Prahlada and his Teachings

 Prahlada  and his Teachings to Demon Boys 

Prahlada, son of Demon Hiranyakashipu, was studious and learned all the lessons taught by his gurus, Chanda and Amaka, sons of Shukracharya He contemplated it but had his own views. 

When Chanda and Amaka questioned Prahlada as to who had taught him devotion to Srihari, he replied that it is Srihari in me who is prompting to spread the message of devotion.

Just as iron pieces get attracted towards magnets, so also my thoughts are always with Srihari. 

When teachers were away for a break, fellow students desired to play games. Prahlad called them and began to teach on spiritual enlightenment.

Prahlad’s Teaching to Demon Boys  

Man must make total surrender to Srihari, and that is the only course for lasting happiness.

Sensual pleasures are obtained in every birth by destiny and are without any effort. Hence, no effort should be made as it is a mere waste of one’s life.

When the body is young and sound, one must strive for the blessedness to avoid rebirth.

If a hundred years is the lifespan of a human body, half of it is spent on sleep, 20 years elapses in infancy, and the last 20 years is spent helplessly when his body is engulfed in disease or old age. 

The remaining 10 years pass away in ignorance of ‘I’ and ‘Mine’. Man gets attached to his home and family, and the desires or demands are insatiable.

Prahlada received spiritual lessons from Sage Narada while he was in his mother's womb. Sage Narada protected Kayadhu, Hiranyakashipu’s wife, from Indra’s treacherous act.

These spiritual lessons were keenly heard and absorbed by Prahlad in the fetus itself.