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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.10.24

श्रीनारद उवाच प्रह्रादोऽपि तथा चक्रे पितुर्यत्साम्परायिकम् । यथाह भगवान् राजन्नभिषिक्तो द्विजातिभि: ॥ २४ ॥
śrī-nārada uvāca
[shree-naarada uvaacha]
prahrādo ’pi tathā cakre
[prahraado ’pi tathaa chakre]
pitur yat sāmparāyikam
[pitur yat saamparaayikam]
yathāha bhagavān rājann
[yathaaha bhagavaan raajann]
abhiṣikto dvijātibhiḥ
[abhishikto dvijaatibhih]
Word-for-word
śrī-nāradaḥ uvāca — Nārada Muni said prahrādaḥ — Prahlāda Mahārāja api — also tathā — in that way cakre — executed pituḥ — of his father yat — whatever sāmparāyikam — ritualistic ceremonies performed after death yathā — even as āha — order bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead rājan — O King Yudhiṣṭhira abhiṣiktaḥ — he was enthroned in the kingdom dvi-jātibhiḥ — by the brāhmaṇas present.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-nārada uvāca
śrī-nāradaḥ uvāca
Nārada Muni said
prahrādo ’pi tathā cakre
prahrādaḥ
Prahlāda Mahārāja
api
also
tathā
in that way
cakre
executed
pitur yat sāmparāyikam
pituḥ
of his father
yat
whatever
sāmparāyikam
ritualistic ceremonies performed after death
yathāha bhagavān rājann
yathā
even as
āha
order
bhagavān
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
rājan
O King Yudhiṣṭhira
abhiṣikto dvijātibhiḥ
abhiṣiktaḥ
he was enthroned in the kingdom
dvi-jātibhiḥ
by the brāhmaṇas present.
Śrī Nārada Muni continued: Thus, as the Supreme Personality of Godhead ordered, Prahlāda Mahārāja performed the ritualistic ceremonies for his father. O King Yudhiṣṭhira, he was then enthroned in the kingdom of Hiraṇyakaśipu, as directed by the brāhmaṇas.
Purport

It is essential that society be divided into four groups of men — brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas and śūdras. Here we see that although Prahlāda was perfect in every respect, he nonetheless followed the instructions of the brāhmaṇas who performed the Vedic rituals. Therefore in society there must be a very intelligent class of leaders who are well versed in the Vedic knowledge so that they can guide the entire populace to follow the Vedic principles and thus gradually become most perfect and eligible to return home, back to Godhead.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Nārada said: Thus, as the Lord ordered, Prahlāda performed the death rites for his father. O King Yudhiṣṭhira! He was then enthroned by the brāhmaṇas.
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Personal Guidance
Prahlāda performs the rituals; the brāhmaṇas enthrone him. Even a perfected devotee submits to brāhmaṇa-led ritual structure. The four-varṇa division is essential infrastructure; do not bypass it because you have inner realization.
Reflection Questions
  • Which institutional structures do you bypass because you feel inwardly advanced?
  • Where does honoring structure serve the whole even when you no longer need it personally?
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