Shloka 32
Brahmā’s Boons, Hiraṇyakaśipu’s Cosmic Tyranny, and Prahlāda’s Transcendental Qualities
ब्रह्मण्य: शीलसम्पन्न: सत्यसन्धो जितेन्द्रिय: । आत्मवत्सर्वभूतानामेकप्रियसुहृत्तम: । दासवत्सन्नतार्याङ्घ्रि: पितृवद्दीनवत्सल: ॥ ३१ ॥ भ्रातृवत्सदृशे स्निग्धो गुरुष्वीश्वरभावन: । विद्यार्थरूपजन्माढ्यो मानस्तम्भविवर्जित: ॥ ३२ ॥
brahmaṇyaḥ śīla-sampannaḥ satya-sandho jitendriyaḥ ātmavat sarva-bhūtānām eka-priya-suhṛttamaḥ
ພຣະພຣະຫລາດ ມະຫາຣາຊ ບຸດຂອງ ຫິຣັນຍະກະຊິປຸ ມີວັດທະນະທຳແບບພຣາຫມະນ໌ ມີສິນທຳດີ ຍຶດຫມັ້ນໃນຄວາມຈິງ ແລະຊະນະອິນທຣີຍ໌ກັບໃຈໄດ້. ເຫມືອນປຣະມາດມາ ທ່ານເມດຕາຕໍ່ສັດທັງປວງ ແລະເປັນມິດທີ່ດີທີ່ສຸດຂອງທຸກຄົນ. ຕໍ່ຜູ້ຄວນເຄົາລົບ ທ່ານນອບນ້ອມດັ່ງຜູ້ຮັບໃຊ້; ຕໍ່ຜູ້ທຸກຍາກ ທ່ານອ່ອນໂຍນດັ່ງພໍ່; ຕໍ່ຜູ້ເທົ່າກັນ ທ່ານສະນິທດັ່ງພີ່ນ້ອງ; ແລະຖືກູຣຸເທົ່າພຣະເຈົ້າ. ທ່ານປາສະຈາກຄວາມຍິ່ງຈາກວິຊາ ຊັບ ຮູບ ແລະຊາດກຳເນີດ.
These are some of the qualifications of a Vaiṣṇava. A Vaiṣṇava is automatically a brāhmaṇa because a Vaiṣṇava has all the good qualities of a brāhmaṇa.
FAQs
This verse describes a devotee as truthful, self-controlled, compassionate to all beings, respectful to saints and teachers, and humble even when endowed with learning, wealth, beauty, and noble birth.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī is describing Prahlāda Mahārāja to show that even in the house of a demon-king, a great bhakta can manifest the highest saintly virtues.
Practice truthfulness, regulate the senses, treat others with empathy, honor teachers and saintly people, and deliberately cultivate humility—especially when success or status increases.