Text 27] Prahlada, the Saintly Son of Hiranyakasipu 263

ing shelter of; asaté—most mischievous; asdram—nonsense;
grahitah—taught; balah—the boy; mam—me; anddrtya—not caring
for; durmate—O foolish teacher.

TRANSLATION

O unqualified, most heinous son of a brahmana, you have dis-
obeyed my order and taken shelter of the party of my enemies.
You have taught this poor boy about devotional service! What is
this nonsense?

PURPORT

In this verse the word asdram, meaning, “‘having no substance,”’ is
significant. For a demon there is no substance in the process of devo-
tional service, but to a devotee devotional service is the only essential
factor in life. Since Hiranyakasipu did not like devotional service, the
essence of life, he chastised Prahlada Maharaja’s teachers with harsh
words.

TEXT 27

afea ara AS gassaalaa: |
AMGeAT Be Wt: Tafealhs Rll

santi hy asddhavo loke
durmaitrds chadma-vesinah
tesam udety agharn kale

rogah patakinam iva

santi—are; hi—indeed; asédhavah—dishonest persons; loke—within
this world; durmaitrah—cheating friends; chadma-vesinah—wearing
false garbs; tesam—of all of them; udeti—arises; agham—the reaction
of sinful life; ka@le—in due course of time; rogah—disease;
patakinam—of sinful men; iva—like.

TRANSLATION

In due course of time, various types of diseases are manifest in
those who are sinful. Similarly, in this world there are many
