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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya 15.270
pumso mahad-atikramah
SYNONYMS
ayuh -- duration of life; sriyam -- opulence; yasah -- reputation; dharmam -- religion; lokan -- possessions; asishah -- benedictions; eva -- certainly; ca -- and; hanti -- destroys; sreyamsi -- good fortune; sarvani -- all; pumsah -- of a person; mahat -- of great souls; atikramah -- violation.
TRANSLATION
"'When a person mistreats great souls, his life span, opulence, reputation, religion, possessions and good fortune are all destroyed.'
PURPORT
This statement (Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.4.46) was made by Sukadeva Gosvami to Maharaja Parikshit. This quotation concerns the attempted killing of Krishna's sister (Yogamaya), who appeared before Krishna's birth as the daughter of mother Yasoda. This daughter Yogamaya and Krishna were born simultaneously, and Vasudeva replaced Yogamaya with Krishna and took Yogamaya away. When she was brought to Mathura and Kamsa attempted to kill her, Yogamaya slipped out of his hands. She could not be killed. She then informed Kamsa about the birth of his enemy, Krishna, and being thus baffled, Kamsa consulted his associates, who were all demons. When this big conspiracy was taking place, this verse was spoken by Sukadeva Gosvami. He points out that a demon can lose everything because of his nefarious activities.
The word mahad-atikrama, meaning "envy of Lord Vishnu and His devotees," is significant in this verse. The word mahat indicates a great personality, a devotee or the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself. Being always engaged in the Lord's service, the devotees themselves are as great as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The word mahat is also explained by Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad-gita (9.13):
mahatmanas tu mam partha daivim prakritim asritah
bhajanty ananya-manaso jnatva bhutadim avyayam
"O son of Pritha, those who are not deluded, the great souls, are under the protection of the divine nature. They are fully engaged in devotional service because they know Me as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, original and inexhaustible."
Being envious of the Lord and His devotees is not at all auspicious for a demon. By such envy, a demon loses everything considered beneficial.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness