Shloka 20
Prahlāda Rejects Material Boons; Forgives His Father; Tripura and the Power of Remembrance
सर्वात्मना न हिंसन्ति भूतग्रामेषु किञ्चन । उच्चावचेषु दैत्येन्द्र मद्भावविगतस्पृहा: ॥ २० ॥
sarvātmanā na hiṁsanti bhūta-grāmeṣu kiñcana uccāvaceṣu daityendra mad-bhāva-vigata-spṛhāḥ
হে দৈত্যেন্দ্ৰ প্ৰহ্লাদ! মোৰ প্ৰতি ভক্তিভাৱে স্থিত মোৰ ভক্তে কোনো জীৱসমষ্টিক সৰ্বতোভাবে হিংসা নকৰে। সি উচ্চ-নীচ ভেদ নেদেখে আৰু কাৰো প্ৰতি ঈৰ্ষা নকৰে।
FAQs
In this verse, Prahlada explains that devotees absorbed in the Lord and free from material craving do not harm any living being—high or low—showing ahimsa as a natural outcome of bhakti.
Prahlada was instructing the demoniac community on saintly conduct; he emphasizes that genuine devotion transforms character, making one compassionate and nonviolent toward all creatures.
Cultivate devotion and reduce selfish desire; then practice conscious non-harm through speech, actions, and choices that respect all beings, regardless of their social position.