Shloka 8
Adhyāya 222 — ब्रह्मस्थानप्राप्ति: मोक्षधर्मे समत्वव्रतम्
Attaining the Brahman-Station: The Vow of Equanimity in Mokṣadharma
(भक्त भागवतं नित्यं नारायणपरायणम् । ध्यायन्तं परमात्मानं हिरण्यकशिपो: सुतम् ।।
bhīṣma uvāca | bhaktaṃ bhāgavataṃ nityaṃ nārāyaṇaparāyaṇam | dhyāyantaṃ paramātmānaṃ hiraṇyakaśipoḥ sutam || śakraḥ prahlādam āsīnam ekānte saṃyatendriyam | bubhutsamānas tatprajñām abhigamya idam abravīt ||
Wika ni Bhīṣma: Si Prahlāda, anak ni Hiraṇyakaśipu, ay laging tapat na lingkod ng Panginoon—ganap na sumuko kay Nārāyaṇa—at nalulubog sa pagninilay sa Kataas-taasang Sarili. Nang makita ni Śakra (Indra) si Prahlāda na nakaupo sa pag-iisa, pigil ang mga pandama, lumapit siya upang maunawaan ang likas ng kanyang talino at pananaw, at nagsalita ng ganito.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steadfast devotion to Nārāyaṇa, expressed through disciplined senses and sustained meditation on the Paramātmā, is presented as the mark of true wisdom; such inner stability becomes worthy even of Indra’s inquiry.
Bhīṣma describes Prahlāda sitting alone in self-restraint and contemplation of the Supreme Self; Indra (Śakra), eager to understand Prahlāda’s wisdom, approaches him and begins a conversation.