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Canto 7 · Chapter 5: Prahlāda Mahārāja, the Saintly Son of Hiraṇyakaśipu

7.5.23-24 7.5.26

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 7.5.25

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Prahlāda Mahārājasince 7.5.23-24inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitNārada Muni → Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira

A turning point forHiraṇyakaśipu· Confronting Prahlāda

निशम्यैतत्सुतवचो हिरण्यकशिपुस्तदा ।

गुरुपुत्रमुवाचेदं रुषा प्रस्फुरिताधर: ॥ २५ ॥

niśamyaitat suta-vaco

hiraṇyakaśipus tadā

guru-putram uvācedaṁ

ruṣā prasphuritādharaḥ

Translation

After hearing these words of devotional service from the mouth of his son Prahlāda, Hiraṇyakaśipu was extremely angry. His lips trembling, he spoke as follows to Ṣaṇḍa, the son of his guru, Śukrācārya.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Devotional Words Met With Anger

1
Prahlāda spoke to his father about devotional service.
2
Hearing his son’s words, Hiraṇyakaśipu became extremely angry. His lips trembled with anger.
3
Hiraṇyakaśipu then addressed Ṣaṇḍa, the son of his guru, Śukrācārya.

How it feels

Threat → Steady faith. A vulnerable child remains inwardly unshaken.

Chapters 5–7 of Canto 7: Prahlāda refuses to abandon his devotion. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Chapter 5: Prahlāda Mahārāja, the Saintly Son of Hiraṇyakaśipu

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Thus the King of the demons, Hiraṇyakaśipu, being extremely angry, chastised the teachers, Ṣaṇḍa and Amarka, for having wrongly trained Prahlāda Mahārāja. The so-called teachers informed the King that Prahlāda Mahārāja was automatically a devotee and did not listen to their instructions.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 7.5

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

niśamyahearing
etatthis
suta-vacaḥspeech from his son
hiraṇyakaśipuḥHiraṇyakaśipu
tadāat that time
guru-putramunto the son of Śukrācārya, his spiritual master
uvācaspoke
idamthis

Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

Īśānukathā · The science of God
Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10
Bhakti · Devotion and loving service
How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 7.5
In this verse: “devotional service”
Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting
Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 7.5
In this verse: “hearing”
Vātsalya · Parental affection
Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 7.5
In this verse: “father”

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How do I respond when someone says something that challenges my expectations?

Practice

If you feel anger rising during a conversation today, pause before speaking.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Śrīla Prabhupāda speaks

His recorded lectures on this verse, and the talks where he quotes it.

2 lectures given on it. Recordings and transcripts on prabhupada.io.

Live this todayDevotional Words Met With AngerThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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