SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM - Prabhupada

Text 29] ffirllt;J.yaka8ipu Terrorizes the Universe 193TRANSLATIONWhen ffirllt;J.yaka8ipu teases the great devotee Prahlida, his ownson, who is peaceful and sober and who has no enemy, I shall killffirllt;lyaka8ipu immediately, despite the benedictions of Brahmi.PURPORTOf all sinful activities, an offense to a pure devotee, or VaiQava, is themost severe. An offense at the lotus feet of a Vaisnava is so disastrousthat Sri Caitanya Mahaprahhu has compared it to a ad elephant that entersa garden and causes great havoc by uprooting many plants and trees.If one is an offender at the lotus feet of a brahmaTJ-(l or VaiQava, hisoffenses uproot all his auspicious activities. One should therefore verycarefully guard against committing vaTJ-(lva-aparadha, or offenses atthe lotus feet of a VaiQava. Here the Lord clearly says that althoughHiraQyakasipu had received benedictions from Lord Brahma, thesebenedictions would be null and void as soon as he committed an offenseat the lotus feet of Prahlada Maharaja, his own son. A VaiQava likePrahlada Maharaja is described herein as nirvaira, having no enemies.Elsewhere in Srimad-Bhagavatam (3.25.21) it is said, ajata-Sa.travab,santab, sadhavab, sadhu-bhi4ab,: a devotee has no enemies, he ispeaceful, he abides by the scriptures, and all his characteristics aresublime. A devotee does not create enmity with anyone, but if someonebecomes his enemy, that person will be vanquished by the Supreme Personalityof Godhead, despite whatever benedictions he may have receivedfrom other sources. HiraQyaka8ipu was certainly enjoying the fruitfulresults of his austerities, but here the Lord says that as soon as he committedan offense at the lotus feet of Prahlada Maharaja he would beruined. One's longevity, opulence, beauty, education and whatever elseone may possess as a result of pious activities cannot protect one if onecommits an offense at the lotus feet of a VaiQava. Despite whatever onepossesses, if one offends the lotus feet of a VaiQava he will bevanquished.TEXT 29 Jl•g(iUU (f S(1J1'R{ ciiChtt: I.. 414 •1(1)(•11 II