Text 51] Prahlāda, the Saintly Son of Hiraṇyakaśipu
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tathā —in this way;  iti —thus;  guru-putra-uktam —advised by Ṣaṇḍa and Amarka, the sons of Śukrācārya;  anujñāya —accepting;  idam —this;  abravīt —said;  dharmaḥ —the duty;  hi —indeed;  asya —unto Prahlāda;  upadeṣṭavyaḥ —to be instructed;  rājñām —of the kings;  yaḥ —which;  gṛha-medhinām —who are interested in householder life.
TRANSLATION
After hearing these instructions of Ṣaṇḍa and Amarka, the sons of his spiritual master, Hiraṇyakaśipu agreed and requested them to instruct Prahlāda in that system of occupational duty which is followed by royal householder families.
PURPORT
Hiraṇyakaśipu wanted Prahlāda Mahārāja to be trained as a diplomatic king in ruling the kingdom, the country or the world, but not to be advised about renunciation or the renounced order of life. The word  dharma  here does not refer to some religious faith. As clearly stated,  dharmo hy asyopadeṣṭavyo rājñāṁ yo gṛha-medhinām . There are two kinds of royal families—one whose members are simply attached to household life and the other consisting of  rājarṣi , kings who govern with ruling power but are as good as great saints. Prahlāda Mahārāja wanted to become a  rājarṣi , whereas Hiraṇyakaśipu wanted him to become a king attached to sense enjoyment ( gṛha-medhinām ). Therefore in the Āryan system there is  varṇāśrama-dharma , by which everyone should be educated according to his position in society's division of  varṇa  ( brāhmaṇa ,  kṣatriya ,  vaiśya  and  śūdra ) and  āśrama  ( brahmacarya ,  gṛhastha ,  vānaprastha  and  sannyāsa ).
A devotee purified by devotional service is always in the transcendental position above the mundane qualities. Thus the difference between Prahlāda Mahārāja and Hiraṇyakaśipu was that Hiraṇyakaśipu wanted to keep Prahlāda in mundane attachment whereas Prahlāda was above the modes of material nature. As long as one is under the control of material nature, his occupational duty is different from that of a person not under such control. One's real  dharma , or occupational duty, is described in  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  ( dharmaṁ tu sākṣād bhagavat-praṇītam ). As described to his order carriers by Dharmarāja, or Yamarāja, a living being