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| {{terms|"those who are devotees of the Lord, they are called Vaisnava or devata, and those who are not devotees of Visnu may be devotees of other demigods, but they are called the demons, or the asuras. There are many instances in the sastra"}} | | {{terms|"those who are devotees of the Lord, they are called Vaiṣṇava or ''devatā'', and those who are not devotees of Viṣṇu may be devotees of other demigods, but they are called the demons, or the ''asuras''. There are many instances in the ''śāstra''"}} |
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| Kṛṣṇa is addressed here as Keśava, "the killer of the Keśi asura." You know, in Vṛndāvana, there is Keśi-ghāṭa. That Keśi-ghāṭa is famous because Kṛṣṇa killed one asura of the name Keśi. He appeared in Vṛndāvana as a ferocious horse, and Kṛṣṇa killed him. Since then, His name is Keśava. Kṛṣṇa has got many names according to His activities. He killed the demon Madhu, therefore His name is Madhusūdana. He killed the demon Kaṁsa, therefore His name is Kaṁsāri(?). There are many names. Some of the names are in relationship with His devotees, and some of the names are there in relationship with the demons. | | Kṛṣṇa is addressed here as Keśava, "the killer of the Keśi ''asura''." You know, in Vṛndāvana, there is Keśi-ghāṭa. That Keśi-ghāṭa is famous because Kṛṣṇa killed one ''asura'' of the name Keśi. He appeared in Vṛndāvana as a ferocious horse, and Kṛṣṇa killed him. Since then, His name is Keśava. Kṛṣṇa has got many names according to His activities. He killed the demon Madhu, therefore His name is Madhusūdana. He killed the demon Kaṁsa, therefore His name is Kaṁsāri. There are many names. Some of the names are in relationship with His devotees, and some of the names are there in relationship with the demons. |
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| Throughout the universe there are two classes of men. One is called devatā and the other is called asura. Devata means visnu-bhakto bhaved daivaḥ. Those who are devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is known as Viṣṇu... Viṣṇu has got... Sahasra viṣṇu names there are. Original is Viṣṇu. So those who are devotees of the Lord, they are called Vaiṣṇava or devatā, and those who are not devotees of Viṣṇu may be devotees of other demigods, but they are called the demons, or the asuras. There are many instances in the śāstra. There were Hiraṇyakaśipu, who was a devotee of Lord Brahmā. Of course, the asuras are never devotees. Sometimes they worship the demigods for getting some material profit. Kāṅkṣantaḥ karmaṇāṁ siddhiṁ yajanta iha devatāḥ ([[Vanisource:BG 4.12|BG 4.12]]). That is said in the Bhagavad-gītā. Kāṅkṣantaḥ karmaṇāṁ siddhim.
| | :''dvau bhūta-sargau loke'' |
| | :''daiva āsura eva ca'' |
| | :''viṣṇu-bhakto bhaved daiva'' |
| | :''āsuras tad viparyayaḥ'' |
| | :([[vanisource:BG 16.6 (1972)|BG 16.6]]) |
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| Here, everyone is engaged in fruitive activities, karma—karma in this life and karma in the next life also. So performing great sacrifices, giving in charity, pious activities, they are also karma. They are meant for giving opportunity in the next life, a position in the heavenly planet or similar other higher planetary system where the standard of living is very, very comfortable, thousands and thousands times better than the standard of life in this planet. But that is also karma. Kāṅkṣantaḥ karmaṇāṁ siddhim yajanta iha devatāḥ.
| | Throughout the universe there are two classes of men. One is called ''devatā'' and the other is called ''asura. Devata'' means ''visnu-bhakto bhaved daivaḥ''. Those who are devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is known as Viṣṇu . . . Viṣṇu has got . . . ''sahasra viṣṇu'' names there are. Original is Viṣṇu. So those who are devotees of the Lord, they are called Vaiṣṇava or ''devatā'', and those who are not devotees of Viṣṇu may be devotees of other demigods, but they are called the demons, or the ''asuras''. There are many instances in the ''śāstra''. There were Hiraṇyakaśipu, who was a devotee of Lord Brahmā. Of course, the ''asuras'' are never devotees. Sometimes they worship the demigods for getting some material profit. ''Kāṅkṣantaḥ karmaṇāṁ siddhiṁ yajanta iha devatāḥ'' ([[vanisource:BG 4.12 (1972)|BG 4.12]]). That is said in the ''Bhagavad-gītā''. ''Kāṅkṣantaḥ karmaṇāṁ siddhim.'' |
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