rutam etan mayā pūrvaṁ
śrutam etan mayā pūrvaṁ
jñānaṁ vijñāna-saṁyutam
dharmaṁ bhāgavataṁ śuddhaṁ
nāradād deva-darśanāt
I received this pure knowledge, bhakti-yoga, along with realization, from Nārada Muni, who always sees the Lord.
|| 7.6.29-30 ||
śrī-daitya-putrā ūcuḥ
prahrāda tvaṁ vayaṁ cāpi
narte 'nyaṁ vidmahe gurum
etābhyāṁ guru-putrābhyāṁ
bālānām api hīśvarau
bālasyāntaḥpura-sthasya
mahat-saṅgo duranvayaḥ
chindhi naḥ saṁśayaṁ saumya
syāc ced visrambha-kāraṇam
The sons of the demons said: O Prahlāda! We and you do not know any teacher other than Ṣaṇḍa and Amarka, the sons of Śukrācārya. They control us children. Therefore you cannot to see him. Remaining within the palace, it is very difficult for Nārada to come to see you. Dear friend, if we are to believe you, please destroy our doubt.
They ask concerning this subject. We do not know any teacher except these two. They are the controllers of children. You cannot free yourself from their hands and go to Nārada. And it is also impossible for you to go to see Nārada, since you remain within the palace.
Thus ends the commentary on the Sixth Chapter of the Seventh Canto of the Bhāgavatam for the pleasure of the devotees, in accordance with the previous ācāryas.
Chapter Seven
Prahlāda Teaches Bhakti
|| 7.7.1 ||
śrī-nārada uvāca
evaṁ daitya-sutaiḥ pṛṣṭo
mahā-bhāgavato 'suraḥ
uvāca tān smayamānaḥ
smaran mad-anubhāṣitam
Śrī Nārada: Having thus been questioned by the sons of the demons, Prahlāda, the great devotee among the demons, remembering what I had spoken to him and smiling, spoke that to the boys.
The Seventh Chapter describes how Prahlāda teaches the boys about bhakti and its result prema that he attained from Nārada while in his mother’s womb.
|| 7.7.2 ||
śrī-prahrāda uvāca
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