Canto & Chapters
The Science of God (15 Chapters)
Chapter 145v
The Supreme Lord Is Equal to Everyone
Chapter 255v
Hiraṇyakaśipu, King of the Demons
Chapter 334v
Hiraṇyakaśipu’s Plan to Become Immortal
Chapter 438v
Hiraṇyakaśipu Terrorizes the Universe
Chapter 553v
Prahlāda Mahārāja, the Saintly Son of Hiraṇyakaśipu
Chapter 623v
Prahlāda Instructs His Demoniac Schoolmates
Chapter 751v
What Prahlāda Learned in the Womb
Chapter 850v
Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva Slays the King of the Demons
Chapter 955v
Prahlāda Pacifies Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva with Prayers
Chapter 1065v
Prahlāda, the Best Among Exalted Devotees
Chapter 1127v
The Perfect Society: Four Social Classes
Chapter 1227v
The Perfect Society: Four Spiritual Classes
Chapter 1344v
The Behavior of a Perfect Person
Chapter 1434v
Ideal Family Life
Chapter 1575v
Instructions for Civilized Human Beings
Canto 7, Chapter 1
The Supreme Lord Is Equal to Everyone
Verse 21 (SB 7.1.21)
SB 7.1.21 • मूल श्लोक
एतद्भ्राम्यति मे बुद्धिर्दीपार्चिरिव वायुना । ब्रूह्येतदद्भुततमं भगवान्ह्यत्र कारणम् ॥ २१ ॥
Transliteration
etad bhrāmyati me buddhir dīpārcir iva vāyunā brūhy etad adbhutatamaṁ bhagavān hy atra kāraṇam
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
etat — concerning this; bhrāmyati — is flickering; me — my; buddhiḥ — intelligence; dīpa-arciḥ — the flame of a candle; iva — like; vāyunā — by the wind; brūhi — please tell; etat — this; adbhutatamam — most wonderful; bhagavān — possessing all knowledge; hi — indeed; atra — here; kāraṇam — the cause.
Translation
“This matter is undoubtedly very wonderful. Indeed, my intelligence has become disturbed, just as the flame of a candle is disturbed by a blowing wind. O Nārada Muni, you know everything. Kindly let me know the cause of this wonderful event.”
Bhaktivedanta Purport
By Śrīla PrabhupādaThe śāstras enjoin, tad-vijñānārthaṁ sa gurum evābhigacchet: when one is perplexed by the difficult problems of life, to solve them one must approach a guru like Nārada or his representative in the disciplic succession. Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira therefore requested Nārada to explain the cause for such a wonderful event.