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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.3.18
rakshanti tad-bhaktimatah parebhyo
mattaś ca martyān atha sarvataś ca
SYNONYMS
bhūtāni — living entities or servants; vishnoh — of Lord Vishnu; sura-pūjitāni — who are worshiped by the demigods; durdarśa-lińgāni — possessing forms not easily seen; mahā-adbhutāni — greatly wonderful; rakshanti — they protect; tat-bhakti-matah — the devotees of the Lord; parebhyah — from others who are inimical; mattah — from me (Yamarāja) and my order carriers; ca — and; martyān — the human beings; atha — thus; sarvatah — from everything; ca — and.
TRANSLATION
The order carriers of Lord Vishnu, who are worshiped even by the demigods, possess wonderful bodily features exactly like those of Vishnu and are very rarely seen. The Vishnudūtas protect the devotees of the Lord from the hands of enemies, from envious persons and even from my jurisdiction, as well as from natural disturbances.
PURPORT
Yamarāja has specifically described the qualities of the Vishnudūtas to convince his own servants not to be envious of them. Yamarāja warned the Yamadūtas that the Vishnudūtas are worshiped with respectful obeisances by the demigods and are always very alert to protect the devotees of the Lord from the hands of enemies, from natural disturbances and from all dangerous conditions in this material world. Sometimes the members of the Krishna Consciousness Society are afraid of the impending danger of world war and ask what would happen to them if a war should occur. In all kinds of danger, they should be confident of their protection by the Vishnudūtas or the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā (kaunteya pratijānīhi na me bhaktah pranaśyati). Material danger is not meant for devotees. This is also confirmed in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Padam padam yad vipadām na teshām: in this material world there are dangers at every step, but they are not meant for devotees who have fully surrendered unto the lotus feet of the Lord. The pure devotees of Lord Vishnu may rest assured of the Lord's protection, and as long as they are in this material world they should fully engage in devotional service by preaching the cult of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Lord Krishna, namely the Hare Krishna movement of Krishna consciousness.
Copyright © r The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness