Shloka 9
Prahlāda Rejects Material Boons; Forgives His Father; Tripura and the Power of Remembrance
विमुञ्चति यदा कामान्मानवो मनसि स्थितान् । तर्ह्येव पुण्डरीकाक्ष भगवत्त्वाय कल्पते ॥ ९ ॥
vimuñcati yadā kāmān mānavo manasi sthitān tarhy eva puṇḍarīkākṣa bhagavattvāya kalpate
ပုဏ္ဍရိကာක්ෂ ဘုရားရှင်၊ လူသည် မိမိစိတ်ထဲ၌ တည်နေသော ရုပ်ဝတ္ထုဆန္ဒအားလုံးကို စွန့်လွှတ်နိုင်သည့်အခါ၊ ထိုအခါမှသာ သင်၏ကဲ့သို့ ဘဂဝဒ်အိုင်ශ්ဝရယကို ရယူရန် အရည်အချင်းရှိလာသည်။
Atheistic men sometimes criticize a devotee by saying, “If you do not want to take any benediction from the Lord and if the servant of the Lord is as opulent as the Lord Himself, why do you ask for the benediction of being engaged as the Lord’s servant?” Śrīdhara Svāmī comments, bhagavattvāya bhagavat-samān aiśvaryāya. Bhagavattva, becoming as good as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, does not mean becoming one with Him or equal to Him, although in the spiritual world the servant is equally as opulent as the master. The servant of the Lord is engaged in the service of the Lord as a servant, friend, father, mother or conjugal lover, all of whom are equally as opulent as the Lord. This is acintya-bhedābheda-tattva. The master and servant are different yet equal in opulence. This is the meaning of simultaneous difference from the Supreme Lord and oneness with Him.
FAQs
This verse says that when one releases the desires seated in the mind, one immediately becomes qualified for God-realization (bhagavattva).
Prahlāda speaks directly to the Supreme Lord with devotional intimacy, using a traditional Viṣṇu-name that emphasizes the Lord’s divine beauty and personal presence.
Regularly observe the mind’s cravings, consciously let them go, and redirect attention to devotional remembrance and service—reducing impulsive desire strengthens inner freedom and spiritual focus.