PLATE THREE
Wanting his son Prahlāda to be trained as a ruthless diplomatic ruler, King Hiraṇyakaśipu sent him to school along with the sons of other demons. Prahlāda's teachers tried systematically and unceasingly to teach him about politics, economic development, sense gratification and other mundane topics, but the great devotee Prahlāda did not like such instructions, for they were based on the duality of worldly affairs. Whenever the teachers went home to attend to their household affairs, Prahlāda Mahārāja, who was the supremely learned person, would very kindly teach his class friends about the uselessness of the materialistic way of life. He explained the transcendental science of knowing the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, and requested his friends to engage in the Lord's devotional service, especially by chanting His holy names. All the sons of the demons appreciated Prahlāda's transcendental instructions and took them very seriously. They rejected the materialistic instructions given by their teachers. ( pp. 1-119 )