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of Godhead; animisa—invincible time; ari-vara—and the best of weap-
ons, the Sudarsana cakra; Gyudhena—by Him who possesses the weap-
ons; apramattena —not agitated at any time; taih taih—by those respec-
tive; bhavaih—moods of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; parirak-
syamdndanam—of persons who are protected; tat-pdda-miilam—at the
lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; akutascit—from
nowhere; bhayam—fear; upasrianam—of those who have taken com-
plete shelter; bhdgavata—of devotees of the Lord; parama-ham-
sdnadm—of the most liberated persons.

TRANSLATION

Sukadeva Gosvami then said to Maharaja Pariksit: O Visnudatta,
those who already know that the soul is separate from the body,
who are liberated from the invincible knot in the heart, who are al-
ways engaged in welfare activities for all living entities and who
never contemplate harming anyone are always protected by the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, who carries His disc [the Sudar-
sana cakra] and acts as supreme time to kill the demons and protect
His devotees. The devotees always take shelter at the lotus feet of
the Lord. Therefore at all times, even if threatened by decapi-
tation, they remain unagitated. For them, this is not at all
wonderful.

PURPORT

These are some of the great qualities of a pure devotee of the Supreme
Personality of Godhead. First, a devotee. is firmly convinced of his
spiritual identity. He never identifies with the body; he is firmly con-
vinced that the spirit soul is different from the body. Consequently he
fears nothing. Even though his life may be threatened, he is not at all
afraid. He does not even treat an enemy like an enemy. Such are the
qualifications of devotees. Devotees are always fully dependent on the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, and the Lord is always eager to give
them all protection in all circumstances.

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Fifth Canto, Ninth
Chapter, of the Srimad-Bhagavatam, entitled ‘““The Supreme Character of
Jada Bharata.”
