SB6.8Summary

This chapter describes how Indra, the King of heaven, was victorious over the soldiers of the demons, and it also describes the shield of the Viṣṇu mantra.

To take protection from this shield, one must first touch kuśa grass and wash one’s mouth with ācamana-mantras. One should observe silence and then place the eight-syllable Viṣṇu mantra on the parts of his body and place the twelve-syllable mantra on his hands. The eight-syllable mantra is oṁ namo nārāyaṇāya. This mantra should be distributed all over the front and back of the body. The twelve-syllable mantra, which begins with the praṇava, oṁkāra, is oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. One syllable should be placed on each of the fingers and should be preceded by the praṇava, oṁkāra. Thereafter, one must chant oṁ viṣṇave namaḥ, which is a six-syllable mantra. One must progressively place the syllables of the mantra on the heart, the head, between the two eyebrows, on the śikhā and between the eyes, and then one should chant maḥ astrāya phaṭ and with this mantra protect himself from all directions. Nādevo devam arcayet: one who has not risen to the level of a deva cannot chant this mantra. According to this direction of the śāstra, one must think himself qualitatively nondifferent from the Supreme.

After finishing this dedication, one must offer a prayer to the eight-armed Lord Viṣṇu, who sits on the shoulders of Garuḍadeva. One also has to think of the fish incarnation, Vāmana, Kūrma, Nṛsiṁha, Varāha. Paraśurāma, Rāmacandra (the elder brother of Lakṣmaṇa). Nara-Nārāyaṇa, Dattātreya (an empowered incarnation), Kapila, Sanat-kumāra, Hayagrīva, Nāradadeva (the incarnation of a devotee). Dhanvantari, Ṛṣabhadeva, Yajña, Balarāma, Vyāsadeva, Buddhadeva and Keśava. One should also think of Govinda, the master of Vṛndāvana. and one should think of Nārāyaṇa, the master of the spiritual sky. One should think of Madhusūdana, Tridhāmā, Mādhava, Hṛṣīkeśa, Padmanābha, Janārdana, Dāmodara and Viśveśvara, as well as the Supreme Personality of Godhead Kṛṣṇa Himself. After offering prayers to the Lord’s personal expansions known as the svāṁśa and śaktyāveśa-avatāras, one should pray to the weapons of Lord Nārāyaṇa, such as the Sudarśana, gadā, śaṅkha, khaḍga and bow.

TEXTS 1–2

śrī-rājovāca

yayā guptaḥ sahasrākṣaḥ

savāhān ripu-sainikān

krīḍann iva vinirjitya

tri-lokyā bubhuje śriyam

bhagavaṁs tan mamākhyāhi

varma nārāyaṇātmakam

yathātatāyinaḥ śatrūn

yena gupto ’jayan mṛdhe

SYNONYMS

śrī-rājā uvāca—King Parīkṣit said; yayā—by which (the spiritual armor); guptaḥ—protected; sahasra-akṣaḥ—the thousand-eyed King Indra; sa-vāhān—with their carriers; ripu-sainikān—the soldiers and commanders of the enemies; krīḍan iva—just like playing; vinirjitya—conquering; tri-lokyāḥ—of the three worlds (the higher, middle and lower planetary systems); bubhuje—enjoyed; śriyam—the opulence; bhagavan—O great sage; tat—that; mama—unto me; ākhyāhi—please explain; varma—defensive armor made of a mantra; nārāyaṇa-ātmakam—consisting of the mercy of Nārāyaṇa; yathā—in which way; ātatāyinaḥ—who were endeavoring to kill him; śatrūn—enemies; yena—by which; guptaḥ—being protected; ajayat—conquered; mṛdhe—in the fight.

TRANSLATION

King Parīkṣit inquired from Śukadeva Gosvāmī: My lord, kindly explain the Viṣṇu mantra armor that protected King Indra and enabled him to conquer his enemies, along with their carriers, and enjoy the opulence of the three worlds. Please explain to me that Nārāyaṇa armor, by which King Indra achieved success in battle, conquering the enemies who were endeavoring to kill him.

