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Chapter 5: Prahlāda Mahārāja, the Saintly Son of Hiraṇyakaśipu

Verse 36 of 53
SB 7.5.36

विष्णोर्वा साध्वसौ किं नु करिष्यत्यसमंजसः सौहृदं दुस्त्यजं पित्रोरहाद्यः पंचहायनः

viṣṇor vā sādhv asau kiṁ nu kariṣyaty asamañjasaḥ sauhṛdaṁ dustyajaṁ pitror ahād yaḥ pañca-hāyanaḥ

Synonyms

viṣṇoḥunto Viṣṇu; either; sādhugood; asauthis; kimwhether; nuindeed; kariṣyatiwill do; asamañjasaḥnot trustworthy; sauhṛdamaffectionate relationship; dustyajamdifficult to relinquish; pitroḥof his father and mother; ahātgave up; yaḥhe who; pañca-hāyanaḥonly five years old..

Translation

Although Prahlāda is only five years old, even at this young age he has given up his affectionate relationship with his father and mother. Therefore, he is certainly untrustworthy. Indeed, it is not at all believable that he will behave well toward Viṣṇu.

Verse 36 of 53
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