Text 9] Prahlada Pacifies the Lord with Prayers 193

Thus he considers himself unqualified, lower than the worms in stool,
and more sinful than Jagai and Madhai. A pure Vaisnava actually thinks
of himself in this way. Similarly, although Prahlada Maharaja was a
pure, exalted Vaisnava, he thought himself most unqualified to offer
prayers to the Supreme Lord. Mahajano yena gatah sa panthah. Every
pure Vaisnava should think like this. One should not be falsely proud of
his Vaisnava qualifications. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has therefore in-
structed us:

trndd api sunicena
taror iva sahisnuna
améninad manadena

kirtaniyah sadaé harih

“One should chant the holy name of the Lord in a humble state of mind,
thinking oneself lower than the straw in the street; one should be more
tolerant than a tree, devoid of all sense of false prestige and should be
ready to offer all respect to others. Ia such a state of mind one can chant
the holy name of the Lord constantly.” Unless one is meek and humble,
to make progress in spiritual life is very difficult.

TEXT 9

wa TTT TTT TAT

amaaetteraeaeT |
anrrart f& aafea wea Jat

AFT TAT ATATTATATT Ul SU

manye dhanabhijana-ripa-tapah-srutaujas-
tejah-prabhava-bala-paurusa-buddhi-yogah

narddhanaya hi bhavanti parasya purmso
bhaktya tutosa bhagavan gaja-yiitha-paya

manye—I consider; dhana—riches; abhijana—aristocratic family:
ripa—personal beauty; tapah—austerity; sruta—knowledge from
studying the Vedas; ojah—sensory prowess; tejah—bodily effulgence:
