असारं ग्राहितो बालो मामनादृत्य दुर्मते ॥२६॥
brahma-bandho kim etat te
vipaká¹£aá¹ Å›rayatÄsatÄ
asÄraá¹ grÄhito bÄlo
mÄm anÄdá¹›tya durmate
brahma-bandho - O unqualified son of a brÄhmaṇa; kim etat - what is this; te - by you; vipaká¹£am - the party of my enemies; Å›rayatÄ - taking shelter of; asatÄ - most mischievous; asÄram - nonsense; grÄhitaḥ - taught; bÄlaḥ - the boy; mÄm - me; anÄdá¹›tya - not caring for; durmate - O foolish teacher.
O unqualified, most heinous son of a brÄhmaṇa, you have disobeyed my order and taken shelter of the party of my enemies. You have taught this poor boy about devotional service! What is this nonsense?
In this verse the word asÄram, meaning, “having no substance,†is significant. For a demon there is no substance in the process of devotional service, but to a devotee devotional service is the only essential factor in life. Since HiraṇyakaÅ›ipu did not like devotional service, the essence of life, he chastised PrahlÄda MahÄrÄja’s teachers with harsh words.
