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very powerful and chivalrous in fighting, but who, because of deriding
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, were called Raksasas, or demons.
One may be very well educated, but if he has no sense of Krsna con-
sciousness, no obedience to the Supreme Lord, he is a demon. That is de-

scribed by the Lord Himself in Bhagavad-gita (7.15):

na mam duskrtino midhah
prapadyante narddhamah

mayayapahrta-jnana
dsuram bhavam 4sritah

“Those miscreants who are grossly foolish, lowest among mankind,
whose knowledge is stolen by illusion, and who partake of the atheistic
nature of demons, do not surrender unto Me.”’ Asuram bhavam refers to
not accepting the existence of God or the transcendental instructions of
the Personality of Godhead. Bhagavad-gita clearly consists of transcen-
dental instructions imparted directly by the Supreme Personality of God-
head. But asuras, instead of accepting these instructions directly, make
commentaries according to their own whimsical ways and mislead every-
one, without profit even for themselves. One should therefore be very
careful of demoniac, godless persons. According to the words of Lord
Krsna, even if a godless demon is very well educated, he must be con-
sidered a miidha, naradhama and mayayapahrta-jnana.

TEXT 4

aft asoti feaneacary Fataa geTAA: |
MaMa ISM FS THE AAT: Iv I

iti tiisnim sthitan daityan
vilokya purusottamah

smayamano visrjyagram
puccham jagraha samarah

iti—thus; tiisnim—silently; sthitan—staying; daityan—the demons;
vilokya—seeing; purusa-uttamah—the Personality of Godhead;
smayaménah—smiling; visrjya—giving up; agram—the front portion
