236 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 12
daiva dsuras tad-viparyayah. Vrtrasura was considered a demon, but ac-
tually he was more than qualified as a devotee, or mahda-paurusya. If one
somehow becomes a devotee of the Supreme Lord, whatever his position,
he can be brought to the position of a perfect person. This is possible if
an unalloyed devotee tries to serve the Lord by delivering him in this
way. Therefore Sukadeva Gosvami says in Srimad-Bhagavatam
(2.4.18):

kirdta-hiindndhra-pulinda-pulkasa

abhira-sumbha yavanah khasédayah
ye ‘nye ca papa yad-apdsraydsrayah
Sudhyanti tasmai prabhavisnave namah
“Kirdtas, Hanas, Andhras, Pulindas, Pulkaéas, Abhiras, Sumbhas,
Yavanas and members of the Khasa races, and even others addicted to
sinful acts can be purified by taking shelter of the devotees of the Lord,
for He is the supreme power. I beg to offer my respectful obeisances unto
Him.” Anyone can be purified if he takes shelter of a pure devotee and
molds his character according to the pure devotee’s direction. Then, even
if one is a Kirata, Andhra, Pulinda or whatever, he can be purified and
elevated to the position of a maha-paurusya.
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khalv idam mahad ascaryarn
yad rajah-prakrtes tava
vasudeve bhagavati
sattvatmani drdha matih
khalu—indeed; idam—this; mahat ascaryam—great wonder; yat—

which; rajah—influenced by the mode of passion; prakrteh—whose
nature; tava—of you; vdsudeve—in Lord Krsna; bhagavati—the
Supreme Personality of Godhead; sattva-dtmani—who is situated in
pure goodness; drdha—firm; matih—consciousness.
