SB 1.12.25 (1964)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT No. 25
Dhritya valisamah krishne prahrada iva sadgrahah. Ahartta esha aswamedhanam briddhanam paryupasakah.
ENGLISH SYNONYMS
Dhritya—by patience, Valisaman—like Vali Maharaj, Krishne—unto Lord Sri Krishna, Prahrada—Prahalad Maharaj, Iva—like, Sadgraha—devotee of the, Ahartta—performer, Esha—this child, Aswamedhanam—of Aswamedh sacrifices, Briddhanam—of the old and experienced men, Paryupasaka—follower.
TRANSLATION
This child will be like Vali maharaj in the matter of patience, a staunch devotee of Lord Krishna like Prahlad Maharaj, a performer of many a aswamedha sacrifices and a follower of the old and experienced men.
PURPORT
Vali Maharaj - One of the twelve authorities in the matter of devotional serviee of the Lord. Vali Maharaj is a great authority in devotional service because he sacrificed everything to please the Lord and relinquished the connection of his so called spiritual master who obstructed on the path of risking everything for the service of the Lord. The highest perfection of religious life is to attain to the stage of unqualified devotional service of the Lord without any cause or without being obstrusted by any kind of worldly obligation. Vali Maharaj made it a determination to give up everything for the satisfaction of the Lord and did not care for any obstruction whatsoever. He is the grand son of Prahlad Maharaj another authority in the matter of devotional service of the Lord. Vali Maharaj and the history of his dealings with Vishnu Vamandeva is described in the 8th canto of Srimad Bhagwatam (ch. 11 to 24).
Prahlad Maharaj - A perfect devotee of Lord Krishna (Vishnu) and there were severe chastisements for him from his father Hiranyakasipu when he was only five years old, only for his becoming an unalloyed devotee of the Lord. He is the first son of Hiranyakasipu and his mother's name was Kayadhu. Prahlad Maharaj was an authority in the devotional service of the Lord because he made his father killed by Lord Nrisinghadeva setting the example that even the father shall be removed from the path of devotional service if such father happens to be an obstacle. He had four sons and the eldest son Virochan is the father of Vali Maharaj mentioned above. The history of Prahlad Maharaj's activities is described in the 7th Canto of Srimad Bhagwatam.