SB6.8.3

TEXT 3

śrī-bādarāyaṇir uvāca

vṛtaḥ purohitas tvāṣṭro

mahendrāyānupṛcchate

nārāyaṇākhyaṁ varmāha

tad ihaika-manāḥ śṛṇu

SYNONYMS

śrī-bādarāyaṇiḥ uvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; vṛtaḥ—the chosen; purohitaḥ—priest; tvāṣṭraḥ—the son of Tvaṣṭā; mahendrāya—unto King Indra; anupṛcchate—after he (Indra) inquired; nārāyaṇa-ākhyam—named Nārāyaṇa-kavaca; varma—defensive armor made of a mantra; āha—he said; tat—that; iha—this; eka-manāḥ—with great attention; śṛṇu—hear from me.

TRANSLATION

Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: King Indra, the leader of the demigods, inquired about the armor known as Nārāyaṇa-kavaca from Viśvarūpa, who was engaged by the demigods as their priest. Please hear Viśvarūpa’s reply with great attention.

SB6.8.4-6

TEXTS 4–6

śrī-viśvarūpa uvāca

dhautāṅghri-pāṇir ācamya

sapavitra udaṅ-mukhaḥ

kṛta-svāṅga-kara-nyāso

mantrābhyāṁ vāg-yataḥ śuciḥ

nārāyaṇa-paraṁ varma

sannahyed bhaya āgate

pādayor jānunor ūrvor

udare hṛdy athorasi

mukhe śirasy ānupūrvyād

oṁkārādīni vinyaset

oṁ namo nārāyaṇāyeti

viparyayam athāpi vā

SYNONYMS

śrī-viśvarūpaḥ uvāca—Śrī Viśvarūpa said; dhauta—having completely washed; aṅghri—feet; pāṇiḥ—hands; ācamya—performing ācamana (sipping a little water three times after chanting the prescribed mantra); sa-pavitraḥ—wearing rings made of kuśa grass (on the ring finger of each hand); udak-mukhaḥ—sitting facing the north; kṛta—making; sva-aṅga-kara-nyāsaḥ—mental assignment of the eight parts of the body and twelve parts of the hands; mantrābhyām—with the two mantras (oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya and oṁ namo nārāyaṇāya); vāk-yataḥ—keeping oneself silent; śuciḥ—being purified; nārāyaṇa-param—fully intent on Lord Nārāyaṇa; varma—armor; sannahyet— put on oneself; bhaye—when fear; āgate—has come; pādayoḥ—on the two legs; jānunoḥ—on the two knees; ūrvoḥ—on the two thighs; udare—on the abdomen; hṛdi—on the heart; atha—thus; urasi—on the chest; mukhe—on the mouth; śirasi—on the head; ānupūrvyāt—one after another; oṁkāra-ādīni—beginning with oṁkāra; vinyaset—one should place; oṁ—the praṇava; namaḥ—obeisances; nārāyaṇāya— unto Nārāyaṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; iti—thus; viparyayam—the reverse; atha api—moreover; vā—or.

TRANSLATION

Viśvarūpa said: If some form of fear arrives, one should first wash his hands and legs clean and then perform ācamana by chanting this mantra: oṁ apavitraḥ pavitro vā sarvāvasthāṁ gato ’pi vā/ yaḥ smaret puṇḍarīkākṣaṁ sa bahyābhyantaraḥ śuciḥ/ śrī-viṣṇu śrī-viṣṇu śrī-viṣṇu. Then one should touch kuśa grass and sit gravely and silently, facing north. When completely purified, one should touch the mantra composed of eight syllables to the eight parts of his body and touch the mantra composed of twelve syllables to his hands. Thus, in the following manner, he should bind himself with the Nārāyaṇa coat of armor. First, while chanting the mantra composed of eight syllables [oṁ namo nārāyaṇāya], beginning with the praṇava, the syllable oṁ, one should touch his hands to eight parts of his body, starting with the two feet and progressing systematically to the knees, thighs, abdomen, heart, chest, mouth and head. Then one should chant the mantra in reverse, beginning from the last syllable [ya], while touching the parts of his body in the reverse order. These two processes are known as utpatti-nyāsa and saṁhāra-nyāsa respectively.

SB6.8.7

TEXT 7

kara-nyāsaṁ tataḥ kuryād

dvādaśākṣara-vidyayā

praṇavādi-ya-kārāntam

aṅguly-aṅguṣṭha-parvasu

SYNONYMS

kara-nyāsam—the ritual known as kara-nyāsa, which assigns the syllables of the mantra to the fingers; tataḥ—thereafter; kuryāt—should execute; dvādaśa-akṣara—composed of twelve syllables; vidyayā—with the mantra; praṇava-ādi—beginning with the oṁkāra; ya-kāra-antam—ending with the syllable ya; aṅguli—on the fingers, beginning with the index finger; aṅguṣṭha-parvasu—to the joints of the thumbs.

