Shloka 13
Maitreya’s Inquiry into Prahlāda: The Logic of Bhakti’s Invincibility
तस्मिन् धर्मपरे नित्यं केशवाराधनोद्यते स्ववंशप्रभवैर् दैत्यैः कर्तुं द्वेषो ऽतिदुष्करः
tasmin dharmapare nityaṃ keśavārādhanodyate svavaṃśaprabhavair daityaiḥ kartuṃ dveṣo 'tiduṣkaraḥ
Vì ngài luôn an lập trong dharma và không ngừng chuyên tâm thờ phụng Keśava, nên ngay cả các Daitya sinh từ chính dòng tộc mình cũng vô cùng khó giữ lòng thù hận đối với ngài.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: How Prahlāda’s virtues affected even his own Daitya kin
Teaching: Ethical
Quality: didactic, virtue-centered
Concept: Steadiness in dharma and constant Keśava-worship naturally disarms hostility, even among those predisposed to hatred.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Pair daily worship with deliberate non-envy (vimatsaratā) to transform conflict in family/community settings.
Vishishtadvaita: Bhakti is not mere emotion but dharma-in-action; the devotee’s virtues manifest as Bhagavān’s grace working through the jīva in the world.
Phase: Teaching (Prahlada's schools)
Bhakti Quality: nitya-keśava-ārādhana (constant worship) and vimatsaratā (freedom from malice)
Vishnu Form: Hari
Bhakti Type: Dasya
FAQs
It presents devotion to Vishnu (Keśava) as a living power that makes the devotee morally radiant and socially unassailable, weakening even inherited hostility.
Parāśara implies that steady dharma and constant worship create an inner authority that renders hatred difficult to maintain, even for adversaries from the same asura lineage.
Vishnu is shown as the Supreme Lord whose worship is not merely ritual but transformative—establishing dharma and dissolving enmity through the devotee’s alignment with the highest reality.