Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 12
Bali Liberated, Prahlāda Blessed, and Vāmana Accepted as Universal Protector
श्रीशुक उवाच आज्ञां भगवतो राजन्प्रह्लादो बलिना सह । बाढमित्यमलप्रज्ञो मूर्ध्न्याधाय कृताञ्जलि: ॥ ११ ॥ परिक्रम्यादिपुरुषं सर्वासुरचमूपति: । प्रणतस्तदनुज्ञात: प्रविवेश महाबिलम् ॥ १२ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca ājñāṁ bhagavato rājan prahrādo balinā saha bāḍham ity amala-prajño mūrdhny ādhāya kṛtāñjaliḥ
Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī dijo: Oh rey Parīkṣit, acompañado por Bali Mahārāja, Prahlāda Mahārāja, señor de todos los jefes de los asuras, con las manos juntas puso sobre su cabeza la orden del Bhagavān y dijo: «Así sea». Luego circunvaló al Ādi-Puruṣa, se postró con respeto y, con Su permiso, entró en la gran caverna llamada Sutala.
FAQs
This verse shows ideal śaraṇāgati: Prahlāda receives Bhagavān’s order with pure intelligence, affirms it (“bāḍham”), and honors it by placing it on his head with folded hands.
Prahlāda is portrayed as amala-prajña—free from selfish motive—so his natural response to Bhagavān’s will is immediate assent and reverent acceptance.
Treat divine guidance (śāstra, guru, and conscience aligned with dharma) as higher than ego—accept duties without resentment, and act with humility and prayerful intention.