Text 18] The Advent of Lord Krṣṇa: Introduction
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their different states. Nowadays, therefore, it appears that every state is busy manufacturing atomic weapons to prepare for a third world war. Such preparations are certainly unnecessary; they reflect the false pride of the heads of state. The real business of a chief executive is to see to the happiness of the mass of people by training them in Krṣṇa consciousness in different divisions of life.  Cātur-varṇyam mayā srṣṭam guṇa-karma-vibhāgaśaḥ  (Bg. 4.13). A leader should train the people as  brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas  and  śūdras  and engage them in various occupational duties, thus helping them progress toward Krṣṇa consciousness. Instead, however, rogues and thieves in the guise of protectors arrange for a voting system, and in the name of democracy they come to power by hook or crook and exploit the citizens. Even long, long ago,  asuras , persons devoid of God consciousness, became the heads of state, and now this is happening again. The various states of the world are preoccupied with arranging for military strength. Sometimes they spend sixty-five percent of the government's revenue for this purpose. But why should people's hard-earned money be spent in this way? Because of the present world situation, Krṣṇa has descended in the form of the Krṣṇa consciousness movement. This is quite natural, for without the Krṣṇa consciousness movement the world cannot be peaceful and happy.
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गौर्भूत्वाश्रुमुखी खिन्ना क्रन्दन्ती करुणं विभोः । उपस्थितान्तिके तस्मै व्यसनं समवोचत ॥१८॥
gaur bhūtvāśru-mukhī khinnā krandantī karuṇam vibhoḥ upasthitāntike tasmai vyasanam samavocata
gauḥ —the shape of a cow;  bhūtvā —assuming;  aśru-mukhī —with tears in the eyes;  khinnā —very much distressed;  krandantī —weeping;  karuṇam —piteously;  vibhoḥ —of Lord Brahmā;  upasthitā —appeared;  antike —in front;  tasmai —unto him (Lord Brahmā);  vyasanam —her distress;  samavocata —submitted.