SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM - Prabhupada

290 Srnnad-Bhigavabun [Canto 7, Ch. 5PURPORTThe entire world is interested in the materialistic way of life. Indeed,practically 99.9 percent of the people in the three worlds are uninterestedin liberation or spiritual education. Only the devotees of theLord, headed by such great personalities as Prahlada Maharaja andNarada Muni, are interested in the real education of spiritual life. Onecannot understand the principles of religion while staying on the materialplatform. Therefore one must follow these great personalities. Asstated in Srimad-Bhiigavatam (6.3.20):svayambhur niiradab, sambhub,kumiirab, kapilo manub,prahliido janako bhi$mobalir vaiyasakir vayamOne must follow in the footsteps of such great personalities as LordBrahma, Narada, Lord Siva, Kapila, Manu, the Kumaras, PrahladaMaharaja, Bhima, Janaka, Bali Maharaja, Sukadeva Gosvami andYamaraja. Those interested in spiritual life should follow PrahladaMaharaja in rejecting the education of religion, economic developmentand sense gratification. One should be interested in spiritual education.Therefore the I).a consciousness movement is spreading all over theworld, following in the footsteps of Prahlada Maharaja, who did not likeany of the materialistic education he received from his teachers.TEXT 54:qpt: qmir Iri m: : uyadacaryab, paravrttogrhamedhiya-karmasuvayasyair balakais tatrasopahiltab, krta-aib,yada-when; acaryab,-the teachers; paravrttab,-became engaged;grha-medhiya-of household life; karmasu-in duties; vayasyaib,-by