Text 49] Pregnancy of Diti in the Evening 569

personal pleasure potential energies of the Lord. It is understood that the
grandson of Diti, namely Prahlada Maharaja, would constantly meditate
on the Lord and reiterate His activities. Because he would constantly
remain in meditation, he would easily transfer himself to the spiritual
world after quitting his material body. Such meditation is still more
conveniently performed by chanting and hearing the holy name of the
lord, which is especially recommended in this age of Kali.

TEXT 49

gore: tet WR
ces regal oat gfe |

MTTTZATA: anal
Jars | arafttateca: vies

alampatah siladharo gunakaro
hrstah pararddhya vyathito dulikhitesu
abhutasatrur jagatah soka-harta
naidaghikam tapam ivodurajah
alampatah—virtuous; sila-dharoh—qualified; guna-dkarah—reservoir of
all good qualities; hystah—jolly; para-rddhya—by others’ happiness;
vyathitah—distressed; duhkhitesu—in others’ unhappiness; abhuta-satruh—
without enemies; jagatah—of all the universe; soka-harta—destroyer of
lamentation; naidaghikam—due to the summer sun; tapam—distress; iva—
likened; udurajah—the moon.

TRANSLATION

He will be a virtuously qualified reservoir of all good qualities; he will
be jolly and happy in others’ happiness, distressed in others’ distress, and
will have no enemies. He will be a destroyer of the lamentation of all the
universes, like the pleasant moon after the summer sun.

PURPORT

Prahlada Maharaja, the exemplary devotee of the Lord, had all the
good qualities humanly possible. Although he was the emperor of this
world, he was not profligate. Beginning from his childhood he was the
reservoir of all good qualities. Without enumerating those qualities, it is
said here summarily that he was endowed with all good qualities. That is
the sign of a pure devotee. The most important characteristic of a pure
devotee is that he is not lampata, or licentious, and another quality is that
