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| Prabhupāda: That is the Sanskrit word. Real deva means the Supreme Lord, and when you call devas... These devas, they are all obedient servant of the Lord. They are very powerful. So when you become obedient devotees of the Lord we can get such post. In the sun planet, in the moon planet, in the heavenly planets, in the Brahmā planets. So the devotees of the Lord, they are not loser. They get more power. For controlling power. Therefore they are called devas, devas. Devas means those who are the... There are two words used in Sanskrit, devas and asuras. Asuras. Now the definition of these devas and asuras are like this: viṣṇu-bhaktaḥ smṛto daiva āsuras tad-viparyayaḥ. Āsuras tad-viparyayaḥ. Viṣṇu-bhakta. Those who are devotees of the Lord, they are devas. This is the difference between devas. Devas, devas and asuras does not mean that asura has got a very ugly face. No. Even a very beautiful man, he can be asura. He can be a... And even a very ugly man, he can be deva. Just like Hanumān. Hanumān was a beast. He was not even man. He was animal. He, he comes from the monkey species of life. But he's a great devotee of Lord Rāmacandra. So he's deva. So viṣṇu-bhaktaḥ smṛto daiva. Those who are unalloyed devotees of the Lord, they are called devas. And those who are against the obedience of the Lord, they are called asuras. Anyone. It does not mean human being, or the, anyone. But in the higher planets you'll find all the inhabitants there, they're all great devotees of the Lord. Therefore they are called devas, demigods. And therefore they have been entrusted with the management of this material world. Just like confidential persons are given responsible post in government. Similarly, because they are devotees of the Lord they have been awarded this post, to be sun-god, to be moon-god, to be Indra, heavenly god, to Brahmā, like that, so many, Marīci and so many... You see? Yes? | | Prabhupāda: That is the Sanskrit word. Real ''deva'' means the Supreme Lord, and when you call ''devas'' . . . these ''devas'', they are all obedient servant of the Lord. They are very powerful. So when you become obedient devotees of the Lord we can get such post: in the sun planet, in the moon planet, in the heavenly planets, in the Brahmā planets. |
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| | So the devotees of the Lord, they are not loser. They get more power, for controlling power. Therefore they are called ''devas'', ''devas''. ''Devas'' means those who are the . . . there are two words used in Sanskrit: ''devas'' and ''asuras''. ''Asuras''. Now the definition of these ''devas'' and ''asuras'' are like this: ''viṣṇu-bhaktaḥ smṛto daiva āsuras tad-viparyayaḥ'' (''Padma Purāṇa''). ''Āsuras tad-viparyayaḥ. Viṣṇu-bhakta''. Those who are devotees of the Lord, they are ''devas''. This is the difference between ''devas''. |
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| | ''Devas'', ''devas'' and ''asuras'' does not mean that ''asura'' has got a very ugly face. No. Even a very beautiful man, he can be ''asura''. He can be a . . . and even a very ugly man, he can be ''deva''. Just like Hanumān. Hanumān was a beast. He was not even man. He was animal. He, he comes from the monkey species of life. But he's a great devotee of Lord Rāmacandra. So he's ''deva''. So ''viṣṇu-bhaktaḥ smṛto daiva''. Those who are unalloyed devotees of the Lord, they are called ''devas''. |
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| | And those who are against the obedience of the Lord, they are called ''asuras''. Anyone. It does not mean human being, or the . . . anyone. But in the higher planets you'll find all the inhabitants there, they're all great devotees of the Lord. Therefore they are called ''devas'', demigods. And therefore they have been entrusted with the management of this material world. Just like confidential persons are given responsible post in government. Similarly, because they are devotees of the Lord they have been awarded this post, just to be sun-god, to be moon-god, to be Indra, heavenly god, to Brahmā, like that, so many, Marīci and so many. You see? Yes? |
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