TRANSLATION

Then one should chant the mantra composed of twelve syllables [oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya]. Preceding each syllable by the oṁkāra, one should place the syllables of the mantra on the tips of his fingers, beginning with the index finger of the right hand and concluding with the index finger of the left. The four remaining syllables should be placed on the joints of the thumbs.

SB6.8.8-10

TEXTS 8–10

nyased dhṛdaya oṁkāraṁ

vi-kāram anu mūrdhani

ṣa-kāraṁ tu bhruvor madhye

ṇa-kāraṁ śikhayā nyaset

ve-kāraṁ netrayor yuñjyān

na-kāraṁ sarva-sandhiṣu

ma-kāram astram uddiśya

mantra-mūrtir bhaved budhaḥ

savisargaṁ phaḍ-antaṁ tat

sarva-dikṣu vinirdiśet

oṁ viṣṇave nama iti

SYNONYMS

nyaset—should place; hṛdaye—on the heart; oṁkāram—the praṇava, oṁkāra; vi-kāram—the syllable vi of viṣṇave; anu—thereafter; mūrdhani—on the top of the head; ṣa-kāram—the syllable sa; tu—and; bhruvoḥ madhye—between the two eyebrows; ṇa-kāram—the syllable ṇa; śikhayā—on the śikhā on the head; nyaset—should place; vekāram—the syllable ve; netrayoḥ—between the two eyes; yuñjyāt—should be placed; na-kāram—the syllable na of the word namaḥ; sarva-sandhiṣu—on all the joints; ma-kāram—the syllable ma of the word namaḥ; astram—a weapon; uddiśya—thinking; mantra-mūrtiḥ—the form of the mantra; bhavet—should become; budhaḥ—an intelligent person; sa-visargam—with the visarga (ḥ); phaṭ-antam—ending with the sound phaṭ; tat—that; sarva-dikṣu—in all directions; vinirdiśet—should fix; oṁ—praṇava; viṣṇave—unto Lord Viṣṇu; namaḥ—obeisances; iti—thus.

TRANSLATION

One must then chant the mantra of six syllables [oṁ viṣṇave namaḥ]. One should place the syllable “oṁ” on his heart, the syllable “vi” on the top of his head, the syllable “ṣa” between his eyebrows, the syllable “ṇa” on his tuft of hair [śikhā], and the syllable “ve” between his eyes. The chanter of the mantra should then place the syllable “na” on all the joints of his body and meditate on the syllable “ma” as being a weapon. He should thus become the perfect personification of the mantra. Thereafter, adding visarga to the final syllable “ma,” he should chant the mantra “maḥ astrāya phaṭ” in all directions, beginning from the east. In this way, all directions will be bound by the protective armor of the mantra.

SB6.8.11

TEXT 11

ātmānaṁ paramaṁ dhyāyed

dhyeyaṁ ṣaṭ-śaktibhir yutam

vidyā-tejas-tapo-mūrtim

imaṁ mantram udāharet

SYNONYMS

ātmānam—the self; paramam—the supreme; dhyāyet—one should meditate on; dhyeyam—worthy to be meditated on; ṣaṭ-śaktibhiḥ—the six opulences; yutam—possessed of; vidyā—learning; tejaḥ—influence; tapaḥ—austerity; mūrtim—personified; imam—this; mantram—mantra; udāharet—should chant.

TRANSLATION

After finishing this chanting, one should think himself qualitatively one with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is full in six opulences and is worthy to be meditated upon. Then one should chant the following protective prayer to Lord Nārāyaṇa, the Nārāyaṇa-kavaca.

