230 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 3

PURPORT

Krsna appears in this world for two purposes, paritrandya sddhinam
vindsdya ca duskrtam: to protect the innocent, religious devotees of the
Lord and to annihilate all the uneducated, uncultured asuras, who un-
necessarily bark like dogs and fight among themselves for political
power. It is said, kali-kale ndma-ripe krsna avatara. The Hare Krsna
movement is also an incarnation of Krsna in the form of the holy name
(néma-ripe). Every one of us who is actually afraid of the asuric rulers
and politicians must welcome this incarnation of Krsna: Hare Krsna,
Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama
Rama, Hare Hare. Then we will surely be protected from the harassment
of asuric rulers. At the present moment these rulers are so powerful that
by hook or by crook they capture the highest posts in government and
harass countless numbers of people on the plea of national security or
some emergency. Then again, one asura defeats another asura, but the
public continues to suffer. Therefore the entire world is in a precarious
condition, and the only hope is this Hare Krsna movement. Lord
Nrsitnhadeva appeared when Prahlada was excessively harassed by his
asuric father. Because of such asuric fathers—that is, the ruling politi-
cians—it is very difficult to press forward the Hare Krsna movement,
but because Krsna has now appeared in His holy name through this
movement, we can hope that these asuric fathers will be annihilated and
the kingdom of God established all over the world. The entire world is
now full of many asuras in the guise of politicians, gurus, sddhus, yogis
and incarnations, and they are misleading the general public away from
Krsna consciousness, which can offer true benefit to human society.

TEXT 22

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