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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.5.36

विष्णोर्वा साध्वसौ किं नु करिष्यत्यसमञ्जस: । सौहृदं दुस्त्यजं पित्रोरहाद्य: पञ्चहायन: ॥ ३६ ॥
viṣṇor vā sādhv asau kiṁ nu
[vishnor vaa saadhv asau kim nu]
kariṣyaty asamañjasaḥ
[karishyaty asamanjasah]
sauhṛdaṁ dustyajaṁ pitror
[sauhridam dustyajam pitror]
ahād yaḥ pañca-hāyanaḥ
[ahaad yah pancha-haayanah]
Word-for-word
viṣṇoḥ — unto Viṣṇu vā — either sādhu — good asau — this kim — whether nu — indeed kariṣyati — will do asamañjasaḥ — not trustworthy sauhṛdam — affectionate relationship dustyajam — difficult to relinquish pitroḥ — of his father and mother ahāt — gave up yaḥ — he who pañca-hāyanaḥ — only five years old.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
viṣṇor vā sādhv asau kiṁ nu
viṣṇoḥ
unto Viṣṇu
vā
either
sādhu
good
asau
this
kim
whether
nu
indeed
kariṣyaty asamañjasaḥ
kariṣyati
will do
asamañjasaḥ
not trustworthy
sauhṛdaṁ dustyajaṁ pitror
sauhṛdam
affectionate relationship
dustyajam
difficult to relinquish
pitroḥ
of his father and mother
ahād yaḥ pañca-hāyanaḥ
ahāt
gave up
yaḥ
he who
pañca-hāyanaḥ
only five years old.
Although Prahlāda is only five years old, even at this young age he has given up his affectionate relationship with his father and mother. Therefore, he is certainly untrustworthy. Indeed, it is not at all believable that he will behave well toward Viṣṇu.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Although Prahlāda is only five years old, being unfit, he has given up the affection of his father and mother, difficult to reject. Will he put his faith in Viṣṇu? Viṣṇu should not be believed. How could a person who is intelligent put faith in him?
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Personal Guidance
He insists even a five-year-old who has given up affection for his parents cannot be trusted toward Viṣṇu either. The demonic mind cannot believe in love that crosses 'family lines.' To it, all devotion looks like defection.
Reflection Questions
  • Where do you frame someone's wider love as betrayal of you?
  • How can you let a loved one belong more deeply to the Lord without feeling abandoned?
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