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| Canto 7: The Science of God | Chapter 8: Lord Nrisimhadeva Slays the King of the Demons |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.8.53
ayam kupurusho nashto
SYNONYMS
śrī-kimpurushāh ūcuh — the inhabitants of Kimpurusha-loka said; vayam — we; kimpurushāh — the inhabitants of Kimpurusha-loka, or insignificant living entities; tvam — Your Lordship; tu — however; mahā-purushah — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; īśvarah — the supreme controller; ayam — this; ku-purushah — most sinful person, Hiranyakaśipu; nashtah — slain; dhik-kritah — being condemned; sādhubhih — by the saintly persons; yadā — when.
TRANSLATION
The inhabitants of Kimpurusha-loka said: We are insignificant living entities, and You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the supreme controller. Therefore how can we offer suitable prayers unto You? When this demon was condemned by devotees because they were disgusted with him, he was then killed by You.
PURPORT
The cause of the Supreme Lord's appearance upon this earth is stated in Bhagavad-gītā (4.7-8) by the Lord Himself:
tadātmānam srijāmy aham
[Bg. 4.7]
dharma-samsthāpanārthāya
[Bg. 4.8]
"Whenever and wherever there is a decrease in religious principles and a predominant rise in irreligion, at that time I descend Myself. To deliver the pious and annihilate the miscreants, as well as to reestablish the principles of religion, I advent Myself, millennium after millennium." The Lord appears in order to execute two kinds of activities — to kill the demons and to protect the devotees. When the devotees are too disturbed by the demons, the Lord certainly appears in different incarnations to give the devotees protection. The devotees following in the footsteps of Prahlāda Mahārāja should not be disturbed by the demoniac activities of the nondevotees. Rather, they should stick to their principles as sincere servants of the Lord and rest assured that the demoniac activities directed against them will not be able to stop their devotional service.
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