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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.4.30

तस्य दैत्यपते: पुत्राश्चत्वार: परमाद्भ‍ुता: । प्रह्रादोऽभून्महांस्तेषां गुणैर्महदुपासक: ॥ ३० ॥
tasya daitya-pateḥ putrāś
[tasya daitya-pateh putraash]
catvāraḥ paramādbhutāḥ
[chatvaarah paramaadbhutaah]
prahrādo ’bhūn mahāṁs teṣāṁ
[prahraado ’bhoon mahaams teshaam]
guṇair mahad-upāsakaḥ
[gunair mahad-upaasakah]
Word-for-word
tasya — of him (Hiraṇyakaśipu) daitya-pateḥ — the King of the Daityas putrāḥ — sons catvāraḥ — four parama-adbhutāḥ — very qualified and wonderful prahrādaḥ — the one named Prahlāda abhūt — was mahān — the greatest teṣām — of all of them guṇaiḥ — with transcendental qualities mahat-upāsakaḥ — being an unalloyed devotee of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tasya daitya-pateḥ putrāś
tasya
of him (Hiraṇyakaśipu)
daitya-pateḥ
the King of the Daityas
putrāḥ
sons
catvāraḥ paramādbhutāḥ
catvāraḥ
four
parama-adbhutāḥ
very qualified and wonderful
prahrādo ’bhūn mahāṁs teṣāṁ
prahrādaḥ
the one named Prahlāda
abhūt
was
mahān
the greatest
teṣām
of all of them
guṇair mahad-upāsakaḥ
guṇaiḥ
with transcendental qualities
mahat-upāsakaḥ
being an unalloyed devotee of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Hiraṇyakaśipu had four wonderful, well-qualified sons, of whom the one named Prahlāda was the best. Indeed, Prahlāda was a reservoir of all transcendental qualities because he was an unalloyed devotee of the Personality of Godhead.
Purport

yasyāsti bhaktir bhagavaty akiñcanā sarvair guṇais tatra samāsate surāḥ

“In one who has unflinching devotional faith in Kṛṣṇa, all the good qualities of Kṛṣṇa and the demigods are consistently manifest.” ( Bhāg. 5.18.12 ) Prahlāda Mahārāja is praised herein for having all good qualities because of worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore, a pure devotee, who has no motives, has all good qualities, material and spiritual. If one is spiritually advanced, being a staunch, liberal devotee of the Lord, all good qualities are manifest in his body. On the other hand, harāv abhaktasya kuto mahad-guṇāḥ: if one is not a devotee, even if he has some materially good qualities, they have no value. That is the verdict of the Vedas.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Of Hiraṇyakaśipu’s four wonderful sons, Prahlāda, a devotee of the Lord, was the best in terms of qualities.
Related values & verses
Related verses
SB 5.18.12
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Personal Guidance
Hiranyakasipu had four sons; Prahlada — an unalloyed devotee of the Lord — was the best, a reservoir of every transcendental quality. Where bhakti is, all good qualities naturally cluster. Devotion is not one virtue among many — it is the field on which they all grow.
Reflection Questions
  • Which virtues in your life are you trying to grow without first deepening the devotional soil?
  • Who in your circle radiates 'all good qualities' because their devotion is unalloyed?
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