Sloka- 7.13.20-22 ||HG Venkatesa Vanamali Das || ISKCON SNGM || 30.06.2026 ||

ŚB 7.13.20 श्रीनारद उवाच \स इत्थं दैत्यपतिना परिपृष्टो महामुनि: । स्मयमानस्तमभ्याह तद्वागमृतयन्त्रित: ॥ २० ॥ śrī-nārada uvāca sa itthaṁ daitya-patinā paripṛṣṭo mahā-muniḥ smayamānas tam abhyāha tad-vāg-amṛta-yantritaḥ Synonyms śrī-nāradaḥ uvāca — the great saint Nārada Muni said; saḥ — that saintly person (lying down); ittham — in this way; daitya-patinā — by the King of the Daityas (Prahlāda Mahārāja); paripṛṣṭaḥ — being sufficiently questioned; mahā-muniḥ — the great saintly person; smayamānaḥ — smiling; tam — unto him (Prahlāda Mahārāja); abhyāha — prepared to give answers; tat-vāk — of his words; amṛta-yantritaḥ — being captivated by the nectar. Translation Nārada Muni continued: When the saintly person was thus questioned by Prahlāda Mahārāja, the King of the Daityas, he was captivated by this shower of nectarean words, and he replied to the inquisitiveness of Prahlāda Mahārāja with a smiling face. ŚB 7.13.21 श्रीब्राह्मण उवाच वेदेदमसुरश्रेष्ठ भवान् नन्वार्यसम्मत: । ईहोपरमयोर्नृणां पदान्यध्यात्मचक्षुषा ॥ २१ ॥ śrī-brāhmaṇa uvāca vededam asura-śreṣṭha bhavān nanv ārya-sammataḥ īhoparamayor nṝṇāṁ padāny adhyātma-cakṣuṣā Synonyms śrī-brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca — the brāhmaṇa replied; veda — know very well; idam — all these things; asura-śreṣṭha — O best of the asuras; bhavān — you; nanu — indeed; ārya-sammataḥ — whose activities are approved by civilized men; īhā — of inclination; uparamayoḥ — of decreasing; nṝṇām — of the people in general; padāni — different stages; adhyātma-cakṣuṣā — by transcendental eyes. Translation The saintly brāhmaṇa said: O best of the asuras, Prahlāda Mahārāja, who are recognized by advanced and civilized men, you are aware of the different stages of life because of your inherent transcendental eyes, with which you can see a man’s character and thus know clearly the results of acceptance and rejection of things as they are. Purport A pure devotee like Prahlāda Mahārāja can understand the minds of others because of his pure vision in devotional service. A devotee like Prahlāda Mahārāja can study another man’s character without difficulty. ŚB 7.13.22 यस्य नारायणो देवो भगवान्‍हृद्गत: सदा । भक्त्या केवलयाज्ञानं धुनोति ध्वान्तमर्कवत् ॥ २२ ॥ yasya nārāyaṇo devo bhagavān hṛd-gataḥ sadā bhaktyā kevalayājñānaṁ dhunoti dhvāntam arkavat Synonyms yasya — of whom; nārāyaṇaḥ devaḥ — the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa; bhagavān — the Lord; hṛt-gataḥ — in the core of the heart; sadā — always; bhaktyā — by devotional service; kevalayā — alone; ajñānam — ignorance; dhunoti — cleans; dhvāntam — darkness; arka-vat — as the sun. Translation Nārāyaṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is full of all opulences, is predominant within the core of your heart because of your being a pure devotee. He always drives away all the darkness of ignorance, as the sun drives away the darkness of the universe. Purport The words bhaktyā kevalayā indicate that simply by executing devotional service one can become full of all knowledge. Kṛṣṇa is the master of all knowledge (aiśvaryasya samagrasya vīryasya yaśasaḥ śriyaḥ). The Lord is situated in everyone’s heart (īśvaraḥ sarva-bhūtānāṁ hṛd-deśe ’rjuna tiṣṭhati), and when the Lord is pleased with a devotee, the Lord instructs him. Only to the devotees, however, does the Lord give instructions by which to advance further and further in devotional service. To others, the nondevotees, the Lord gives instructions according to the manner of their surrender. The pure devotee is described by the words bhaktyā kevalayā. Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura explains that bhaktyā kevalayā means jñāna-karmādy-amiśrayā, “unmixed with fruitive activities or speculative knowledge.” Simply surrendering at the lotus feet is the cause of all a devotee’s enlightenment and awareness.