sva-parāsad-grahāśrayam
na sādhu manasā mene
sva-parāsad-grahāśrayam
Prahlāda did not consider the political philosophy he heard and recited, which was taught by the teachers to be proper. It depended on thinking in terms of the duality of oneself and others.
He did not consider topics like punishment and politics proper. Why? It completely took shelter of thinking in terms of self and others.
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ekadāsura-rāṭ putram
aṅkam āropya pāṇḍava
papraccha kathyatāṁ vatsa
manyate sādhu yad bhavān
O King Yudhiṣṭhira! Once, the King of the demons took his son Prahlāda on his lap and very affectionately inquired: My dear son! Please let me know what you consider to be the best of all the subjects.
The King thought that his son would be confused if asked about difficult subjects. What you can speak in front of me, what you studied well and know, please speak that. That was the intention of the question.
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śrī-prahlāda uvāca
tat sādhu manye 'sura-varya dehināṁ
sadā samudvigna-dhiyām asad-grahāt
hitvātma-pātaṁ gṛham andha-kūpaṁ
vanaṁ gato yad dharim āśrayeta
Prahlāda said: O best of the demons! I think the best think in life is that persons whose minds are constantly disturbed by absorption in I and mine should give up the blind well of household life which degrades the self, and that they should go to the forest and take shelter of the Lord.
Prahlāda understood his intention, and considering the question “What thing do you think is the best in the world among all those things learned” he gave his opinion. Since you ask me, please here the correct answer. O best of the demons! I think it is best that those whose minds are disturbed by false absorption in me and mine (asad-grahāt) should give up their house, the cause of degradation of the self, and having gone to the forest, I think the best thing is that they should take shelter of the Lord. While one is still in the house, one should give up attachment to the blind well, and then go to the forest. Otherwise even if one goes to the forest, one will remain taking shelter of the blind well.
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