Text 45] Lord Siva Saves the Universe 281

to be performing the best welfare activity. The Lord is automatically
very pleased with him. If the Lord is pleased with him, what is left for
him to achieve? If one has been recognized by the Lord, even if he does
not ask the Lord for anything, the Lord, who is within everyone, supplies
him whatever he wants. This is also confirmed in Bhagavad-gita (tesari
nityabhiyuktanam yoga-ksemam vahamy aham). Again, as stated here,
tapyante loka-tapena sadhavah prayaso janah. The best welfare activity
is raising people to the platform of Krsna consciousness, since the condi-
tioned souls are suffering only for want of Krsna consciousness. The
Lord Himself also comes to mitigate the suffering of humanity.

yada yada hi dharmasya
glanir bhavati bharata

abhyutthanam adharmasya
tadatmadnam srjamy aham

paritranaya sadhinam
vindsaya ca duskrtam

dharma-samsthapanarthaya
sambhavami yuge yuge

“Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O de-
scendant of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion—at that time I
descend Myself. To deliver the pious and to annihilate the miscreants, as
well as to reestablish the principles of religion, I advent Myself millen-
nium after millennium.” (Bg. 4.7-8) All the Sdstras conclude,
therefore, that spreading the Krsna consciousness movement is the best
welfare activity in the world. Because of the ultimate benefit this bestows
upon people in general, the Lord very quickly recognizes such service
performed by a devotee.

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nisamya karma tac chambhor

deva-devasya midhusah
