Text 6] Prayers by the Demigods 123
of Hiranyakasipu. Karnsa had taken birth as Kalanemi, and now he was
obliged to kill his own sons. This was a mystery. As soon as the sons of
Devaki were killed, they would return to their original place. The devo-
tees wanted to see this also. Generally speaking, no one kills his own
nephews, but Karnsa was so cruel that he did so without hesitation.
Ananta, Sankarsana, belongs to the second catur-vyiiha, or quadruple
expansion. This is the opinion of experienced commentators.
TEXT 6
wT Feareat Aiea HAT TT |
Tat fara TATA Tareq UF AI
bhagavan api visvatma
viditva kamsajam bhayam
yadiinam nija-nathanam
yogamayam samdadisat

bhagavan—Sri Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; api—
also; visvaétma—who is the Supersoul of everyone; viditvé —understand-
ing the position of the Yadus and His other devotees; karisa-jam—
because of Karnsa; bhayam—fear; yadiinam—of the Yadus; _nija-
ndathandm—who had accepted Him, the Supreme Lord, as their supreme
shelter; yogamaéyém—unto Yogamaya, the spiritual potency of Krsna;
samddisat—ordered as follows.

TRANSLATION

To protect the Yadus, His personal devotees, from Karisa’s at-
tack, the Personality of Godhead, Visvatma, the Supreme Soul of
everyone, ordered Yogamaya as follows.

PURPORT

The words bhagavan api visvatma viditva karisajam bhayam are com-
mented upon by Srila Sanatana Gosvami. Bhagavan svayam is Krsna
(krsnas tu bhagavan svayam). He is Visvatma, the original Supersoul of
everyone, because his plenary portion expaads as the Supersoul. This is
