नोद्विग्नचित्तो व्यसनेषु नि:स्पृह: श्रुतेषु दृष्टेषु गुणेष्ववस्तुदृक् । दान्तेन्द्रियप्राणशरीरधी: सदा प्रशान्तकामो रहितासुरोऽसुर: ॥ ३३ ॥
nodvigna-citto vyasanesu nihsprhah srutesu drstesu gunesv avastu-drk dantendriya-prana-sarira-dhih sada prasanta-kamo rahitasuro ’surah
- na
- not
- udvigna
- agitated
- cittah
- whose consciousness
- vyasanesu
- in dangerous conditions
- nihsprhah
- without desire
- srutesu
- in things heard of (especially elevation to heavenly planets because of pious activities)
- drstesu
- as well as in temporal things seen
- gunesu
- the objects of sense gratification under the modes of material nature
- avastu-drk
- seeing as if insubstantial
- danta
- controlling
- indriya
- the senses
- prana
- the living force
- sarira
- the body
- dhih
- and intelligence
- sada
- always
- prasanta
- quieted
- kamah
- whose material desires
- rahita
- completely devoid of
- asurah
- demoniac nature
- asurah
- although born in a demoniac family
Although Prahlada Maharaja was born in a family of asuras, he himself was not an asura but a great devotee of Lord Visnu. Unlike the other asuras, he was never envious of Vaisnavas. He was not agitated when put into danger, and he was neither directly nor indirectly interested in the fruitive activities described in the Vedas. Indeed, he considered everything material to be useless, and therefore he was completely devoid of material desires. He always controlled his senses and life air, and being of steady intelligence and determination, he subdued all lusty desires.