Text 61] Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead 245

and Lord Siva. [For instance, Krsna arranged the Battle of Kuru-
ksetra to kill many demons for the relief of the entire world.]

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kalau janisyamaénanam
duhkha-soka-tamo-nudam

anugrahaya bhaktanam
supunyam vyatanod yasah

kalau—in this age of Kali; janisyamaénaném—of the conditioned
souls who will take birth in the future; duhkha-Soka-tamah-nudam—to
minimize their unlimited unhappiness and lamentation, which are
caused by ignorance; anugrahdya—just to show mercy; bhaktandm—to
the devotees; su-pumyam—very pious, transcendental activities;
vyatanot—expanded; yasah—His glories or reputation.

TRANSLATION

To show causeless mercy to the devotees who would take birth
in the future in this age of Kali, the Supreme Personality of God-
head, Krsna, acted in such a way that simply by remembering Him
one will be freed from all the lamentation and unhappiness of ma-
terial existence. [In other words, He acted so that all future devo-
tees, by accepting the instructions of Krsna consciousness stated in
Bhagavad-gita, could be relieved from the pangs of material
existence.]

PURPORT

The Lord’s activities of saving the devotees and killing the demons
(paritrandya sédhiinam vindsdya ca duskrtém) take place side by side.
Krsna actually appears for the deliverance of the sdédhus, or bhaktas, but
by killing the demons He shows them mercy also, for anyone killed by
Krsna is liberated. Whether the Lord kills or gives protection, He is kind
to both the demons and the devotees.
