Text 22] The Churning of the Milk Ocean 305

dharmah svanusthitah purnsam
visvaksena-kathdsu yah
notpddayed yadi ratim

$rama eva hi kevalam

One may be very expert in following the religious principles of his own
sect, but if he has no tendency to love the Supreme Personality of God-
head, his observance of religious principles is simply a waste of time.
One must develop a sense of loving Vasudeva (vdsudevah sarvam iti sa
mahdatma sudurlabhah). The sign of a devotee is that he is a friend to
everyone (suhrdari sarva-bhiitanam). A devotee will never allow a poor
animal to be killed in the name of religion. This is the difference between
a superficially religious person and a devotee of the Supreme Personality
of Godhead.

We find that there have been many great heroes in history, but they
could not escape from the cruel hands of death. Even the greatest hero
cannot escape from the ruling power of the Supreme Personality of God-
head when Krsna comes as death. That is described by Krsna Himself:
mrtyuh sarva-haras caham. The Lord, appearing as death, takes away a
hero’s so-called power. Even Hiranyakasipu could not be saved when
Nrsitnhadeva appeared before him as death. One’s material strength is
nothing before the strength of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

TEXT 22
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kvacic cirdéyur na hi sila-mangalam
kvacit tad apy asti na vedyam dyusah

yatrobhayam kutra ca so ‘py amangalah
sumangalah kasca na kanksate hi mam

kvacit—someone; cira-dyuh—has a long duration of life; na—not;
hi—indeed; sila-margalam—good behavior or auspiciousness; kvacit—
