Why did Hiranyakashipu let Prahlad return to school after trying to assassinate him?
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Question, when Hiranyakashipu tried to kill, get Prahlad killed and all his attempts failed, then how did he suddenly agree to let Prahlad continue his education under his, in his Gurukul as if nothing had happened? Answer, it is basically that Hiranyakashipu ran out of ideas. He tried various means by which to kill Prahlad, get Prahlad killed by others, by his minions, by his demon, demoniac servants, but when they could not kill him, he was baffled. Now, having no idea of what to do, having seen all his attempts to kill, get his son killed, baffled, at that when Shrindan Amarka came and they said that, oh, he’s after all a child.
No, we can always get his mind changed. You allow us to take him and educate him. So, at that time, firstly, Hiranyakashipu saw that his attempts to assassinate were not working.
So, that alternative not working, he had to try something else. So, when Shrindan Amarka presented that alternative, he was open to that. Secondly, at that time, Prahlad had not done anything dangerous in Hiranyakashipu’s eyes, dangerous in terms of contaminating others.
So, then when Prahlad started teaching Bhagavad Dharma even to his schoolmates, and then Hiranyakashipu felt that now, not only is this wretched Prahlad spoiled, but he’s foiling others also. This is intolerable and therefore I have to kill him. So, before that, because nothing else was working and because Prahlad was not threatening or not, at least Prahlad did not seem to be a threat to others.
And because Shrindan Amarka said that he could be reformed, actually, their idea of reformation was they wanted to deform Prahlad further. But because they had that idea, so they agreed. So, when they proposed this idea, Hiranyakashipu accepted.
Thank you.