Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 7 Chapter 13 Verse 11

Canto 7: The Science of God | Chapter 13: The Behavior of a Perfect Person

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.13.11

atrāpy udāharantīmam

itihāsaḿ purātanam

prahrādasya ca saḿvādaḿ

muner ājagarasya ca

SYNONYMS

atra — herein; api — although not exposed to common eyes; udāharanti — the learned sages recite as an example; imam — this; itihāsam — historical incident; purātanam — very, very old; prahrādasya — of Prahlāda Mahārāja; ca — also; saḿvādam — conversation; muneḥ — of the great saintly person; ājagarasya — who took the profession of a python; ca — also.

TRANSLATION

As a historical example of this, learned sages recite the story of an ancient discussion between Prahlāda Mahārāja and a great saintly person who was feeding himself like a python.

PURPORT

The saintly person met by Prahlāda Mahārāja was undergoing ājagara-vṛtti, the living conditions of a python, which does not go anywhere but sits in one place for years and eats whatever is automatically available. Prahlāda Mahārāja, along with his associates, met this great saint and spoke to him as follows.

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