Text 14] The Atrocities of King Karnsa 287

iti—in this way; prabhésya—addressing; tam—Karnsa; devi—the
goddess Durga; maéya—Yogamaya; bhagavati—possessing immense
power, like that of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; bhuvi—on the
surface of the earth; bahu-nama—of different names; niketesu—in dif-
ferent places; bahu-ndma—different names; babhiiva—became; ha—
indeed.
TRANSLATION

After speaking to Karnsa in this way, the goddess Durga,
Yogamaya, appeared in different places, such as Varanasi, and be-
came celebrated by different names, such as Annapirna, Durga,
Kali and Bhadra.

PURPORT

The goddess Durga is celebrated in Calcutta as Kali, in Bombay as
Mumbadevi, in Varanasi as Annapirna, in Cuttack as Bhadrakali and in
Ahmedabad as Bhadra. Thus in different places she is known by dif-
ferent names. Her devotees are known as saktas, or worshipers of the en-
ergy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whereas worshipers of
the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself are called Vaisnavas.
Vaisnavas are destined to return home, back to Godhead, in the spiritual
world, whereas the sdktas are destined to live within this material world
to enjoy different types of material happiness. In the material world, the
living entity must accept different types of bodies. Bhrdmayan sarva-
bhitani yantraéridhani mayayé (Bg. 18.61). According to the living
entity’s desire, Yogamaya, or Maya, the goddess Durga, gives him a par-
ticular type of body, which is mentioned as yantra, a machine. But the
living entities who are promoted to the spiritual world do not return to
the prison house of a material body (tyaktva deham punar janma naiti
mam eti so ’rjuna). The words janma na eti indicate that these living en-
tities remain in their original, spiritual bodies to enjoy the company of
the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the transcendental abodes
Vaikuntha and Vrndavana.

TEXT 14
TUTE FA: aaa: |
aaa TaAT aT arnswty eH
