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SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM - Prabhupada

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Text 10] Prahlida, the Saintly Son of Hir8J).yaka8ipu 227TEXT9«'111'IRI91M iil\'d+4'f : II IIvatsa prahrii.da bhadram tesatyam kathaya rna mr$abalan ati kutas tubhyame$a buddhi-viparyayab,vatsa-0 dear son; prahrii.da-Prahlada; bhadram te-all blessingsand good fortune unto you; satyam-the truth; kathaya-speak; rnadonot; mr$d-a lie; balan ati-passing over the other demon boys;kutab,-from where; tubhyam-unto you; e$ab,-this; buddhi-of theintelligence; viparyayab,-poll uti on.TRANSLATIONDear son Prahlida, all peace and good fortune unto you. Kindlydo not speak lies; just reply with the truth. These boys you see arenot like you, for they do not speak in a deviant way. How have youlearned these .instructions? How has your intelligence beenspoiled in this way?PURPORTPrahlada Maharaja was still a boy, and therefore his teachers thoughtthat if they pacified the little boy he would immediately speak the truth,revealing the secret of how the V ail?Q.avas came there to teach him lessonsin devotional service. It was surprising, of course, that in the same schoolthe other boys of the Daityas were not polluted; only Prahlada Maharajawas supposedly polluted by the instructions of the Vail?Q.avas. The mainduty of the teachers was to inquire who those V aiQ.avas were that cameto teach Prahlada and spoil his intelligence.TEXT 10: Slll. " . .ffl Efil'fiWiT T te;w;a:;w II o II

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