SB6.8.12

TEXT 12

oṁ harir vidadhyān mama sarva-rakṣāṁ

nyastāṅghri-padmaḥ patagendra-pṛṣṭhe

darāri-carmāsi-gadeṣu-cāpa-

pāśān dadhāno ’ṣṭa-guṇo ’ṣṭa-bāhuḥ

SYNONYMS

oṁ—O Lord; hariḥ—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; vidadhyāt—may He bestow; mama—my; sarva-rakṣām—protection from all sides; nyasta—placed; aṅghri-padmaḥ—whose lotus feet; patagendra-pṛṣṭhe—on the back of Garuḍa, the king of all birds; dara—conchshell; ari—disc; carma—shield; asi—sword; gadā—club; iṣu—arrows; cāpa—bow; pāśān—ropes; dadhānaḥ—holding; aṣṭa—possessing eight; guṇaḥ—perfections; aṣṭa—eight; bāhuḥ—arms.

TRANSLATION

The Supreme Lord, who sits on the back of the bird Garuḍa, touching him with His lotus feet, holds eight weapons—the conchshell, disc, shield, sword, club, arrows, bow and ropes. May that Supreme Personality of Godhead protect me at all times with His eight arms. He is all-powerful because He fully possesses the eight mystic powers [aṇimā, laghimā, etc.].

PURPORT

TEXT 13

jaleṣu māṁ rakṣatu matsya-mūrtir

yādo-gaṇebhyo varuṇasya pāśāt

sthaleṣu māyāvaṭu-vāmano ’vyāt

trivikramaḥ khe ’vatu viśvarūpaḥ

SYNONYMS

jaleṣu—in the water; mām—me; rakṣatu—protect; matsya-mūrtiḥ—the Supreme Lord in the form of a great fish; yādaḥ-gaṇebhyaḥ—from fierce aquatic animals; varuṇasya—of the demigod known as Varuṇa; pāśāt—from the arresting rope; sthaleṣu—on the land; māyā-vaṭu—the merciful form of the Lord as a dwarf; vāmanaḥ—named Vāmanadeva; avyāt—may He protect; trivikramaḥ—Trivikrama, whose three gigantic steps took the three worlds from Bali; khe—in the sky; avatu—may the Lord protect; viśvarūpaḥ—the gigantic universal form.

TRANSLATION

May the Lord, who assumes the body of a great fish, protect me in the water from the fierce animals that are associates of the demigod Varuṇa. By expanding His illusory energy, the Lord assumed the form of the dwarf Vāmana. May Vāmana protect me on the land. Since the gigantic form of the Lord, Viśvarūpa, conquers the three worlds, may He protect me in the sky.

PURPORT

TEXT 14

durgeṣv aṭavy-āji-mukhādiṣu prabhuḥ

pāyān nṛsiṁho ’sura-yūthapāriḥ

vimuñcato yasya mahāṭṭa-hāsaṁ

diśo vinedur nyapataṁś ca garbhāḥ

SYNONYMS

durgeṣu—in places where travel is very difficult; aṭavi—in the dense forest; āji-mukha-ādiṣu—on the war front and so on; prabhuḥ—the Supreme Lord; pāyāt—may He protect; nṛsiṁhaḥ—Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva; asura-yūthapa—of Hiraṇyakaśipu, the leader of the demons; ariḥ—the enemy; vimuñcataḥ—releasing; yasya—of whom; mahā-aṭṭa-hāsam—great and fearful laughing; diśaḥ—all the directions; vineduḥ—resounded through; nyapatan—fell down; ca—and; garbhāḥ—the embryos of the wives of the demons.

TRANSLATION

May Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, who appeared as the enemy of Hiraṇyakaśipu, protect me in all directions. His loud laughing vibrated in all directions and caused the pregnant wives of the asuras to have miscarriages. May that Lord be kind enough to protect me in difficult places like the forest and battlefront.

SB6.8.15

TEXT 15

rakṣatv asau mādhvani yajña-kalpaḥ

sva-daṁṣṭrayonnīta-dharo varāhaḥ

rāmo ’dri-kūṭeṣv atha vipravāse

salakṣmaṇo ’vyād bharatāgrajo ’smān

SYNONYMS

rakṣatu—may the Lord protect; asau—that; mā—me; adhvani—on the street; yajña-kalpaḥ—who is ascertained by performance of ritualistic ceremonies; sva-daṁṣṭrayā—by His own tusk; unnīta—raising; dharaḥ—the planet earth; varāhaḥ—Lord Boar; rāmaḥ—Lord Rāma; adri-kūṭeṣu—on the summits of the mountains; atha—then; vipravāse—in foreign countries; sa-lakṣmaṇaḥ—with His brother Lakṣmaṇa; avyāt—may He protect; bharata-agrajaḥ—the elder brother of Mahārāja Bharata; asmān—us.

