Text 57] Prahlāda, the Saintly Son of Hiraṇyakaśipu
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bālā adūṣita-dhiyo dvandvārāmeritehitaiḥ
paryupāsata rājendra tan-nyasta-hṛdayekṣaṇāḥ tān āha karuṇo maitro mahā-bhāgavato 'suraḥ
te—they; tu—indeed; tat-gauravāt—from great respect for the words of Prahlāda Mahārāja (due to his being a devotee); sarve—all of them; tyakta—having given up; krīḍā-paricchadāḥ—toys for playing; bālāḥ—the boys; adūṣita-dhiyaḥ—whose intelligence was not as polluted (as that of their fathers); dvandva—in duality; ārāma—of those taking pleasure (the instructors, namely Ṣaṇḍa and Amarka); īrita—by the instructions; īhitaiḥ—and actions; paryupāsata—sat down around; rāja-indra—O King Yudhiṣṭhira; tat—unto him; nyasta—having given up; hṛdaya-īkṣaṇāḥ—their hearts and eyes; tān—unto them; āha—spoke; karuṇaḥ—very merciful; maitraḥ—a real friend; mahā-bhāgavataḥ—a most exalted devotee; asuraḥ—Prahlāda Mahārāja, although born of an asura father.
TRANSLATION
My dear King Yudhiṣṭhira, all the children were very much affectionate and respectful to Prahlāda Mahārāja, and because of their tender age they were not so polluted by the instructions and actions of their teachers, who were attached to condemned duality and bodily comfort. Thus the boys surrounded Prahlāda Mahārāja, giving up their playthings, and sat down to hear him. Their hearts and eyes being fixed upon him, they looked at him with great earnestness. Prahlāda Mahārāja, although born in a demon family, was an exalted devotee, and he desired their welfare. Thus he began instructing them about the futility of materialistic life.
PURPORT
The words  bālā adūṣita-dhiyaḥ  indicate that the children, being of a tender age, were not as polluted by materialistic life as their fathers.