"The rascal atheists, they do not believe in God. That's all right. But I will appear as death." Who cannot believe it? Who is that bold man here who can say: "I don't believe in death"? How can you say? Is there any bold man? You can say now like madman that, "I don't believe in God." That's all right. But God will appear as death. You will have to believe it at that time. That you cannot avoid.
Therefore they are pramatta. If I say: "I don't believe in government," then "What is the government, sir? You will do something wrong and it will be caught up, you will be arrested, and you will be punished, you believe or not believe; it doesn't matter." Similarly, if these rascals say: "I don't believe in God," so you can say like madman, but God says: "Yes, you don't believe . . ." Just like Hiraṇyakaśipu. He did not believe in God. So when Nṛsiṁha-deva appeared to kill him, he had to believe: "Here is something. Here is something."
So therefore we have to take shelter not of this family, not of this nation, not of this community or children or friends. No. They cannot give us. Therefore Kṛṣṇa says in the Bhagavad-gītā, suhṛdaṁ sarva-bhūtānām: "I am the only friend." Bhoktāraṁ yajña-tapasāṁ sarva-loka-maheśvaram, suhṛdaṁ sarva-bhūtānām (BG 5.29). "These rascals, they come as my friend, these blind leaders, who cannot give protection himself. He becomes friend. He gives me advices about nationalism and this 'ism' and that 'ism.' But he cannot give even himself any protection. How he can give me protection?" This is intelligence. This is intelligence.
Therefore Śukadeva Gosvāmī, tasmād bhārata: "You cannot depend all these foolish things. That is not possible. Now you prepare for death. It is very nice." Varīyān eṣa te praśnaḥ (SB 2.1.1): "Your question is very nice, that 'Whom shall I take shelter of? Shall I take shelter of Kṛṣṇa?' " "Yes." Tasmād bhārata sarvātmā. Kṛṣṇa is sarvātmā. He is situated in everyone's heart as friend. He is the real friend. He is giving me advice. He is within, conscience, which we . . . or good instruction, counsel. He says that, "Don't be materially attached." Sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekam (BG 18.66): "Come to Me. Just become surrendered to Me. I give you protection. I give you intelligence." No. I reject Him: "I don't want You. I have got my friend, I have got my nation, I have got my community, I have got my wife, I have got my children, I have got my bank balance. Why shall I take protection of You?" This is the . . . paśyann api na paśyati. The rascal does not see that these things will not give you protection.
Therefore the advice is, tasmād bhārata sarvātmā harir īśvaraḥ. They do not know that sarvātmā . . . although Kṛṣṇa says that, "I am sarvātmā . . ." Kṛṣṇa says, kṣetra-jñaṁ cāpi māṁ viddhi sarva-kṣetreṣu bhārata (BG 13.3), in the chapter, kṣetra-kṣetra-jña. Kṣetra. Idaṁ śarīraṁ kṣetram. This body is kṣetra, field of activities, and one who knows . . . I know, you know, everyone know that, "This is my body. I am not this body." If we think deeply, if we see our finger, "my finger," "my head." It is not "I head." But they are thinking that, "I head," "I body." Not "I body," "my body." This is knowledge. So everything is clearly said, and the preliminary knowledge of spiritual life, Bhagavad-gītā . . . kṣetra-jñaṁ cāpi māṁ viddhi. There are two kṣetra-jña. Kṣetra-jña means the proprietor who knows about this. Idaṁ śarīraṁ kṣetram. And one who knows this, he is kṣetra-jña.
So kṣetra-jña means I, you, individual soul. But another kṣetra-jña. Kṣetra-jña means I know about the pains and pleasure of my body. You know the pains and pleasure of your body. But I do not know the pains and pleasure of your body, neither you know the pains and pleasure of my body. This is individual soul. But another, Supersoul, is . . . that is Kṛṣṇa. Sarva-kṣetreṣu bhārata. He knows your pains and pleasure, my pains and pleasure, his pains and pleasure, everyone's. Sarva-jña. Therefore, suhṛdaṁ sarva-bhūtānām (BG 5.29).
He is actually, because He is present with you as friend . . . this is confirmed in the Upaniṣad. Two birds are sitting on the same tree as friends. One is eating the fruit, one is simply observing. Anumantā. That is stated in the Bhag . . . upadraṣṭā anumantā. Anumantā. Anumantā means you cannot touch any fruit of this world without the sanction of the Supersoul. Therefore He is anumantā. If you say: "Then if He is giving me sanction for any action, then how I am responsible?" No. He is not giving. Because you are insisting, therefore He says: "All right, do it, at your risk." He is insisting, sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja (BG 18.66): "Simply surrender." He is insisting that. But you are insisting in a different way: "I want to steal, I want to this, I want to this." But Kṛṣṇa knows everything that, "This rascal will do. All right, do it at your risk." Anumantā upadraṣṭā. And He remains witness: "Because you have done this, now you suffer. Now you suffer."