Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.5.54
यदाचार्य: परावृत्तो गृहमेधीयकर्मसु ।
वयस्यैर्बालकैस्तत्र सोपहूत: कृतक्षणै: ॥ ५४ ॥
yadācāryaḥ parāvṛtto
[yadaachaaryah paraavritto]
gṛhamedhīya-karmasu
[grihamedheeya-karmasu]
vayasyair bālakais tatra
[vayasyair baalakais tatra]
sopahūtaḥ kṛta-kṣaṇaiḥ
[sopahootah krita-kshanaih]
Word-for-word
yadā
—
when
ācāryaḥ
—
the teachers
parāvṛttaḥ
—
became engaged
gṛha-medhīya
—
of household life
karmasu
—
in duties
vayasyaiḥ
—
by his friends of the same age
bālakaiḥ
—
boys
tatra
—
there
saḥ
—
he (Prahlāda Mahārāja)
apahūtaḥ
—
called
kṛta-kṣaṇaiḥ
—
obtaining an opportune moment.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yadācāryaḥ parāvṛtto
yadā
when
ācāryaḥ
the teachers
parāvṛttaḥ
became engaged
gṛhamedhīya-karmasu
gṛha-medhīya
of household life
karmasu
in duties
vayasyair bālakais tatra
vayasyaiḥ
by his friends of the same age
bālakaiḥ
boys
tatra
there
sopahūtaḥ kṛta-kṣaṇaiḥ
saḥ
he (Prahlāda Mahārāja)
apahūtaḥ
called
kṛta-kṣaṇaiḥ
obtaining an opportune moment.
When the teachers went home to attend to their household affairs, the students of the same age as Prahlāda Mahārāja would call him to take the opportunity of leisure hours for play.
Purport
In tiffin hours, the hours when the teachers were absent from the classroom, the students called Prahlāda Mahārāja, wanting to play with him. As will be seen from the following verses, however, Prahlāda Mahārāja was not very much interested in playing. Instead, he wanted to utilize every moment for advancing in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Therefore, as indicated in this verse by the word kṛta-kṣaṇaiḥ, at the opportune moment when it was possible to preach about Kṛṣṇa consciousness, Prahlāda Mahārāja used the time as follows.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
When the teacher went home to attend to his household affairs, the students of the same age as Prahlāda Mahārāja would call him for playing.
Parāvrṭtaḥ means “going to his house from the school.” There he engaged in his duties. At that time Prahlāda was called by his friends for having a goodtime playing (kṛta-kṣaṇaiḥ). Or it can mean “with opportunities for teaching about bhakti.”
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Personal Guidance
When the teachers go home, his classmates of his own age call Prahlāda to play. He uses the leisure hours not for amusement but for preaching Kṛṣṇa-consciousness. Free time is the test — what do you turn to when no curriculum constrains you?
Reflection Questions
- What have you done with your leisure hours lately, and what does it reveal?
- How could the spaces between obligations become opportunities for sacred conversation?
My note
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