14 Srimad-Bhagavatam

Sadstras. The Lord raised the question of cow killing, and the Kazi properly
answered Him by referring to the Koran. In turn the Kazi also questioned
the Lord about cow sacrifice in the Vedas, and the Lord replied that such
sacrifice as mentioned in the Vedas is not actually cow killing. In that
sacrifice an old bull or cow was sacrificed for the sake of receiving a fresh
younger life by the power of Vedic mantras. But in the Kali-yuga such
cow sacrifices are forbidden because there are no qualified brahmanas
capable of conducting such a sacrifice. In fact, in Kali-yuga all yajrias
(sacrifices) are forbidden because they are useless attempts by foolish men.
In Kali-yuga only the sankirtana yajna is recommended for all practical
purposes. Speaking in this way, the Lord finally convinced the Kazi, who
became the Lord’s follower. The Kazi thenceforth declared that no one
should hinder the sankirtana movement which was started by the Lord,
and the Kazi left this order in his will for the sake of progeny. The Kazi’s
tomb still exists in the area of Navadvipa, and Hindu pilgrims go there to
show their respects. The Kazi’s descendants are residents, and they never
objected to sankirtana, even during the Hindu Muslim riot days.

This incidence shows clearly that the Lord was not a so-called timid
Vaisnava. A Vaisnava is a fearless devotee of the Lord, and for the right
cause he can take any step suitable for the purpose. Arjuna was also a
Vaisnava devotee of Lord Krsna, and he fought valiantly for the satisfaction
of the Lord. Similarly, Vajrangaji, or Hanuman, was also a devotee of Lord
Rama, and he gave lessons to the nondevotee party of Ravana. The princi-
ples-of Vaisnavism are to satisfy the Lord by all means. A Vaisnava is by
nature a nonviolent, peaceful living being, and he has all the good qualities
of God, but when the nondevotee blasphemes the Lord or His devotee, the
Vaisnava never tolerates such impudency.

After this incidence the Lord began to preach and propagate His
Bhagavata-dharma, or sankirtana movement, more vigorously, and whoever
stood against this propagation of the yuga-dharma, or duty of the age, was
properly punished by various types of chastisement. Two brahmana gentle-
men named Chapala and Gopila, who also happened to be maternal uncles
of the Lord, were inflicted with leprosy by way of chastisement, and later,
when they were repentant, they were accepted by the Lord. In the course
of His preaching work, He used to send daily all His followers, including
Srila Nityananda Prabhu and Thakur Haridasa, two chief whips of His
party, from door to door to preach the Srimad-Bhagavatam. All of
Navadvipa was surcharged with His sankirtana movement, and His head-
quarters were situated at the house of Srivasa Thakur and Sri Advaita
Prabhu, two of His chief householder disciples. These two learned heads
