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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
asura-svabhāve kṛṣṇe kabhu nāhi jāne lukāite nāre kṛṣṇa bhakta-jana-sthāne
SYNONYMS
asura-svabhāve —those whose nature is demoniac;  kṛṣṇe —Lord Kṛṣṇa;  kabhu —at any time;  nāhi —not;  jāne —know;  lukāite —to hide;  nāre —is not able;  kṛṣṇa —Lord Kṛṣṇa;  bhakta-jana —of pure devotees;  sthāne —in a place.
TRANSLATION
Those whose nature is demoniac cannot know Kṛṣṇa at any time, but He cannot hide Himself from His pure devotees.
PURPORT
People who develop the nature of  asuras  like Rāvaṇa and Hiraṇyakaśipu can never know Kṛṣṇa, the Personality of Godhead, by challenging the authority of Godhead. But Śrī Kṛṣṇa cannot hide Himself from His pure devotees.
TEXT 91
বৌ ভূতসর্গে লোকে হস্মিন্ দৈব আস্মর এব চ ।
বিষ্ণুভক্ত: স্বতো দৈব আস্মরস্তদ্বিপর্যয়: ॥ ১১ ॥
dvau bhūta-sargau loke 'smin
daiva āsura eva ca
viṣṇu-bhaktaḥ smṛto daiva
āsuras tad-viparyayaḥ
SYNONYMS
dvau —two;  bhūta —of the living beings;  sargau —dispositions;  loke —in the world;  asmin —in this;  daivaḥ —godly;  āsuraḥ —demoniac;  eva —certainly;  ca —and;  viṣṇu-bhaktaḥ —a devotee of Lord Viṣṇu;  smṛtaḥ —remembered;  daivaḥ —godly;  āsuraḥ —demoniac;  tat-viparyayaḥ —the opposite of that.
TRANSLATION
“There are two classes of men in the created world. One consists of the demoniac and the other of the godly. The devotees of Lord Viṣṇu are the godly, whereas those who are just the opposite are called demons.”
PURPORT
This is a verse from the  Padma Purāṇa .  Viṣṇu-bhaktas , or devotees in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, are known as  devas  (demigods). Atheists, who do not believe in God or who declare themselves God, are  asuras  (demons).  Asuras  always engage in