Text 13] Prahlāda Instructs His Demoniac Schoolmates
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kathaṁ priyāyā anukampitāyāḥ saṅgaṁ rahasyaṁ rucirāṁś ca mantrān suhṛtsu tat-sneha-sitaḥ śiśūnāṁ kalākṣarāṇām anurakta-cittaḥ
putrān smaraṁs tā duhitṝr hṛdayyā bhrātṝn svasṝr vā pitarau ca dīnau gṛhān manojñoru-paricchadāṁś ca vṛttīś ca kulyāḥ paśu-bhṛtya-vargān
tyajeta kośas-kṛd ivehamānaḥ karmāṇi lobhād avitṛpta-kāmaḥ aupasthya-jaihvaṁ bahu-manyamānaḥ kathaṁ virajyeta duranta-mohaḥ
katham—how; priyāyāḥ—of the dearmost wife; anukampitāyāḥ—always affectionate and compassionate; saṅgaṁ—the association; rahasyaṁ—solitary; rucirān—very pleasing and acceptable; ca—and; mantrān—instructions; suhṛtsu—to the wife and children; tat-sneha-sitaḥ—being bound by their affection; śiśūnāṁ—to the small children; kala-akṣarāṇām—speaking in broken language; anurakta-cittaḥ—a person whose mind is attracted; putrān—the sons; smaran—thinking of; tāḥ—them; duhitṝḥ—the daughters (married and staying at the homes of their husbands); hṛdayyāḥ—always situated in the core of the heart; bhrātṝn—the brothers; svasṝḥ vā—or the sisters; pitarau—father and mother; ca—and; dīnau—who in old age are mostly invalids; gṛhān—household affairs; manojña—very attractive; uru—much; paricchadān—furniture; ca—and; vṛttīḥ—big sources of income (industry, business); ca—and; kulyāḥ—connected with the family; paśu—of animals (cows, elephants and other household animals); bhṛtya—servants and maidservants; vargān—groups; tyajeta—can give up; kośaḥ-kṛt—the silkworm; iva—like; īhamānaḥ—performing; karmāṇi—different activities; lobhāt—because of insatiable desires; avitṛpta-kāmaḥ—whose increasing desires are not satisfied; aupasthya—pleasure from the genitals; jaihvaṁ—and the tongue; bahu-manyamānaḥ—considering as very important; katham—how; virajyeta—is able to give up; duranta-mohaḥ—being in great illusion.