Text 59] Krṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
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demons, impede the advancement of the Krṣṇa consciousness movement, and therefore Krṣṇa arranges occasional fights between different  asuras  who are very much interested in increasing their military power. The duty of the government or king is not to increase military power unnecessarily; the real duty of the government is to see that the people of the state advance in Krṣṇa consciousness. For this purpose, Krṣṇa says in  Bhagavad-gitā  (4.13),  cātur-varṇyaṁ mayā srṣṭaṁ guṇa-karma-vibhāgaśaḥ : “According to the three modes of material nature and the work ascribed to them, the four divisions of human society were created by Me.” There should be an ideal class of men who are bona fide  brāhmaṇas , and they should be given all protection.  Namo brahmaṇya-devāya go-brāhmaṇa-hitāya ca.  Krṣṇa is very fond of  brāhmaṇas  and cows. The  brāhmaṇas  promulgate the cause of advancement in Krṣṇa consciousness, and the cows give enough milk to maintain the body in the mode of goodness. The  kṣatriyas  and the government should be advised by the  brāhmaṇas . Next, the  vaiśyas  should produce enough foodstuffs, and the  śūdras , who cannot do anything beneficial on their own, should serve the three higher classes (the  brāhmaṇas ,  kṣatriyas  and  vaiśyas ). This is the arrangement of the Supreme Personality of Godhead so that the conditioned souls will be released from the material condition and return home, back to Godhead. This is the purpose of Krṣṇa’s descent on the surface of the earth ( paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṁ vināśāya ca duṣkrṭām ).
Everyone must understand Krṣṇa’s activities ( janma karma ca me divyam ). If one understands the purpose of Krṣṇa’s coming to this earth and performing His activities, one is immediately liberated. This liberation is the purpose of the creation and Krṣṇa’s descent upon the surface of the earth. Demons are very much interested in advancing a plan by which people will labor hard like cats, dogs and hogs, but Krṣṇa’s devotees want to teach Krṣṇa consciousness so that people will be satisfied with plain living and Krṣṇa conscious advancement. Although demons have created many plans for industry and hard labor so that people will work day and night like animals, this is not the purpose of civilization. Such endeavors are  jagato ’hitaḥ ; that is, they are meant for the misfortune of the people in general.  Kṣayāya : such activities lead to annihilation. One who understands the purpose of Krṣṇa, the Supreme