Text 57] Prahlada, the Saintly Son of Hiranyakaésipu 293
bala adiisita-dhiyo
dvandvarameritehitaih
paryupdsata rdjendra
tan-nyasta-hrdayeksanah
tan dha karuno maitro
maha-bhagavato ’surah
te—they; tu—indeed; tat-gauravdt—from great respect for the words
of Prahlada Maharaja (due to his being a devotee); sarve—all of them;
tyakta—having given up; kridd-paricchadah—toys for playing;
balah—the boys; adisita-dhiyah—whose intelligence was not as
polluted (as that of their fathers); dvandva—in duality; arama—of
those taking pleasure (the instructors, namely Sanda and Amarka);
irita—by the instructions; ihitaih—and actions; paryupdsata—sat down
around; raja-indra—O King Yudhisthira; tat—unto him; nyasta—hav-
ing given up; Ardaya-iksanadh—their hearts and eyes; tan—unto them;
Gha—spoke; karunah—very merciful; maitrah—a real friend; maha-
bhagavatah—a most exalted devotee; asurah—Prahlada Maharaja, al-
though born of an asura father.
TRANSLATION
My dear King Yudhisthira, all the children were very much
affectionate and respectful to Prahlada Maharaja, and because of
their tender age they were not so polluted by the instructions and
actions of their teachers, who were attached to condemned duality
and bodily comfort. Thus the boys surrounded Prahlada Maharaja,
giving up their playthings, and sat down to hear him. Their hearts
and eyes being fixed upon him, they looked at him with great ear-
nestness. Prahlada Maharaja, although born in a demon family,
was an exalted devotee, and he desired their welfare. Thus he
began instructing them about the futility of materialistic life.
PURPORT
The words bald adisita-dhiyah indicate that the children, being of a
tender age, were not as polluted by materialistic life as their fathers.
