Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.1.48
श्रीयुधिष्ठिर उवाच
विद्वेषो दयिते पुत्रे कथमासीन्महात्मनि ।
ब्रूहि मे भगवन्येन प्रह्लादस्याच्युतात्मता ॥ ४८ ॥
śrī-yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
[shree-yudhishthira uvaacha]
vidveṣo dayite putre
[vidvesho dayite putre]
katham āsīn mahātmani
[katham aaseen mahaatmani]
brūhi me bhagavan yena
[broohi me bhagavan yena]
prahlādasyācyutātmatā
[prahlaadasyaachyutaatmataa]
Word-for-word
śrī-yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca
—
Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira said
vidveṣaḥ
—
hatred
dayite
—
for his own beloved
putre
—
son
katham
—
how
āsīt
—
there was
mahā-ātmani
—
the great soul, Prahlāda
brūhi
—
please tell
me
—
unto me
bhagavan
—
O exalted sage
yena
—
by which
prahlādasya
—
of Prahlāda Mahārāja
acyuta
—
to Acyuta
ātmatā
—
great attachment.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
śrī-yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca
Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira said
vidveṣo dayite putre
vidveṣaḥ
hatred
dayite
for his own beloved
putre
son
katham āsīn mahātmani
katham
how
āsīt
there was
mahā-ātmani
the great soul, Prahlāda
brūhi me bhagavan yena
brūhi
please tell
me
unto me
bhagavan
O exalted sage
yena
by which
prahlādasyācyutātmatā
prahlādasya
of Prahlāda Mahārāja
acyuta
to Acyuta
ātmatā
great attachment.
Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira inquired: O my lord, Nārada Muni, why was there such enmity between Hiraṇyakaśipu and his beloved son Prahlāda Mahārāja? How did Prahlāda Mahārāja become such a great devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa? Kindly explain this to me.
Purport
All the devotees of Lord Kṛṣṇa are called acyutātmā because they follow in the footsteps of Prahlāda Mahārāja. Acyuta refers to the infallible Lord Viṣṇu, whose heart is always infallible. Because the devotees are attached to the Infallible, they are called acyutātmā.
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Seventh Canto, First Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Supreme Lord Is Equal to Everyone.”
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira said: O exalted sage Nārada! Why did Hiraṇyakaśipu hate his beloved son, a great devotee? Please explain how Prahlāda Mahārāja developed complete concentration on the Lord.
Please explain that by which Prahlāda developed complete concentration on Acyuta.
Thus ends the commentary on the First Chapter of the Seventh Canto of the Bhāgavatam for the pleasure of the devotees, in accordance with the previous ācāryas.
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Yudhiṣṭhira now asks how Prahlāda became such a great devotee despite being born to a Viṣṇu-hating father. The deepest devotion can arise in the most hostile environment. Birth-circumstances do not determine spiritual capacity — sincerity does.
Reflection Questions
- What in your background do you cite as an excuse for limited devotion?
- Whose unlikely devotion in your circle could become a teacher for you?
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