Srimad Bhagavatam — Saptama Skandha, Shloka 1
Nṛsiṁhadeva Appears from the Pillar and Slays Hiraṇyakaśipu
श्रीनारद उवाच अथ दैत्यसुता: सर्वे श्रुत्वा तदनुवर्णितम् । जगृहुर्निरवद्यत्वान्नैव गुर्वनुशिक्षितम् ॥ १ ॥
śrī-nārada uvāca atha daitya-sutāḥ sarve śrutvā tad-anuvarṇitam jagṛhur niravadyatvān naiva gurv-anuśikṣitam
Ipinagpatuloy ni Narada Muni: Ang lahat ng mga anak ng mga demonyo ay humanga sa mga transcendental na turo ni Prahlada Maharaja at seryosong tinanggap ang mga ito. Tinanggihan nila ang mga materyalistikong turo na ibinigay ng kanilang mga guro, sina Sanda at Amarka.
This is the effect of the preaching of a pure devotee like Prahlāda Mahārāja. If a devotee is qualified, sincere and serious about Kṛṣṇa consciousness and if he follows the instructions of a bona fide spiritual master, as Prahlāda Mahārāja did when preaching the instructions he had received from Nārada Muni, his preaching is effective. As it is said in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (3.25.25) :
FAQs
This verse shows that when pure devotional truth is heard, sincere listeners can accept it as flawless even if it was not taught by their official teachers—highlighting the transformative power of śravaṇam (hearing).
Śrī Nārada Muni is speaking, describing how the sons of the Daityas accepted the narrated teachings as blameless, despite those teachings not coming from their conventional school instructors.
Seek and regularly hear authentic spiritual teachings; evaluate them by their purity and coherence, not merely by institutional approval—then adopt what is truly uplifting and free from harm.