The king of the Daityas, viz., Prahlada, was unattached to all worldly objects. His sins had been dissipated. Of respectable parentage, he was endued with great learning. Free from stupefaction and pride, ever pervaded by the quality of goodness, and devoted to various vows, he considered praise and censure in the same light. Endued with self-control he was then passing his time in an empty room. Conversant with the origin and the destruction of all created objects mobile and immobile, he was never angry with things that displeased him and never rejoiced at the acquisition of agreeable objects. He considered equally gold and a clod of earth.
असक्तं धूतपाप्मानं कुले जातं बहुश्रुतम्। अस्तब्धमनहङ्कारं सत्त्वस्थं समये रतम्॥ तुल्यनिन्दास्तुति दान्तं शून्यागारनिवासिनम्। चराचराणां भूतानां विदितप्रभवाप्ययम्॥ अक्रुध्यन्तमहष्यन्तमप्रियेषु प्रियेषु च। काञ्चने वाथ लोष्टे वा उभयोः समदर्शनम्॥