SB 7.13.11

TEXT 11

TEXT

अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीमम् इतिहासं पुरातनम् ।
प्रह्रादस्य च संवादं मुनेराजगरस्य च ॥ ११ ॥

atrapy udaharantimam

itihasam puratanam

prahradasya ca samvadam

muner ajagarasya ca

atra-herein; api-although not exposed to common eyes; udaharanti-the learned sages recite as an example; imam-this; itihasam-historical incident; puratanam-very, very old; prahradasya-of Prahlada Maharaja; ca-also; samvadam-conversation; muneh-of the great saintly person; ajagarasya-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 Prahlada Maharaja and a great saintly person who was feeding himself like a python.

PURPORT

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