किं नु बालेषु शूरेण कलिना धीरभीरुणा ।
अप्रमत्तः प्रमत्तेषु यो वृको नृषु वर्तते ॥ ८ ॥
kim-what; nu-may be; balesu-among the less intelligent persons; surena-by the powerful; kalina-by the personality of Kali; dhira-self-controlled; bhiruna-by one who is afraid of; apramattah-one who is careful; pramattesu-among the careless; yah-one who; vrkah-tiger; nrsu-among men; vartate-exists.
Maharaja Pariksit considered that less intelligent men might find the personality of Kali to be very powerful, but that those who are self-controlled would have nothing to fear. The King was powerful like a tiger and took care for the foolish, careless persons.
Those who are not devotees of the Lord are careless and unintelligent. Unless one is thoroughly intelligent, one cannot be a devotee of the Lord. Those who are not devotees of the Lord fall prey to the actions of Kali. It will not be possible to bring about a saner condition in society unless we are prepared to accept the modes of action adopted by Maharaja Pariksit, i.e., propagation of devotional service of the Lord to the common man.