324 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 10
tisthan: Rama, Nrsimmha, Varaha and many others are consecutive expan-
sions of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. After Krsna comes
Balarama, after Balarama is Sankarsana, then Aniruddha, Pradyumna,
Narayana and then the purusa-avatdras—Maha-Visnu, Garbhodakasayi
Visnu and Ksirodakasayi Visnu. All of them are avatdras.

One must hear about the avatdras. Narrations about such avatdras are
called avatdra-katha, the narrations of Krsna’s expansions. Hearing and
chanting these narrations is completely pious. Srnvatam sva-kathah
krsnah punya-sravana-kirtanah. One who hears and chants can become
punya, purified of material contamination.

Whenever there are references to the avataras, religious principles are
established, and demons who are against Krsna are killed. The Krsna
consciousness movement is spreading all over the world with two aims—
to establish Krsna as the Supreme Personality of Godhead and to kill all
the pretenders who falsely present themselves as avatdras. The
preachers of the Krsna consciousness movement must carry this convic-
tion very carefully within their hearts and kill the demons who in many
tactful ways vilify the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna. If we
take shelter of Nrsimmhadeva and Prahlada Maharaja, it will be easier to
kill the demons who are against Krsna and to thus reestablish Krsna’s
supremacy. Krsnas tu bhagavan svayam: Krsna is the Supreme Lord, the
original Lord. Prahlada Maharaja is our guru, and Krsna is our worshipa-
ble God. As advised by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, guru-krsna-prasade
paya bhakti-lata-bija. If we can be successful in getting the mercy of
Prahlada Maharaja and also that of Nrsimmhadeva, then our Krsna con-
sciousness movement will be extremely successful.

The demon Hiranyakasipu had so many ways to try to become God
himself, but although Prahlada Maharaja was chastised and threatened
in many ways, he rigidly refused to accept his powerful demoniac father
as God. Following in the footsteps of Prahlada Maharaja, we should reject
all the rascals who pretend to be God. We must accept Krsna and His in-
carnations, and no one else.

TEXTS 43-44
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