Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.5.49
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Advisers Dismiss Prahlāda’s Significance
“O lord, we know that when you simply move your eyebrows, all the commanders of the various planets are most afraid. Without the help of any assistant, you have conquered all the three worlds. Therefore, we do not find any reason for you to be morose and full of anxiety. As for Prahlāda, he is nothing but a child and cannot be a cause of anxiety. After all, his bad or good qualities have no value.”
What the purport teaches
- The advisers reminded Hiraṇyakaśipu that the commanders of the planets feared even the movement of his eyebrows.
- They praised him for conquering the three worlds without assistance and said they saw no reason for his anxiety.
- They dismissed Prahlāda as merely a child, saying that his good or bad qualities had no value. This was their assessment of him.
Try this today
Notice one good quality in a younger person today without dismissing it because of age.
Ask yourself
Do I dismiss someone’s qualities simply because that person is young?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.