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The Atrocities of King Kamsa
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control later, an enemy, if neglected in the beginning, later becomes insurmountable.
TEXT 39
मूलं हि विष्णुदेवानां यत्र धर्मः सनातनः । तस्य च ब्रह्म गोवित्रास्तपो यज्ञाः सदक्षिणाः ॥३९॥
mūlam hi viṣṇur devānām yatra dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ tasya ca brahma-go-viprās tapo yajñāḥ sa-dakṣiṇāḥ
mūlam—the foundation; hi—indeed; viṣṇuḥ—is Lord Viṣṇu; devānām—of the demigods; yatra—wherein; dharmaḥ—religious principles; sanātanaḥ—traditional or eternal; tasya—of this (foundation); ca—also; brahma—brahminical civilization; go—cow protection; viprāḥ—brāhmaṇas; tapaḥ—austerity; yajñāḥ—performing sacrifices; sa-dakṣiṇāḥ—with proper remuneration.
TRANSLATION
The foundation of all the demigods is Lord Viṣṇu, who lives and is worshiped wherever there are religious principles, traditional culture, the Vedas, cows, brāhmaṇas, austerities, and sacrifices with proper remuneration.
PURPORT
Here is a description of  sanātana-dharma , eternal religious principles, which must include brahminical culture,  brāhmaṇas , sacrifices and religion. These principles establish the kingdom of Viṣṇu. Without the kingdom of Viṣṇu, the kingdom of God, no one can be happy.  Na te viduḥ svārtha-gatim hi viṣṇum:  in this demoniac civilization, people unfortunately do not understand that the self-interest of human society lies in Viṣṇu.  Durāśayā ye bahir-artha-māninaḥ:  thus they are involved in a hopeless hope. People want to be happy without God consciousness, or  Kṛṣṇa  consciousness, because they are led by blind leaders who lead