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Prabhupāda:

...tasmād ahaṁ vigata-viklava īśvarasya sarvātmanā mahi gṛṇāmi yathā manīṣam

[SB 7.9.12]

[Therefore, although I was born in a demoniac family, I may without a doubt offer prayers to the Lord with …

Prahlāda Mahārāja is submitting that "I do not require to be highly elevated to offer my prayers to the Supreme …

[Prahlāda Mahārāja continued: One may possess wealth, an aristocratic family, beauty, austerity, education, sensory expertise, luster, influence, physical strength, diligence, …

Even an elephant or any other animal can also satisfy the Lord. How? Bhaktyā, simply by feelings of love, that's …

[O Lord Kṛṣṇa, son of Nanda, accompanied by the daughter of Vṛṣabhānu, please be merciful to me now. Narottama dāsa …

"My dear Lord, the son of King Nanda..." Kṛṣṇa's foster father's name was Nanda Mahārāja. So He is very much …

[break] He is the original person. He has no father. But He accepts His devotee as His father. He accepts …

So Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura is addressing, "My dear Lord, the son of Nanda," and vṛṣabhānu-sutā-yuta, "and present with the daughter …

This prayer is offered by Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura, a great ācārya of the Vaiṣṇava sampradāya. He is saying for himself, …

This is the sum and substance of all prayer. If you submit to the Lord that "I have no other …

When Prahlāda Mahārāja was offered benediction by the Lord, "My dear Prahlāda, now whatever you want you can ask from …

Suppose I am a poor man, and if a rich man says, "Swāmījī, whatever millions of dollars you want, you …

That is the way of pure devotion. That was taught by Lord Caitanya. Na dhanaṁ na janaṁ na sundarīṁ kavitāṁ …

[O almighty Lord, I have no desire to accumulate wealth, nor do I desire beautiful women, nor do I want …

"My dear Lord, I do not ask from You any amount of wealth," na dhanaṁ na janam, "neither any number …

But Caitanya Mahāprabhu says, "No, no, no. I don't want all these things." This is prayer. Na dhanaṁ na janaṁ …