Text 13] Prahlada Instructs His Demoniac Schoolmates 17
katham priyayad anukampitayah
sangam rahasyam rucirams ca mantran
suhrtsu tat-sneha-sitah sisinam
kalaksaranam anurakta-cittah
putran smarams ta duhitfr hrdayya
bhratfn svasfr vd pitarau ca dinau
grhan manojfioru-paricchadams ca
vrttis ca kulyah pasu-bhrtya-vargan
tyajeta kosas-krd ivehamanah
karmani lobhdad avitrpta-kamah
aupasthya-jaihvam bahu-manyamanah
katham virajyeta duranta-mohah
katham—how; priydyah—of the dearmost wife; anukampitayah—
always affectionate and compassionate; sargam—the association;
rahasyam—solitary; ruciran—very pleasing and acceptable; ca—and;
mantran—instructions; suhrtsu—to the wife and children; tat-sneha-
sitah—being bound by their affection; sisiinadm—to the small children;
kala-aksarandm—speaking in broken language; anurakta-cittah—a
person whose mind is attracted; putrdn—the sons; smaran—thinking
of; tah—them; duhitfh—the daughters (married and staying at the
homes of their husbands); hrdayyaéh—always situated in the core of the
heart; bhratfn—the brothers; svas?h vé—or the sisters; pitarau—father
and mother; ca—and; dinau—who in old age are mostly invalids;
grhdn—household affairs; manojfia—very attractive; uru—much;
paricchadan—furniture; ca—and; vrttih—big sources of income (in-
dustry, business); ca—and; kulyah—connected with the family; pasu—
of animals (cows, elephants and other household animals); bhrtya—ser-
vants and maidservants; vargan—groups; tyajeta—can give up; kosah-
krt—the silkworm; iva—like; thamanah—performing; karmani—dif-
ferent activities; lobhat—because of insatiable desires; avitrpta-
kamah—whose increasing desires are not satisfied; aupasthya—
pleasure from the genitals; jaihvam—and the tongue; bahu-
manyamanah—considering as very important; katham—how;
virajyeta—is able to give up; duranta-mohah—being in great illusion.
