Text 59] Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead 243
demons, impede the advancement of the Krsna consciousness movement,
and therefore Krsna arranges occasional fights between different asuras
who are very much interested in increasing their military power. The
duty of the government or king is not to increase military power unnec-
essarily; the real duty of the government is to see that the people of the
state advance in Krsna consciousness. For this purpose, Krsna says in
Bhagavad-gita (4.13), cdtur-varnyam maya srstam guna-karma-
vibhdgasah: “According to the three modes of material nature and the
work ascribed to them, the four divisions of human society were created
by Me.” There should be an ideal class of men who are bona fide
brahmanas, and they should be given all protection. Namo brahmanya-
devaya go-brahmana-hitdya ca. Krsna is very fond of bréhmanas
and cows. The brdhmanas promulgate the cause of advancement in
Krsna consciousness, and the cows give enough milk to maintain the
body in the mode of goodness. The ksatriyas and the government should
be advised by the brahmanas. Next, the vaisyas should produce enough
foodstuffs, and the sudras, who cannot do anything beneficial on their
own, should serve the three higher classes (the brahmanas, ksatriyas and
vaisyas). This is the arrangement of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
so that the conditioned souls will be released from the material condition
and return home, back to Godhead. This is the purpose of Krsna’s de-
scent on the surface of the earth (paritranaya sddhiinar vindsaya ca
duskrtam).

Everyone must understand Krsna’s activities (janma karma ca me
divyam). If one understands the purpose of Krsna’s coming to this earth
and performing His activities, one is immediately liberated. This libera-
tion is the purpose of the creation and Krsna’s descent upon the surface
of the earth. Demons are very much interested in advancing a plan by
which people will labor hard like cats, dogs and hogs, but Krsna’s devo-
tees want to teach Krsna consciousness so that people will be satisfied
with plain living and Krsna conscious advancement. Although demons
have created many plans for industry and hard labor so that people will
work day and night like animals, this is not the purpose of civilization.
Such endeavors are jagato “hitah; that is, they are meant for the misfor-
tune of the people in general. Ksaydya: such activities lead to annihila-
tion. One who understands the purpose of Krsna, the Supreme
