ते तु तद्गौरवात्सर्वे त्यक्तक्रीडापरिच्छदा: । बाला अदूषितधियो द्वन्द्वारामेरितेहितै: ॥ ५६ ॥ पर्युपासत राजेन्द्र तन्न्यस्तहृदयेक्षणा: । तानाह करुणो मैत्रो महाभागवतोऽसुर: ॥ ५७ ॥
te tu tad-gauravat sarve tyakta-krida-paricchadah bala adusita-dhiyo dvandvarameritehitaih paryupasata rajendra tan-nyasta-hrdayeksanah tan aha karuno maitro maha-bhagavato ’surah
- te
- they
- tu
- indeed
- tat-gauravat
- from great respect for the words of Prahlada Maharaja (due to his being a devotee)
- sarve
- all of them
- tyakta
- having given up
- krida-paricchadah
- toys for playing
- balah
- the boys
- adusita-dhiyah
- whose intelligence was not as polluted (as that of their fathers)
- dvandva
- in duality
- arama
- of those taking pleasure (the instructors, namely Sanda and Amarka)
- irita
- by the instructions
- ihitaih
- and actions
- paryupasata
- sat down around
- raja-indra
- O King Yudhisthira
- tat
- unto him
- nyasta
- having given up
- hrdaya-iksanah
- their hearts and eyes
- tan
- unto them
- aha
- spoke
- karunah
- very merciful
- maitrah
- a real friend
- maha-bhagavatah
- a most exalted devotee
- asurah
- Prahlada Maharaja, although born of an asura father
My dear King Yudhisthira, all the children were very much affectionate and respectful to Prahlada Maharaja, and because of their tender age they were not so polluted by the instructions and actions of their teachers, who were attached to condemned duality and bodily comfort. Thus the boys surrounded Prahlada Maharaja, giving up their playthings, and sat down to hear him. Their hearts and eyes being fixed upon him, they looked at him with great earnestness. Prahlada Maharaja, although born in a demon family, was an exalted devotee, and he desired their welfare. Thus he began instructing them about the futility of materialistic life.