290 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 5
PURPORT
The entire world is interested in the materialistic way of life. Indeed,
practically 99.9 percent of the people in the three worlds are unin-
terested in liberation or spiritual education. Only the devotees of the
Lord, headed by such great personalities as Prahlada Maharaja and
Narada Muni, are interested in the real education of spiritual life. One
cannot understand the principles of religion while staying on the ma-
terial platform. Therefore one must follow these great personalities. As
stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam (6.3.20):
svayambhir naradah sambhuh
kumarah kapilo manuh
prahlado janako bhismo
balir vaiydsakir vayam
One must follow in the footsteps of such great personalities as Lord
Brahma, Narada, Lord Siva, Kapila, Manu, the Kumaras, Prahlada
Maharaja, Bhisma, Janaka, Bali Maharaja, Sukadeva Gosvami and
Yamaraja. Those interested in spiritual life should follow Prahlada
Maharaja in rejecting the education of religion, economic development
and sense gratification. One should be interested in spiritual education.
Therefore the Krsna consciousness movement is spreading all over the
world, following in the footsteps of Prahlada Maharaja, who did not like
any of the materialistic education he received from his teachers.
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yadacaryah pardvrtto
grhamedhiya-karmasu
vayasyair bdlakais tatra
sopahitah krta-ksanaih
yadaé—when; dcaryah—the teachers; paradurttah—became engaged;
grha-medhiya—of household life; karmasu—in duties; vayasyaih—by
