646 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 12

dealings with Visnu Vamanadeva are described in the Eighth Canto of
Srimad-Bhaégavatam (Chapters 11 to 24).

Prahlada Maharaja: A perfect devotee of Lord Krsna (Visnu). His
father, Hiranyakasipu, chastised him severely when he was only five years
old for his becoming an unalloyed devotee of the Lord. He is the first son
of Hiranyakasipu, and his mother’s name was Kayadhu. Prahlada Maharaja
was an authority in the devotional service of the Lord because he got his
father killed by Lord Nrsimmhadeva, setting the example that even a father
should be removed from the path of devotional service if such a father
happens to be an obstacle. He had four sons, and the eldest son, Virocana,
is the father of Bali Maharaja, mentioned above. The history of Prahlada
Maharaja’s activities is described in the Seventh Canto of Srimad-
Bhagavatam.

TEXT 26

VAST TARA AAT ATTA |
Fardte BOTT Bal SHA ATT REI

rajarsinam janayita

Sasta cotpatha-gaminam
nigrahita kaler esa

bhuvo dharmasya karanat

raja-rsinam—of kings as good as sages; janayita—producer; sdasta—
chastiser; ca—and; utpatha-gaminam—of the upstarts; nigrahita— molester;
kaleh—of the quarrelsome; esah—this; bhuvah—of the world; dharmasya—
of religiosity; kdrandt—on account of.

TRANSLATION

This child will be the father of kings who will be like sages. For world
peace and for the sake of religion, he will be the chastiser of the upstarts
and the quarrelsome.

PURPORT

The wisest man in the world is a devotee of the Lord. The sages are
called the wise men, and there are different types of wise men for different
branches of knowledge. Unless, therefore, the king or the head of the state
is the wisest man, he cannot control all types of wise men in the state. In
