Text 3] The Lord Begs Charity from Bali Mahārāja
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TRANSLATION
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: O King, you are indeed exalted because your present advisors are the brāhmaṇas who are descendants of Bhṛgu and because your instructor for your future life is your grandfather, the peaceful and venerable Prahlāda Mahārāja. Your statements are very true, and they completely agree with religious etiquette. They are in keeping with the behavior of your family, and they enhance your reputation.
PURPORT
Prahlāda Mahārāja is a vivid example of a pure devotee. Someone might argue that since Prahlāda Mahārāja, even though very old, was attached to his family, and specifically to his grandson Bali Mahārāja, how could he be an ideal example? Therefore this verse uses the word  praśāntaḥ . A devotee is always sober. He is never disturbed by any conditions. Even if a devotee remains in  gṛhastha  life and does not renounce material possessions, he should still be understood to be  praśānta , sober, because of his pure devotion to the Lord. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu therefore said:
kibā vipra, kibā nyāsī, śūdra kene naya yei kṛṣṇa-tattva-vettā, sei ‘guru’ haya
“Whether one is a  brāhmaṇa , a  sannyāsī  or a  śūdra —regardless of what he is—he can become a spiritual master if he knows the science of Kṛṣṇa.” (Cc.  Madhya  8.128) Anyone completely aware of the science of Kṛṣṇa, regardless of his status in life, is a  guru . Thus Prahlāda Mahārāja is a  guru  in all circumstances.
Here His Lordship Vāmanadeva also teaches  sannyāsī  and  brahmacārī  that one should not ask more than necessary. He wanted only three paces of land, although Bali Mahārāja wanted to give Him anything He wanted.
TEXT 3
न सेतसिन्कुले कश्चिन्निःसत्त्वः कृपणः पुमान् ।
प्रत्याख्याता प्रतिश्रुत्य यो वादाता द्विजातये ॥ ३ ॥