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[Canto 8, Ch. 16]
of an animal or tree because of his ignorant activities in the modes of material nature. Therefore the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is trying to give the true light of spiritual existence to all living entities. This movement is not very difficult to understand, and people must take advantage of it, for it will save them from the risky life of irresponsibility.
TEXT 20
उपतिष्ठस्व पुरुषं भगवन्तं जनार्दनम् । सर्वभूतगुहावासं वासुदेवं जगद्गुरुम् ॥२०॥
upatiṣṭhasva puruṣaṁ bhagavantaṁ janārdanam sarva-bhūta-guhā-vāsaṁ vāsudevaṁ jagad-gurum
upatiṣṭhasva —just try to worship;  puruṣam —the Supreme Person;  bhagavantam —the Personality of Godhead;  janārdanam —who can kill all the enemies;  sarva-bhūta-guhā-vāsam —living within the core of the heart of everyone;  vāsudevam —Vāsudeva, Kṛṣṇa, who is all-pervading and is the son of Vāsudeva;  jagat-gurum —the spiritual master and teacher of the whole world.
TRANSLATION
My dear Aditi, engage in devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the master of everything, who can subdue everyone's enemies, and who sits within everyone's heart. Only that Supreme Person—Kṛṣṇa, or Vāsudeva—can bestow all auspicious benedictions upon everyone, for He is the spiritual master of the universe.
PURPORT
With these words, Kaśyapa Muni tried to pacify his wife. Aditi made her appeal to her material husband. Of course, that is nice, but actually a material relative cannot do anything good for anyone. If anything good can be done, it is done by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vāsudeva. Therefore, Kaśyapa Muni advised his wife, Aditi, to begin