228 Srimad-Bhagavatam (Canto 7, Ch. 5

buddhi-bhedah para-krta
utaho te svato ’bhavat

bhanyatam srotu-kamanam
guriindm kula-nandana

buddhi-bhedah—pollution of the intelligence; para-krtah—done by
the enemies; utaho—or; te—of you; svatah—by yourself; abhavat—
was; bhanyatam—let it be told; Srotu-kamanaém—to us, who are very
eager to hear about it; guriindm—all your teachers; kula-nandana—O
best of your family.

TRANSLATION

O best of your family, has this pollution of your intelligence
been brought about by you or by the enemies? We are all your
teachers and are very eager to hear about this. Please tell us the
truth.

PURPORT

Prahlada Mahardaja’s teachers were astonished that a small boy could
speak such exalted Vaisnava philosophy. Therefore they inquired about
the Vaisnavas who stealthily taught it to him, in order that these
Vaisnavas might be arrested and killed in the presence of Prahlada’s
father, Hiranyakasipu.

TEXT 11
NEE TAA
TH BAIA: FAT TATA Fa: |
fratfeafire cee amad aa: 22H

Sri-prahrada uvaca
parah svas cety asad-grahah
pumsam yan-mayaya krtah
vimohita-dhiyam drstas
tasmai bhagavate namah

$ri-prahradah uvaca —Prahlada Maharaja replied; parah—an enemy;
svah—a kinsman or friend; ca—also; iti—thus; asat-grahah—material
conception of life; purisam—of persons; yat—of whom; madyaya—by
