although;  apatyam —a child;  hita-kṛt —who is beneficial;  yathā —just as;  auṣadham —remedial herb;  sva-deha-jaḥ —born of one's own body;  api —although;  āmaya-vat —like a disease;  sutaḥ —a son;  ahitaḥ —who is not a well-wisher;  chindyāt —one should cut off;  tat —that;  aṅgam —part of the body;  yat —which;  uta —indeed;  ātmanaḥ —for the body;  ahitam —not beneficial;  śeṣam —the balance;  sukham —happily;  jīvati —lives;  yat —of which;  vivarjanāt —by cutting off.
TRANSLATION
Although a medicinal herb, being born in the forest, does not belong to the same category as a man, if beneficial it is kept very carefully. Similarly, if someone outside one's family is favorable, he should be given protection like a son. On the other hand, if a limb of one's body is poisoned by disease, it must be amputated so