What are the characteristics of a good father? Bhagawan endearingly explains to us in crystal clear terms today.

Happiness and peace are not to be found in wealth, position or power. All these generate only fear and anxiety, not peace and happiness. Today, even highly educated persons don’t recognise this truth, they pose as devotees, and follow the example of their parents. Hiranyakashyapu tried all methods to divert his son, Prahlada, from devotion to God. The child was subjected to every conceivable kind of torture and ordeal: trampling by elephants, biting by cobras and immersion in the sea. Prahlada's devotion to the Lord saved him. Disregarding his perverse father, Prahlada held fast to the Lord. There is nothing great about being a father. No father can rejoice merely when a son is born. Only when people praise the virtues of the son will the father rejoice over his birth. A righteous son redeems himself and his family. Verily, they alone are fit to be called parents who bring up such virtuous children. Prahlada declared, "He alone is a father who tells his son: Child, realise God. He is a true Guru who leads the disciple to God."