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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.5.28

श्रीगुरुपुत्र उवाच न मत्प्रणीतं न परप्रणीतं सुतो वदत्येष तवेन्द्रशत्रो । नैसर्गिकीयं मतिरस्य राजन् नियच्छ मन्युं कददा: स्म मा न: ॥ २८ ॥
śrī-guru-putra uvāca
[shree-guru-putra uvaacha]
na mat-praṇītaṁ na para-praṇītaṁ
[na mat-praneetam na para-praneetam]
suto vadaty eṣa tavendra-śatro
[suto vadaty esha tavendra-shatro]
naisargikīyaṁ matir asya rājan
[naisargikeeyam matir asya raajan]
niyaccha manyuṁ kad adāḥ sma mā naḥ
[niyachcha manyum kad adaah sma maa nah]
Word-for-word
śrī-guru-putraḥ uvāca — the son of Śukrācārya, Hiraṇyakaśipu’s spiritual master, said na — not mat-praṇītam — educated by me na — nor para-praṇītam — educated by anyone else sutaḥ — the son (Prahlāda) vadati — says eṣaḥ — this tava — your indra-śatro — O enemy of King Indra naisargikī — natural iyam — this matiḥ — inclination asya — of him rājan — O King niyaccha — give up manyum — your anger kad — fault adāḥ — attribute sma — indeed mā — do not naḥ — unto us.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-guru-putra uvāca
śrī-guru-putraḥ uvāca
the son of Śukrācārya, Hiraṇyakaśipu’s spiritual master, said
na mat-praṇītaṁ na para-praṇītaṁ
na
not
mat-praṇītam
educated by me
na
nor
para-praṇītam
educated by anyone else
suto vadaty eṣa tavendra-śatro
sutaḥ
the son (Prahlāda)
vadati
says
eṣaḥ
this
tava
your
indra-śatro
O enemy of King Indra
naisargikīyaṁ matir asya rājan
naisargikī
natural
iyam
this
matiḥ
inclination
asya
of him
rājan
O King
niyaccha manyuṁ kad adāḥ sma mā naḥ
niyaccha
give up
manyum
your anger
kad
fault
adāḥ
attribute
sma
indeed
mā
do not
naḥ
unto us.
The son of Śukrācārya, Hiraṇyakaśipu’s spiritual master, said: O enemy of King Indra, O King! Whatever your son Prahlāda has said was not taught to him by me or anyone else. His spontaneous devotional service has naturally developed in him. Therefore, please give up your anger and do not unnecessarily accuse us. It is not good to insult a brāhmaṇa in this way.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The son of Śukrācārya said: O enemy of Indra! O King! Whatever your son Prahlāda has said was not taught to him by me or anyone else. This is his natural tendency. Give up your anger and do not find fault in us. O enemy of Indra! This indicates “It is not proper for you to become angry at a poor brāhmaṇa.” Do not find fault (kat) in us. The augment a on adāḥ is poetic license.
Related lectures
Personal Guidance
Ṣaṇḍa swears no one taught Prahlāda this — it arose spontaneously in him. The teacher's defense reveals an unintended truth: real devotion can be naturally inherent. Sometimes a soul brings devotion across lifetimes, no one had to teach it.
Reflection Questions
  • What devotional capacity in your life was clearly already in you when you arrived?
  • Whose 'spontaneous' devotion have you under-honored because no school produced it?
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