146 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 2

abhyutthanam adharmasya
tadatmanam srjamy aham

‘Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O de-
scendant of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion—at that time I
descend Myself.”’ In this age, at the present moment, there are inordinate
discrepancies in the discharge of human duties. Human life is meant for
God realization, but unfortunately the materialistic civilization is stress-
ing only the senses of the body, not understanding the living force within
the body. As clearly stated in Bhagavad-gita (dehino ’smin yatha dehe),
within the body is the body’s proprietor, the living force, which is more
important. But human society has become so fallen that instead of under-
standing the living force within the body, people have become busy with
external things. This is a discrepancy in human duties. Therefore Krsna
has taken birth or taken shelter within the womb of the Krsna conscious-
ness movement. Men of Karisa’s class, therefore, are very much afraid
and are busy trying to stop this movement, especially in the Western
countries. One politician has remarked that the Krsna consciousness
movement is spreading like an epidemic and that if not checked im-
mediately, within ten years it may capture governmental power. There
is, of course, such potency in the Krsna consciousness movement. As
stated by authorities (Cc. Adi 17.22), kali-kdle ndma-riipe krsna-
avatdra: in this age, Krsna has appeared in the Hare Krsna mahda-
mantra. The Krsna consciousness movement is spreading like wildfire all
over the world, and it will go on doing so. Men who are like Karnsa are
very much afraid of the movement’s progress and acceptance by the
younger generation, but as Krsna could not be killed by Karnsa, this
movement cannot be checked by men of Karnsa’s class. The movement
will go on increasing more and more, provided the leaders of the move-
ment remain firmly Krsna conscious by following the regulative prin-
ciples and the primary activities of chanting the Hare Krsna mantra
regularly.

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