Text 8] Battle Between the Demigods and Vrtrasura 165

yo “dhruvenadtmana natha

na dharmar na yasah puman
iheta bhiita-dayaya

sa Socyah sthavarair api

yah—anyone who; adhruvena—impermanent; dtmand—by the
body: néthah—O lords; na—not; dharmam—religious principles: na—
not: yasah—fame; pumdn—a person; iheta—endeavors for: bhiita-
dayaya—by mercy for the living beings; sah—that person: socyah—
pitiable: sthavaraih—by the immobile creatures: api—even.

TRANSLATION

O demigods, one who has no compassion for humanity in its
suffering and does not sacrifice his impermanent body for the
higher causes of religious principles or eternal glory is certainly
pitied even by the immovable beings.

PURPORT

In this regard, a very exalted example was set by Lord Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu and the six Gosvamis of Vrndavana. Weant Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu it is said in Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.5.34):

tyaktvd sudustyaja-surepsita-rajya-laksmim
dharmistha drya-vacasa yad agad aranyam

mayd-mrgam dayitayepsitam anvadhavad
vande mahd-purusa te caranaravindam

“We offer our respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of the Lord, upon
whom one should always meditate. He left His householder life, leaving
aside His eternal consort, whom even the denizens of heaven adore. He
went into the forest to deliver the fallen souls, who are put into illusion
by material energy. * To accept sannydsa means to commit civil suicide.
but sannydsa is compulsory, at least for every bréhmana, every first-
class human being. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu had a very young and
beautiful wife and a very affectionate mother. Indeed, the affectionate
dealings of His family members were so pleasing that even the demigods
could not expect such happiness at home. Nevertheless. for the
