Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.5.2
तौ राज्ञा प्रापितं बालं प्रह्लादं नयकोविदम् ।
पाठयामासतु: पाठ्यानन्यांश्चासुरबालकान् ॥ २ ॥
tau rājñā prāpitaṁ bālaṁ
[tau raajnaa praapitam baalam]
prahlādaṁ naya-kovidam
[prahlaadam naya-kovidam]
pāṭhayām āsatuḥ pāṭhyān
[paathayaam aasatuh paathyaan]
anyāṁś cāsura-bālakān
[anyaamsh chaasura-baalakaan]
Word-for-word
tau
—
those two (Ṣaṇḍa and Amarka)
rājñā
—
by the King
prāpitam
—
sent
bālam
—
the boy
prahlādam
—
named Prahlāda
naya-kovidam
—
who was aware of moral principles
pāṭhayām āsatuḥ
—
instructed
pāṭhyān
—
books of material knowledge
anyān
—
other
ca
—
also
asura-bālakān
—
sons of the asuras..
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tau rājñā prāpitaṁ bālaṁ
tau
those two (Ṣaṇḍa and Amarka)
rājñā
by the King
prāpitam
sent
bālam
the boy
prahlādaṁ naya-kovidam
prahlādam
named Prahlāda
naya-kovidam
who was aware of moral principles
pāṭhayām āsatuḥ pāṭhyān
pāṭhayām āsatuḥ
instructed
pāṭhyān
books of material knowledge
anyāṁś cāsura-bālakān
anyān
other
ca
also
asura-bālakān
sons of the asuras..
Prahlāda Mahārāja was already educated in devotional life, but when his father sent him to those two sons of Śukrācārya to be educated, they accepted him at their school along with the other sons of the asuras.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Teaching other boys born of the demons, they also taught Prahlāda, who was already knowledgeable of politics but was sent to them by the King.
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Personal Guidance
Already educated in devotional life, Prahlāda is sent to the asuras' school anyway. Sometimes the inwardly-formed are placed amid the outwardly-trained for a purpose larger than either. Your spiritual education does not pause because the curriculum is wrong.
Reflection Questions
- Where are you the inwardly-formed one in an outwardly-shaped environment?
- What would it mean to honor both your real education and the room you are in?
My note
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