Text 30] The Forest of Enjoyment 43
buzzards, vultures, herons and crows. Vedic scriptures do not
refer to them. Imminent death is like the attack of a lion, and
neither vultures, buzzards, crows nor herons can save one from
such an attack. One who takes shelter of unauthorized man-made
gods cannot be saved from the clutches of death.
PURPORT

It is stated: harim vind mrtim na taranti. No one can save himself
from the cruel hands of death without being favored by Hari. the
Supreme Personality of Godhead. In Bhagavad-gita it is stated. mam eva
ye prapadyante mayam etam taranti te: whoever fully surrenders unto
Krsna can be saved from the cruel hands of material nature. The condi-
tioned soul, however, sometimes wants to take shelter of a demigod.
man-made god, pseudo incarnation or bogus svami or yogi. All these
cheaters claim to follow religious principles. and all this has become very
popular in this age of Kali. There are many pdsandis who, without refer-
ring to the Sdstras, pose themselves as incarnations. and foolish people
follow them. Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. has left behind
Him Srimad-Bhagavatam and Bhagavad-gitd. Not referring to these
authorized scriptures, rascals take shelter of man-made scriptures and
try to compete with Lord Krsna. That is the greatest difficulty one en-
counters when trying to promote spiritual consciousness in human
society. The Krsna consciousness movement is trying its best to bring
people back to Krsna consciousness in its pure form, but the pdsandis
and atheists. who are cheaters. are so numerous that sometimes we
become perplexed and wonder how to push this movement forward. In
any case. we cannot accept the unauthorized ways of so-called incarna-
tions. gods, cheaters and bluffers. who are described here as crows.
vultures, buzzards and herons.

TEXT 30

Ta Tafefraastedes aha aaEs aH ae-
TATA MAMMA ATTA ATTVTANMTANT ITT ATTY
Tse ANd famarsafedt va fayanna: Haraat
aM = aA: RoI
