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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.10.43-44

प्रह्रादस्यानुचरितं महाभागवतस्य च । भक्तिर्ज्ञानं विरक्तिश्च याथार्थ्यं चास्य वै हरे: ॥ ४३ ॥ सर्गस्थित्यप्ययेशस्य गुणकर्मानुवर्णनम् । परावरेषां स्थानानां कालेन व्यत्ययो महान् ॥ ४४ ॥
prahrādasyānucaritaṁ
[prahraadasyaanucharitam]
mahā-bhāgavatasya ca
[mahaa-bhaagavatasya cha]
bhaktir jñānaṁ viraktiś ca
[bhaktir jnaanam viraktish cha]
yāthārthyaṁ cāsya vai hareḥ
[yaathaarthyam chaasya vai hareh]
sarga-sthity-apyayeśasya
[sarga-sthity-apyayeshasya]
guṇa-karmānuvarṇanam
[guna-karmaanuvarnanam]
parāvareṣāṁ sthānānāṁ
[paraavareshaam sthaanaanaam]
kālena vyatyayo mahān
[kaalena vyatyayo mahaan]
Word-for-word
prahrādasya — of Prahlāda Mahārāja anucaritam — characteristics (understood by reading or describing his activities) mahā-bhāgavatasya — of the great and exalted devotee ca — also bhaktiḥ — devotional service unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead jñānam — complete knowledge of the Transcendence (Brahman, Paramātmā and Bhagavān) viraktiḥ — renunciation of material existence ca — also yāthārthyam — just to understand each of them perfectly ca — and asya — of this vai — indeed hareḥ — always in reference to the Supreme Personality of Godhead sarga — of creation sthiti — maintenance apyaya — and annihilation īśasya — of the master (the Supreme Personality of Godhead) guṇa — of the transcendental qualities and opulences karma — and activities anuvarṇanam — description within the disciplic succession* </a> para-avareṣām — of different types of living entities known as demigods and demons sthānānām — of the various planets or places to live kālena — in due course of time vyatyayaḥ — the annihilation of everything mahān — although very great.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
prahrādasyānucaritaṁ
prahrādasya
of Prahlāda Mahārāja
anucaritam
characteristics (understood by reading or describing his activities)
mahā-bhāgavatasya ca
mahā-bhāgavatasya
of the great and exalted devotee
ca
also
bhaktir jñānaṁ viraktiś ca
bhaktiḥ
devotional service unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead
jñānam
complete knowledge of the Transcendence (Brahman, Paramātmā and Bhagavān)
viraktiḥ
renunciation of material existence
ca
also
yāthārthyaṁ cāsya vai hareḥ
yāthārthyam
just to understand each of them perfectly
ca
and
asya
of this
vai
indeed
hareḥ
always in reference to the Supreme Personality of Godhead
sarga-sthity-apyayeśasya
sarga
of creation
sthiti
maintenance
apyaya
and annihilation
īśasya
of the master (the Supreme Personality of Godhead)
guṇa-karmānuvarṇanam
guṇa
of the transcendental qualities and opulences
karma
and activities
anuvarṇanam
description within the disciplic succession*
</a> para-avareṣām
of different types of living entities known as demigods and demons
parāvareṣāṁ sthānānāṁ
sthānānām
of the various planets or places to live
kālena vyatyayo mahān
kālena
in due course of time
vyatyayaḥ
the annihilation of everything
mahān
although very great.
This narration describes the characteristics of the great and exalted devotee Prahlāda Mahārāja, his staunch devotional service, his perfect knowledge, and his perfect detachment from material contamination. It also describes the Supreme Personality of Godhead as the cause of creation, maintenance and annihilation. Prahlāda Mahārāja, in his prayers, has described the transcendental qualities of the Lord and has also described how the various abodes of the demigods and demons, regardless of how materially opulent, are destroyed by the mere direction of the Lord.
Purport

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is filled with descriptions of the characteristics of various devotees, with reference to the service of the Lord. This Vedic literature is called Bhāgavatam because it deals with the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His devotee. By studying Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam under the direction of the bona fide spiritual master, one can perfectly understand the science of Kṛṣṇa, the nature of the material and spiritual worlds, and the aim of life. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam amalaṁ purāṇam. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the spotless Vedic literature, as we have discussed in the beginning of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Therefore, simply by understanding Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, one can understand the science of the activities of the devotees, the activities of the demons, the permanent abode and the temporary abode. Through Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, everything is perfectly known.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
I have explained the story of the great and exalted devotee Prahlāda, as well as bhakti, jñāna and vairāgya, and the svarūpa of the Lord, as it is. I have described the creation, maintenance and destruction of the universe and the qualities and activities of the Lord. I have described the great destruction of the various habitations of the higher and lower creatures by time. These verses are connected with the words “the story has been described” in verse 41 and concludes in the next verse. Harer yathārthyam means the svarūpa of the Lord, without going beyond it. The suffix ya indicates “for that subject.” Creation, maintenance and destruction have also been described. The great destruction (vyatyataḥ) of the various places of the higher and lower creatures has also been described.
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Personal Guidance
This narration covers Prahlāda's staunch devotion, perfect knowledge, and detachment, and the Lord as cause of creation, maintenance, annihilation. Studying the Bhāgavatam under a bona fide guru can perfect one's life. The text is itself a path.
Reflection Questions
  • Where is your study of Bhāgavatam unanchored from a real guru's guidance?
  • What single chapter could you reread this month as actual practice?
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