Text 22]
The Churning of the Milk Ocean
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dharmaḥ svanuṣṭhitaḥ puṁsāṁ viṣvaksena-kathāsu yaḥ notpādayed yadi ratiṁ śrama eva hi kevalam
One may be very expert in following the religious principles of his own sect, but if he has no tendency to love the Supreme Personality of Godhead, his observance of religious principles is simply a waste of time. One must develop a sense of loving Vāsudeva ( vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti sa mahātmā sudurlabhaḥ ). The sign of a devotee is that he is a friend to everyone ( suhṛdaṁ sarva-bhūtānām ). A devotee will never allow a poor animal to be killed in the name of religion. This is the difference between a superficially religious person and a devotee of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
We find that there have been many great heroes in history, but they could not escape from the cruel hands of death. Even the greatest hero cannot escape from the ruling power of the Supreme Personality of Godhead when Kṛṣṇa comes as death. That is described by Kṛṣṇa Himself:  mṛtyuḥ sarva-haraś cāham . The Lord, appearing as death, takes away a hero's so-called power. Even Hiraṇyakaśipu could not be saved when Nṛsiṁhadeva appeared before him as death. One's material strength is nothing before the strength of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
TEXT 22
कचिञ्चिरायुर्न हि शीलमङ्गलं कचित् तदप्यस्ति न वेद्यमायुषः । यत्रोभयं कुत्र च सोऽप्यमङ्गलः सुमङ्गलः कश्च न काङ्क्षते हि माम् ॥२२॥
kvacic cirāyur na hi śīla-maṅgalaṁ kvacit tad apy asti na vedyam āyuṣaḥ yatrobhayaṁ kutra ca so 'py amaṅgalaḥ sumaṅgalaḥ kaśca na kāṅkṣate hi mām
kvacit—someone; cira-āyuḥ—has a long duration of life; na—not; hi—indeed; śīla-maṅgalam—good behavior or auspiciousness; kvacit—