TRANSLATION

The Supreme indestructible Lord is ascertained through the performance of ritualistic sacrifices and is therefore known as Yajñeśvara. In His incarnation as Lord Boar, He raised the planet earth from the water at the bottom of the universe and kept it on His pointed tusks. May that Lord protect me from rogues on the street. May Paraśurāma protect me on the tops of mountains, and may the elder brother of Bharata, Lord Rāmacandra, along with His brother Lakṣmaṇa, protect me in foreign countries.

PURPORT

TEXT 16

mām ugra-dharmād akhilāt pramādān

nārāyaṇaḥ pātu naraś ca hāsāt

dattas tv ayogād atha yoga-nāthaḥ

pāyād guṇeśaḥ kapilaḥ karma-bandhāt

SYNONYMS

mām—me; ugra-dharmāt—from unnecessary religious principles; akhilāt—from all kinds of activities; pramādāt—which are enacted in madness; nārāyaṇaḥ—Lord Nārāyaṇa; pātu—may He protect; naraḥ ca—and Nara; hāsāt—from unnecessary pride; dattaḥ—Dattātreya; tu—of course; ayogāt—from the path of false yoga; atha—indeed; yoga-nāthaḥ—the master of all mystic powers; pāyāt—may He protect; guṇa-īśaḥ—the master of all spiritual qualities; kapilaḥ—Lord Kapila; karma-bandhāt—from the bondage of fruitive activities.

TRANSLATION

May Lord Nārāyaṇa protect me from unnecessarily following false religious systems and falling from my duties due to madness. May the Lord in His appearance as Nara protect me from unnecessary pride. May Lord Dattātreya, the master of all mystic power, protect me from falling while performing bhakti-yoga, and may Lord Kapila, the master of all good qualities, protect me from the material bondage of fruitive activities.

SB6.8.17

TEXT 17

sanat-kumāro ’vatu kāmadevād

dhayaśīrṣā māṁ pathi deva-helanāt

devarṣi-varyaḥ puruṣārcanāntarāt

kūrmo harir māṁ nirayād aśeṣāt

SYNONYMS

sanat-kumāraḥ—the great brahmacārī named Sanat-kumāra; avatu—may he protect; kāma-devāt—from the hands of Cupid or lusty desire; haya-śīrṣā—Lord Hayagrīva, the incarnation of the Lord whose head is like that of a horse; mām—me; pathi—on the path; deva-helanāt—from neglecting to offer respectful obeisances to brāhmaṇas, Vaiṣṇavas and the Supreme Lord; devarṣi-varyaḥ—the best of the saintly sages, Nārada; puruṣa-arcana-antarāt—from the offenses in worshiping the Deity; kūrmaḥ—Lord Kūrma, the tortoise; hariḥ—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; mām—me; nirayāt—from hell; aśeṣāt—unlimited.

TRANSLATION

May Sanat-kumāra protect me from lusty desires. As I begin some auspicious activity, may Lord Hayagrīva protect me from being an offender by neglecting to offer respectful obeisances to the Supreme Lord. May Devarṣi Nārada protect me from committing offenses in worshiping the Deity, and may Lord Kūrma, the tortoise, protect me from falling to the unlimited hellish planets.

PURPORT

TEXT 18

dhanvantarir bhagavān pātv apathyād

dvandvād bhayād ṛṣabho nirjitātmā

yajñaś ca lokād avatāj janāntād

balo gaṇāt krodha-vaśād ahīndraḥ

SYNONYMS

dhanvantariḥ—the incarnation Dhanvantari, the physician; bhagavān—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; pātu—may He protect me; apathyāt—from things injurious to the health, such as meat and intoxicants; dvandvāt—from duality; bhayāt—from fear; ṛṣabhaḥ—Lord Ṛṣabhadeva; nirjita-ātmā—who fully controlled his mind and self; yajñaḥ—Yajña; ca—and; lokāt—from the defamation of the populace; avatāt—may He protect; jana-antāt—from dangerous positions created by other people; balaḥ—Lord Balarāma; gaṇāt—from the hordes of; krodha-vaśāt—the angry serpents; ahīndraḥ—Lord Balarāma in the form of the serpent Śeṣa Nāga.

