Prahlada Maharaja is Vaisnava. He could understand that "Everything in this material world, even the possession of my father, will be finished. There is no doubt. So what is the use of possessing such thing which will be finished?"

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Prahlāda Mahārāja is Vaiṣṇava. He could understand that "Everything in this material world, even the possession of my father, will be finished. There is no doubt. So what is the use of possessing such thing which will be finished?"

760301 - Lecture SB 07.09.23 - Mayapur

Prahlāda Mahārāja said that "Such a big, powerful demon as my father, he is also finished in one minute." One minute. And therefore . . . Ye asmat pituḥ. The demigods were afraid of; very much afraid. Therefore when he was killed everyone became very pleased. Therefore Prahlāda Mahārāja said that "Nobody is unhappy on account of death of my father." He said, modeta sādhur api vṛścika-sarpa-hatyā (SB 7.9.14): "My father was exactly like scorpion and snake. So killing of such animal, living entity, is pleasing to everyone, even sādhu, even bhaktas." They also become pleased. They do not want anyone is killed or anyone is done something harmful. Bhakta never desires. But they also take pleasure when the vṛścika, the scorpion, and the snake is killed.

You have got experience. There was a snake in my bathroom. So you all sādhus became very alert to kill it, (laughter) although you are sādhu. So that is natural. When there is snake, there is no question of sādhu or asādhu. "Kill him." (laughter) Sādhur api, very nice. Modeta sādhur api vṛścika-sarpa-hatyā (SB 7.9.14).

So Prahlāda Mahārāja is Vaiṣṇava. He could understand that "Everything in this material world, even the possession of my father, will be finished. There is no doubt. So what is the use of possessing such thing which will be finished?" Antavanta ime dehā nityasyoktāḥ śarīriṇaḥ (BG 2.18). This is intelligent person decision, that "Everything in this material world—this body, or anything in relativity with this body—will be finished." Kṛṣṇa says and the devotees know it. Therefore they do not want anything of this material possession. And Caitanya Mahāprabhu teaches us to develop that mentality. "Don't want anything, material possession. It is . . . However it may be long duration, but it will be finished. But you are eternal. Nityasyoktāḥ śarīriṇaḥ (BG 2.18). You are the owner of this body. You are eternal."