Text 21] The Birth of Lord Krsna 229

angry, and therefore He assumes the form of Lord Siva. In summary, the
Supreme Personality of Godhead is always beyond the material qualities,
and we should not be misled into thinking otherwise simply because of
sense perception. One must understand the position of the Lord
through the authorities, or mahdjanas. As stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam
(1.3.28), ete cérnsa-kalah pumsah krsnas tu bhagavan svayam.

TEXT 21
ama sine frat fzea-
Tesrdmish — warasaz |

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feqerarat frefrerd aq: R211

tvam asya lokasya vibho riraksisur
grhe ’vatimo ’si mamakhilesvara

rajanya-samjndsura-koti-yithapair
nirvyihyamana nihanisyase camith

tvam—Your Lordship; asya—of this world; lokasya—especially of
this martya-loka, the planet earth; vibho—O Supreme; riraksisuh—
desiring protection (from the disturbance of the asuras); grhe—in this
house; avatimah asi—have now appeared; mama—my; akhila-
isvara—although You are the proprietor of the entire creation; rdjanya-
samjna-asura-koti-yitha-paih—with millions of demons and their
followers in the roles of politicians and kings; nirvyihyamaénaéh—which
are moving here and there all over the world; nihanisyase—will kill;
camih—the armies, paraphernalia, soldiers and retinues.

TRANSLATION

O my Lord, proprietor of all creation, You have now appeared in
my house, desiring to protect this world. I am sure that You will
kill all the armies that are moving all over the world under the
leadership of politicians who are dressed as kgatriya rulers but who
are factually demons. They must be killed by You for the protec-
tion of the innocent public.
