In plain words
‘What can you do with my character? What use will it be to you?’ asked Prahlāda. ‘All that is no business of yours. You told me to ask; I have asked. I need not tell you whether I need that character or not; your duty is only to give gifts to those who ask in your Viśvajit yāga. Will you give what I asked, or will you not?’ Indra pressed him. With the words ‘I have given it’, he poured out the water of the gift. Within some five minutes a light came out of this Prahlāda and left him. Prahlāda saw that light. ‘Who are you, who came out of me?’ he asked. That light bowed: ‘Prahlāda! I am your character. All this time I have been in you. I made your fame and renown grow. Today you are giving me away to another. I am going,’ he said. When this character had left with that Indra, in another five minutes a beautiful, great, radiant being came out. Prahlāda saw him. ‘Who are you?’ he asked. ‘You look like an emperor!’ ‘Prahlāda! I am your fame. When there is no character, there is no use in fame being there. All this time I have been serving character. Character has gone, so I am going along with him,’ he said. Some time later a beautiful woman came out of him. With folded hands he bowed and asked, ‘Mother, who are you?’ ‘Prahlāda! Character and fame have gone. Now that both have gone, I, Rājyalakṣmī, am going,’ she said. Indra carried off Rājyalakṣmī with ease. At that very moment Prahlāda fell from his kingdom. Fame, royal fortune, wealth, everything, are in character alone. That is why they called God ‘Ṣaḍaiśvarya sampannuḍu’. Lordship, Dharma, renown, prosperity, Jñāna, Vairāgya are joined with God alone. When this character goes, at that very moment these six vanish. What is our wealth? The wealth of Jñāna, the wealth of Prema, the wealth of Dharma: such are these riches.
God alone is free of self-interest and selfish aims!
Prahlāda was a great man of character. Then Prahlāda married.