196 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 4
(Bhag. 5.18.12) Prahlada Maharaja is praised herein for having all good
qualities because of worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Therefore, a pure devotee, who has no motives, has all good qualities,
material and spiritual. If one is spiritually advanced, being a staunch,
liberal devotee of the Lord, all good qualities are manifest in his body.
On the other hand, harav abhaktasya kuto mahad-gun4ah: if one is not a
devotee, even if he has some materially good qualities, they have no
value. That is the verdict of the Vedas.
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brahmanyah sila-sampannah
satya-sandho jitendriyah
atmavat sarva-bhiitandm
eka-priya-suhrttamah
dasavat sannataryanghrih
pitrvad dina-vatsalah
bhratrvat sadrse snigdho
gurusv isvara-bhavanah
vidyartha-riipa-janmadhyo
mana-stambha-vivarjitah
brahmanyah—cultured as a good brahmana; sila-sampannah—
possessing all good qualities; satya-sandhah—determined to understand
the Absolute Truth; jita-indriyah—fully controlling the senses and
mind; dtma-vat—like the Supersoul; sarva-bhitandm—of all living en-
tities; eka-priya —the one beloved; suhrt-tamah—the best friend; ddsa-
vat—like a menial servant; sannata—always obedient; drya-arghrih—
at the lotus feet of great persons; pitr-vat—exactly like a father; dina-
