Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.5.50
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Advisers Plan to Change Prahlāda
“Until the return of our spiritual master, Śukrācārya, arrest this child with the ropes of Varuṇa so that he will not flee in fear. In any case, by the time he is somewhat grown up and has assimilated our instructions or served our spiritual master, he will change in his intelligence. Thus there need be no cause for anxiety.”
What the purport teaches
- The advisers proposed binding Prahlāda with the ropes of Varuṇa until their spiritual master, Śukrācārya, returned.
- They said this would prevent the child from fleeing in fear.
- They expected his intelligence to change as he grew older, absorbed their instructions, or served their spiritual master. On that basis, they told Hiraṇyakaśipu not to be anxious.
Try this today
Write one sentence distinguishing what the advisers proposed from what they merely expected would happen.
Ask yourself
Do I assume that someone will eventually think as I do merely through age or instruction?
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.