TRANSLATION

May the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His incarnation as Dhanvantari relieve me from undesirable eatables and protect me from physical illness. May Lord Ṛṣabhadeva, who conquered His inner and outer senses, protect me from fear produced by the duality of heat and cold. May Yajña protect me from defamation and harm from the populace, and may Lord Balarāma as Śeṣa protect me from envious serpents.

PURPORT

TEXT 19

dvaipāyano bhagavān aprabodhād

buddhas tu pāṣaṇḍa-gaṇa-pramādāt

kalkiḥ kaleḥ kāla-malāt prapātu

dharmāvanāyoru-kṛtāvatāraḥ

SYNONYMS

dvaipāyanaḥ—Śrīla Vyāsadeva, the giver of all Vedic knowledge; bhagavān—the most powerful incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; aprabodhāt—from ignorance of the śāstra; buddhaḥ tu—also Lord Buddha; pāṣaṇḍa-gaṇa—of atheists creating disillusionment for innocent persons; pramādāt—from the madness; kalkiḥ—Lord Kalki, the incarnation of Keśava; kaleḥ—of this Kali-yuga; kāla-malāt—from the darkness of the age; prapātu—may He protect; dharma-avanāya—for the protection of religious principles; uru—very great; kṛta-avatāraḥ—who took an incarnation.

TRANSLATION

May the Personality of Godhead in His incarnation as Vyāsadeva protect me from all kinds of ignorance resulting from the absence of Vedic knowledge. May Lord Buddhadeva protect me from activities opposed to Vedic principles and from laziness that causes one to madly forget the Vedic principles of knowledge and ritualistic action. May Kalkideva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who appeared as an incarnation to protect religious principles, protect me from the dirt of the age of Kali.

PURPORT

This verse mentions various incarnations of the Supreme Personality of Godhead who appear for various purposes. Śrīla Vyāsadeva, Mahāmuni, compiled the Vedic literature for the benefit of all human society. If one wants to be protected from the reactions of ignorance even in this age of Kali, one may consult the books left by Śrīla Vyāsadeva, Upaniṣads, Vedānta-sūtra (Brahma-sūtra), Mahābhārata, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Mahā-Purāṇa (Vyāsadeva’s commentary on the Brahma-sūtra) and the other seventeen Purāṇas. Only by the mercy of Śrīla Vyāsadeva do we have so many volumes of transcendental knowledge to save us from the clutches of ignorance.

As described by Śrīla Jayadeva Gosvāmī in his Daśāvatāra-stotra, Lord Buddha apparently decried the Vedic knowledge:

nindasi yajña-vidher ahaha śruti-jātaṁ
sadaya-hṛdaya-darśita-paśu-ghātam
keśava dhṛta-buddha-śarīra jaya jagad-īśa hare

The mission of Lord Buddha was to save people from the abominable activity of animal killing and to save the poor animals from being unnecessarily killed. When pāṣaṇḍīs were cheating by killing animals on the plea of sacrificing them in Vedic yajñas, the Lord said, “If the Vedic injunctions allow animal killing, I do not accept the Vedic principles.” Thus he actually saved people who acted according to Vedic principles. One should therefore surrender to Lord Buddha so that he can help one avoid misusing the injunctions of the Vedas.

The Kalki avatāra is the fierce incarnation who vanquishes the class of the atheists born in this age of Kali. Now, in the beginning of Kali-yuga, many irreligious principles are in effect, and as Kali-yuga advances, many pseudo religious principles will certainly be introduced, and people will forget the real religious principles enunciated by Lord Kṛṣṇa before the beginning of Kali-yuga, namely principles of surrender unto the lotus feet of the Lord. Unfortunately, because of Kali-yuga, foolish people do not surrender to the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa. Even most people who claim to belong to the Vedic system of religion are actually opposed to the Vedic principles. Every day they manufacture a new type of dharma on the plea that whatever one manufactures is also a path of liberation. Atheistic men generally say, yata mata tata patha. According to this view, there are hundreds and thousands of different opinions in human society, and each opinion is a valid religious principle. This philosophy of rascals has killed the religious principles mentioned in the Vedas, and such philosophies will become increasingly influential as Kali-yuga progresses. In the last stage of Kali-yuga, Kalkideva, the fierce incarnation of Keśava, will descend to kill all the atheists and will save only the devotees of the Lord.

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