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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 10, Ch. 3]
Everyone is wandering up and down within this universe, but one who is sufficiently fortunate comes in contact with Kṛṣṇa consciousness, by the mercy of the spiritual master, and takes to the path of devotional service. Then one is assured of eternal life, with no fear of death. When Kṛṣṇa appears, everyone is freed from fear of death, yet Devakī felt, “We are still afraid of Kamsa, although You have appeared as our son.” She was more or less bewildered as to why this should be so, and she appealed to the Lord to free her and Vasudeva from this fear.
In this connection, it may be noted that the moon is one of the heavenly planets. From the Vedic literature we understand that one who goes to the moon receives a life with a duration of ten thousand years in which to enjoy the fruits of pious activities. If our so-called scientists are going to the moon, why should they come back here? We must conclude without a doubt that they have never gone to the moon. To go to the moon, one must have the qualification of pious activities. Then one may go there and live. If one has gone to the moon, why should he return to this planet, where life is of a very short duration?
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स त्वं धोरादुग्रसेनात्मजान्न-
स्वाहि त्रस्तान् भृत्यवित्रासहासि ।
रूपं चेदं पौरुषं ध्यानधिष्ण्यं
मा प्रत्यक्षं मांसदृशां कृषीष्ठाः ॥२८॥
sa tvam ghorād ugrasenātmajān nas
trāhi trastān bhṛtya-vitrāsa-hāsi
rūpam cedam pauruṣam dhyāna-dhiṣṇyam
mā pratyakṣam māmsa-dṛśām kṛṣīṣṭhāḥ
saḥ —Your Lordship;  tvam —You;  ghorāt —terribly fierce;  ugrasenā-   ātmajāt —from the son of Ugrasena;  naḥ —us;  trāhi —kindly protect;  trastān —who are very much afraid (of him);  bhṛtya-vitrāsa-hā   asi — You are naturally the destroyer of the fear of Your servants;  rūpam —in Your Viṣṇu form;  ca —also;  idam —this;  pauruṣam —as the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  dhyāna-dhiṣṇyam —who is appreciated by