śrīmad bhāgavatam - prahlāda 7.5.11
prahlāda uvāca
svaḥ paraścetyasadgrāhaḥ puṃsāṃ yanmāyayā kṛtaḥ |
vimohitadhiyāṃ dṛṣṭastasmai bhagavate namaḥ ||
Re-ordered word-by-word meaning
prahlāda uvāca - Prahlada said:
namaḥ tasmai bhagavate - Obeisances to that God
yanmāyayā kṛtaḥ - By whose Maya it so happens that
puṃsāṃ vimohitadhiyāṃ - men's minds are deluded such that
svaḥ paraḥ ca - "These people are ours/our well-wishers, and those other people are our antagonists/ill-wishers"
iti asadgrāhaḥ dṛṣṭaḥ - this false distinction is seen wrongly.
Srimad Bhagavatam is called the greatest devotional scripture, telling the holy stories of the Lord and His devotees. Prahlada is the examplar of a true devotee, blessed at birth by Narada Muni to have true understanding and devotion. When his father ridicules his understanding of truth, and calls Vishnu his sworn enemy, he replies thus.
