In plain words
Take him away at once and throw him into the sea,” he ordered. The demons took Prahlāda away and pushed him from a hilltop into the sea. Even then Prahlāda went on calling to mind, “Nārāyaṇa, Nārāyaṇa.” Śrīman Nārāyaṇa rose out of the sea, caught hold of Prahlāda and saved him. ‘Is this fellow still not dead?’ Hiraṇyakaśipu raged, and had him pushed into a pit of fire. At once that fire too went out. Even the fire had no wish to burn him. What is the inner sense of this? Evil will always keep standing in the way of good. But even when evil comes, it does not harm the good. Only the tree laden with fruit gets pelted with stones. In the same way, troubles like these come to meet the good. However many may come, we must face them with faith in God.
Students! Follow the command of your parents and the command of God to the letter. Make good conduct your habit. Everything that happens to you will be good. Nothing will trouble you. Nothing will bring you hardship. To put such words of Satya into practice, people worship all three, Durgā, Lakṣmī and Sarasvatī, in these Dasara festivities. Durgā does not mean one of fearsome form; it means the great Goddess who protects you. Lakṣmī is the embodiment of every kind of wealth. And Sarasvatī is the deity of speech. Good thoughts, good words, good conduct: these three show forth the principles of Lakṣmī, Sarasvatī and Durgā. Those who teach you what is good are the very embodiments of Sarasvatī. Those who teach you what is bad are the very asuras. Just such demons did Goddess Durgā slay. Durgā, Lakṣmī, Sarasvatī: these three do not live apart; they are in your own heart. They teach the human being to live as a human being. Durgā, Lakṣmī and Sarasvatī, all three, are the three mothers of man.
You must take good things like these into your heart, put them into practice, rise up and show forth a good ideal. You must proclaim to the whole world the Satya that the education of Bhārata is very great. In this modern world many people teach harmful kinds of learning. You must give them up, and not embrace them. You must enquire, ‘Is this good for my heart or not?’ When it does not please your heart, push it aside. Only when you conduct yourselves in a way that satisfies the heart will your life flourish in happiness and Śānti. Remember the Name without ceasing.
(Haribhajana binā sukha śānti nahī…)