56 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 7

dhih—intelligence; sraddhatah—because of firm faith; stri—of women;
balandm—of small boys; ca—also; me—of me; yatha—just as.

TRANSLATION

Prahlada Maharaja continued: My dear friends, if you can place
your faith in my words, simply by that faith you can also under-
stand transcendental knowledge, just like me, although you are
small children. Similarly, a woman can also understand transcen-
dental knowledge and know what is spirit and what is matter.

PURPORT

These words of Prahlada Maharaja are very important in regard to
knowledge descending by the disciplic succession. Even when Prahlada
Maharaja was a baby within the womb of his mother, he became fully
convinced of the existence of the supreme power because of hearing the
powerful instructions of Narada and understood how to attain perfection
in life by bhakti-yoga. These are the most important understandings in
spiritual knowledge.

yasya deve para bhaktir
yatha deve tatha gurau
tasyaite kathita hy arthah

prakasante mahatmanah

“Unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the
spiritual master, all the imports of Vedic knowledge are automatically
revealed.” (Svetasvatara Upanisad 6.23)

atah Sri-krsna-namadi
na bhaved grahyam indriyaih
sevonmukhe hi jihvadau
svayam eva sphuraty adah

“No one can understand Krsna as He is by the blunt material senses. But
He reveals Himself to the devotees, being pleased with them for their
transcendental loving service unto Him.” (Bhakti-rasaémrta-

sindhu 1.2.234)
