Text 22] Prahlada, the Saintly Son of Hiranyakasipu 245

eyes and moistening the child’s smiling face, he spoke to his son as
follows.

PURPORT

If a child or disciple falls at the feet of the father or spiritual master,
the superior responds by smelling the head of the subordinate.

TEXT 22
Era HAITI
TERMI Ta aid Fehagaay |
meray areata Rall

hiranyakasipur uvaca
prahradaniicyatam tata
svadhitam kiicid uttamam
kdlenaitavatayusman

yad asiksad guror bhavan

hiranyakasipuh uvaca—King Hiranyakasipu said; prahréda—my
dear Prahlada; aniicyatam—let it be told; ta@ta—my dear son;
svadhitam—well learned; kificit—something; uttamam—very nice;
kalena etavata—for so much time; dyusman—O long-lived one; yat—
which; asiksat—has learned; guroh—from your teachers; bhavan—
yourself.

TRANSLATION

HiranyakaSipu said: My dear Prahlada, my dear son, O long-
lived one, for so much time you have heard many things from
your teachers. Now please repeat to me whatever you think is the
best of that knowledge.

PURPORT

In this verse, Hiranyakasipu inquires from his son what he has
learned from his guru. Prahlada Maharaja’s gurus were of two kinds—
