Text 18] Lord Krsna Shows the Universal Form 101

bréhmanas is secondary, and comfort for the cows is His first concern.
Because of His presence, all people would overcome all difficulties and
always be situated in transcendental bliss.

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purdnena vraja-pate
sddhavo dasyu-piditah
ardjake raksyamana
Jigyur dasyiin samedhitah

purad—formerly; anena—by Krsna; vraja-pate—O King of Vraja;
sddhavah—those who were honest; dasyu-piditah—being disturbed by
rogues and thieves; aréjake—when there was an irregular government;
raksyamanadh—were protected; jigyuwh—conquered; dasyiin—the
rogues and thieves; samedhitah—flourished.

TRANSLATION
O Nanda Maharaja, as recorded in history, when there was an ir-
regular, incapable government, Indra having been dethroned, and
people were being harassed and disturbed by thieves, this child ap-
peared in order to protect the people and enable them to flourish,
and He curbed the rogues and thieves.

PURPORT

Indra is the king of the universe. Demons, thieves and rogues always
disturb Indra (indrari-vyékulam lokam), but when indraris, the enemies
of Indra, become prominent, Krsna appears. Krsnas tu bhagavan
svayarn/ indrari-vyaékulam lokam mrdayanti yuge yuge (Bhag. 1.3.28).

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