SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM - Prabhupada

Text 34] Hiryaka8ipu Terrorizes the Universe 199cause of pious activities); dr!eu-as well as in temporal things seen;guu-the objects of sense gratification under the modes of materialnature; avastu -drk-seeing as if insubstantial; danta-controlling; indriya-thesenses; pra-the living force; sarira-the body; dhi/:1.­and intelligence; sadd-always; praSanta-quieted;kamab,-whosematerial desires; rahita-completely devoid of; asurab,-demoniacnature; asurab,-although born in a demoniac family.TRANSLATIONAlthough Prahlida Maharaja was hom in a family of asuras, hehimself was not an asura but a great devotee of Lord ViI!U· Unlikethe other asuras, he was never envious of V ail!avas. He was notagitated when put into danger, and he was neither directly nor indirectlyinterested in the fruitive activities described in the Vedas.Indeed, he considered everything material to be useless, andtherefore he was completely devoid of material desires. He alwayscontrolled his senses and life air, and being of steady intelligenceand determination, he subdued all lusty desires.PURPORTFrom this verse we discover that a man is not qualified or disqualifiedsimply by birth. Prahlada Maharaja was an asura by birth, yet hepossessed all the qualities of a perfect brahma (brahmarJyab. silasampannab.).Anyone can become a fully qualified brahma under thedirection of a spiritual master. Prahlada Maharaja provided a vivid exampleof how to think of the spiritual master and accept his directionscalmly.TEXT 344lfllqun mf: Iwt wttfq-4\ yasmin mahad-guTJd rajangrhyante kavibhir muhub.na te 'dhuna pidhiyanteyatha bhagavatiSvare II \?II