242 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 3

Everyone is wandering up and down within this universe, but one who is
sufficiently fortunate comes in contact with Krsna consciousness, by the
mercy of the spiritual master, and takes to the path of devotional service.
Then one is assured of eternal life, with no fear of death. When Krsna
appears, everyone is freed from fear of death, yet Devaki felt, ‘““We are
still afraid of Karnsa, although You have appeared as our son.” She was
more or less bewildered as to why this should be so, and she appealed to
the Lord to free her and Vasudeva from this fear.

In this connection, it may be noted that the moon is one of the
heavenly planets. From the Vedic literature we understand that one who
goes to the moon receives a life with a duration of ten thousand years in
which to enjoy the fruits of pious activities. If our so-called scientists are
going to the moon, why should they come back here? We must conclude
without a doubt that they have never gone to the moon. To go to the
moon, one must have the qualification of pious activities. Then one may
go there and live. If one has gone to the moon, why should he return to
this planet, where life is of a very short duration?

TEXT 28

a a TagMaaara-

aie wear weaaraenh |
St A ged STTAaheoy

aM sad Aaeat FATT Mecil

sa tvarn ghordd ugrasendtmajan nas
trahi trastan bhrtya-vitrdsa-hasi

ripam cedam paurusam dhyana-dhisnyam
ma pratyaksarh mamsa-drsam krsisthah

sah—Your Lordship; tvam—You; ghordt—terribly fierce; ugrasena-
Gtmajat—from the son of Ugrasena; nah—us; trahi—kindly protect;
trastan—who are very much afraid (of him); bhrtya-vitrésa-ha asi—
You are naturally the destroyer of the fear of Your servants; ripam—in
Your Visnu form; ca—also; idam—this; paurusam—as the Supreme
Personality of Godhead; dhydna-dhisnyam—who is appreciated by
