136 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 13

vyapetam loka-sdstrabhyarm
bhavan hi bhagavat-parah

sva-Gtma-vrttam—the information of the history of self-realization;
maya—by me; ittham—in this way; te—unto you; su-guptam—ex-
tremely confidential; api—although; varnitam—explained; vyapetam—
without; loka-sastrabhyam—the opinion of the common man or common
literatures; bhavén—your good self; hi—indeed; bhagavat-parah—
having fully realized the Personality of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

Prahlada Maharaja, you are certainly a self-realized soul and a
devotee of the Supreme Lord. You do not care for public opinion
or so-called scriptures. For this reason I have described to you
without hesitation the history of my self-realization.

PURPORT

A person who is actually a devotee of Krsna does not care about so-
called public opinion and Vedic or philosophical literatures. Prahlada
Maharaja, who is such a devotee, always defied the false instructions of
his father and the so-called teachers who were appointed to teach him.
Instead, he simply followed the instructions of Narada Muni, his guru,
and thus he always remained a stalwart devotee. This is the nature
of an intelligent devotee. The Srimad-Bhagavatam instructs, yajnaih
satkirtana-prayair yajanti hi sumedhasah. One who is actually very in-
telligent must join the Krsna consciousness movement, realizing his own
self as an eternal servant of Krsna, and thus practice constant chanting of
the holy name of the Lord—Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare
Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.

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