Nārādhituṁ puru-guṇair adhunāpi pipruḥ. Prahlāda Mahārāja says that, "These demigods and sages, they could not satisfy. Still, now . . ." Kiṁ toṣṭum arhati sa me harir ugra-jāteḥ: "How it is possible that the Lord will be satisfied by my prayers?" This is the humbleness. A devotee should always consider himself that he has no value. "How I can satisfy Kṛṣṇa, or the Supreme Lord? I have no possession."
That is the devotee's position. A devotee should never think that, "I am well-equipped. I have got very nice education. I have got great riches. I am wealthy. I am beautiful. I am wise. Therefore as soon as I pray, 'Kṛṣṇa, please come here,' He will come and dance." No. That is not the attitude of devotee. Devotee always thinks very humble, meek.
This is the presentation of Prahlāda Mahārāja that, "I am born of a father . . ." Because they belonged to the atheistic family, demonic family, ugra-jāteḥ. Ugra-jāteḥ means they are not very sober; always passionate. Ugra-jāteḥ, always passionate. Passionate means always hankering after sense gratification. So Prahlāda Mahārāja says that, "I am born of a father so greatly passionate. How I can satisfy the Lord, where great personalities and sages and demigods have failed?" He is presenting himself so humbly.
But he's intelligent. Without becoming intelligent, nobody can worship God. In the Caitanya-caritāmṛta it is said, kṛṣṇa yei bhaje sei baḍa catura. Catur means very intelligent. Unless one is first-class intelligent, he cannot worship God. It is not possible. Foolish person cannot worship God. It is said in the Bhagavad-gītā:
- na mām duṣkṛtino mūḍhāḥ
- prapadyante narādhamāḥ
- māyayāpahṛta-jṣānā
- āsuraṁ bhāvam āśritāḥ
- (BG 7.15)
Kṛṣṇa says, the Lord says that, "Those who are miscreants, always trying to do harm to the society, to the country, to the people, to the other animals, other living creatures . . ."They are called duṣkṛtina, miscreants. Miscreants, na mām duṣkṛtino mūḍhāḥ, and fools. So miscreants, fools and narādhamāḥ. Narādhama means the lowest of the mankind. Narādhamāḥ. And māyayāpahṛta-jñānāḥ: and one whose knowledge is taken away by the illusory energy. Who are they? So-called educated.
The so-called educated persons, they are very much proud of their university degree, but if you ask some of them, "What you are? Where from you have come to this world, and where you are going next?" Oh, they will say: "What is this nonsense? I am . . . I do not know where from I have come, where I am going. I have no concern with that. I am concerned with the present life. That's all." But actually, we are not this present life. It is only a spot in our journey.