SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM - Prabhupada

Text 2]Prahlid the Saintly Son of Hiryaka.Sipu217sri-ndrada uvdcapaurohityaya bhagavanvrtab kavyab, kildsuraib,ar:u/iimarkau sutau tasyadaitya-raja-grhantikesri-naradab, uvaca-the great saint Narada said; paurohityaya-towork as , priest; bhagavan-the most powerful; vrtab,-chosen;kavyab,-Sukracarya; kila-indeed; asuraib,-by the demons; a1J4a,­amarkau-.$ar;u,la and Amarka; sutau-sons; tasya-of him; daityaraja-ofthe King of the demons, Hirai).yakasipu; grha-antike-near theresidence.TRANSLATIONThe great saint Nirada Muni said: The demons, headed byHiryaka.Sip, accepted Sukricirya as their priest for ritualisticce remonies. Sukricirya's two sons, a and Amark lived nearHirai.J.yaka.Sipu 's palace.PURPORTThe beginning of the life story of Prahlada is recounted as follows.Sukracarya became the priest of the atheists, especially Hiral).yakasipu,and thus his two sons, Sai).Qa and Amarka, resided near Hiral).yakasipu'sresidence. Sukracarya should not have become the priest ofHiral).yakasipu because Hiral).yakasipu and his followers were allatheists. A brahmar:w should become the priest of a person interested inthe advancement of spiritual culture. The very name Sukracarya,however, indicates a person interested in obtaining benefits for his sonsand descendants, regardless of how the money comes. A real brahmar:wwould not become a priest for atheistic men.TEXT2 snAd ;rtititMa:'{ Iql&tllltl«d: qll'1;:tti"l1 II II