314 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 4
lower into wretched conditions of hellish life. The Krsna consciousness
movement has started a brahminical civilization, but especially when it is
introduced in the Western countries, the asuras try to impede it in many
ways. Nonetheless, we must push forward this movement tolerantly for
the benefit of human society.
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sa hi sarva-suradhyakso
hy asura-dvid guhd-sayah
tan-mula devatah sarvah
seSvarah sa-catur-mukhaéh
ayam vai tad-vadhopayo
yad rsinam vihimsanam
sah—He (Lord Visnu); hi—indeed; sarva-sura-adhyaksah—the
leader of all the demigods; hi—indeed; asura-dvit—the enemy of the
asuras; guhad-sayah—He is the Supersoul within the core of everyone’s
heart; tat-miladh—taking shelter at His lotus feet; devatah —the
demigods exist; sarvah—all of them; sa-iSvarah—including Lord Siva;
sa-catuh-mukhéh—as well as Lord Brahma, who has four faces;
ayam—this is; vai—indeed; tat-vadha-updéyah—the only means of kill-
ing Him (Visnu); yat—which; rsinadm—of great sages, saintly persons,
or Vaisnavas; vihimsanam—suppression with all kinds of persecution.
TRANSLATION
Lord Visnu, the Supersoul within the core of everyone’s heart,
is the ultimate enemy of the asuras and is therefore known as
asura-dvit. He is the leader of all the demigods because all the
demigods, including Lord Siva and Lord Brahma, exist under His
protection. The great saintly persons, sages and Vaisnavas also
depend upon Him. To persecute the Vaisnavas, therefore, is the
only way to kill Visnu.
