212 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 4

upalabhante siksaértham
naivagham aparo yatha

putran—sons; vipratikiilan—who act against the will of the father;
svan—their own; pitarah—fathers; putra-vatsalah—being very affec-
tionate to the children; upalabhante—chastise; siksa-artham—to teach
them lessons; na—not; eva—indeed; agham—punishment; aparah—
an enemy; yatha—like.

TRANSLATION

A father and mother are always affectionate to their children.
When the children are disobedient the parents chastise them, not
due to enmity but only for the child’s instruction and welfare.
How did Hiranyakasipu, the father of Prahlada Maharaja, chastise
such a noble son? This is what I am eager to know.

TEXT 46

faaaraTad ANTANCIY TEVA |
Ord stags wae frre va |
fra: gata ag 2at Aen Hatha: NGI

kim uta@nuvasan sddhiims
tadrsan guru-devatan

etat kautihalam brahmann
asmakam vidhama prabho

pituh putrdya yad dveso
maranaya prayojitah

kim uta—much less; anuvasdn—to obedient and perfect sons;
sadhiin—great devotees; tadrsan—of that sort; guru-devatan—honor-
ing the father as the Supreme Personality of Godhead; etat—this;
kautihalam—doubt; brahman—O brahmana; asmakam—of us;
vidhama—dissipate; prabho—O my lord; pituh—of the father;
putrdya—unto the son; yat—which; dvesah—envy; marandya—for
killing; prayojitah—applied.
