202 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 2, Ch. 4
The Yavanas were therefore ksatriyas, and later on, by giving up the
brahminical culture, they became mleccha yavanas. Descriptions of the
Yavanas are in the Mahabharata (Adi 85.34). Another prince of Tuvasu was
also known as Yavana, and his country was conquered by Sahadeva, once of
the Pandavas. The western Yavana joined with Duryodhana in the Battle
of Kuruksetra under the pressure of Karna. It is also foretold that these
Yavanas also would conquer India, and it proved to be true.

Khasddaya: The inhabitants of the Khasadesa are mentioned in the
Mahabharata (Drona Parva). Those who have a stunted growth of hair on
the upper lip are generally called Khasas. As such, the Khasadayas are the
Mongolians and the Chinese and others who are so designated.

The above-mentioned historical names are different nations of the
world. Even those who are constantly engaged in sinful acts are all corri-
gible to the standard of perfect human beings if they take shelter of the
devotees of the Lord. Jesus Christ and Hajrat Mohammed, two powerful
devotees of the Lord, have done tremendous service on behalf of the
Lord on the surface of the globe. And from the version of Srila Sukadeva
Gosvami it appears that instead of running a godless civilization in the
present context of the world situation, if the leadership of world affairs
is entrusted to the devotees of the Lord, for which a worldwide organi-
zation under the name and style of The International Society for Krishna
Consciousness has already been started, then by the grace of the Almighty
Lord there can be a thorough change of heart in human beings all over the
world because the devotees of the Lord are able authorities to effect such
a change by purifying the dust-worn minds of the people in general. The
politicians of the world may remain in their respective positions because
the pure devotecs of the Lord are not interested in political leadership or
diplomatic implications. The devotees are interested only in secing that
the people in general are not misguided by political propaganda and in
seeing that the valuable life of a human being is not spoiled in following a
type of civilization which is ultimately doomed. If the politicians would,
therefore, be guided by the good counsel of the devotees, then certainly
there would be a great change in the world situation by the ete ons
propaganda of the devotees, as shown by Lord Caitanya. As Sukadeva
Gosvami began his prayer by discussing the word yat-kirtanam, so also
Lord Caitanya recommended that simply by glorifying the Lord’s holy
name, a tremendous change of heart can take place by which the com-
plete misunderstanding between the human nations, created by politicians,
can at once be extinguished. And after the extinction of the fire of mis-
understanding, other profits will follow. The destination is to go back
