SB 10.4.39

TEXT 39

TEXT

maUlaM ih" ivaSNAudeR"vaAnaAM
ya‡a DamaR: s$anaAtana:
tasya ca "atgAAeiva'aAs$a,
tapaAe yaÁaA: s$ad"iºaNAA:

mulam hi visnur devanam

yatra dharmah sanatanah

tasya ca brahma-go-vipras

tapo yajnah sa-daksinah

mulam-the foundation; hi-indeed; visnuh-is Lord Visnu; devanam-of the demigods; yatra-wherein; dharmah-religious principles; sanatanah-traditional or eternal; tasya-of this (foundation); ca-also; brahma-brahminical civilization; go-cow protection; viprah-brahmanas; tapah-austerity; yajnah-performing sacrifices; sa-daksinah-with proper remuneration.

TRANSLATION

The foundation of all the demigods is Lord Visnu, who lives and is worshiped wherever there are religious principles, traditional culture, the Vedas, cows, brahmanas, austerities, and sacrifices with proper remuneration.

PURPORT

Here is a description of sanatana-dharma, eternal religious principles, which must include brahminical culture, brahmanas, sacrifices and religion. These principles establish the kingdom of Visnu. Without the kingdom of Visnu, the kingdom of God, no one can be happy. Na te viduh svartha-gatim hi visnum: in this demoniac civilization, people unfortunately do not understand that the self-interest of human society lies in Visnu. Durasaya ye bahir-artha-maninah: thus they are involved in a hopeless hope. People want to be happy without God consciousness, or Krsna consciousness, because they are led by blind leaders who lead human society to chaos. The asuric adherents of Kamsa wanted to disrupt the traditional condition of human happiness and thus defeat the devatas, the devotees and demigods. Unless the devotees and demigods predominate, the asuras will increase, and human society will be in a chaotic condition.