Shloka 17
Nārada’s Protection of Kayādhu and Prahlāda’s Womb-Instructions: Ātma-tattva and the Path of Bhakti
भवतामपि भूयान्मे यदि श्रद्दधते वच: । वैशारदी धी: श्रद्धात: स्त्रीबालानां च मे यथा ॥ १७ ॥
bhavatām api bhūyān me yadi śraddadhate vacaḥ vaiśāradī dhīḥ śraddhātaḥ strī-bālānāṁ ca me yathā
ເພື່ອນທີ່ຮັກ, ຖ້າພວກເຈົ້າມີສັດທາໃນຄໍາຂອງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ ດ້ວຍສັດທານັ້ນເອງພວກເຈົ້າກໍຈະເຂົ້າໃຈຍານເຫນືອວັດຖຸໄດ້ ເຊັ່ນຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ ແມ່ນແຕ່ພວກເຈົ້າຍັງເປັນເດັກນ້ອຍ; ແລະໃນທໍານອງດຽວກັນ ຜູ້ຍິງກໍຮູ້ໄດ້ວ່າອັນໃດແມ່ນວິນຍານ ແລະອັນໃດແມ່ນວັດຖຸ ໂດຍສັດທາ।
These words of Prahlāda Mahārāja are very important in regard to knowledge descending by the disciplic succession. Even when Prahlāda Mahārāja was a baby within the womb of his mother, he became fully convinced of the existence of the supreme power because of hearing the powerful instructions of Nārada and understood how to attain perfection in life by bhakti-yoga. These are the most important understandings in spiritual knowledge.
FAQs
This verse teaches that genuine faith in devotional teachings gives rise to clear, expert understanding (vaiśāradī dhī), meaning realization grows from sincere trust and practice.
Prahlāda was encouraging the sons of demons to trust his bhakti-centered instructions, assuring them that true understanding comes from faith—even if one is young or socially underestimated.
Begin with sincere faith in authentic bhakti teachings, apply them steadily (hearing, chanting, remembrance), and let clarity develop through practice rather than waiting for perfect intellectual certainty first.