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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.18.35
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 35
- kṛṣṇe gate bhagavati
- śāstary utpatha-gāminām
- tad bhinna-setūn adyāhaṁ
- śāsmi paśyata me balam
kṛṣṇeLord Kṛṣṇa — Lord Kṛṣṇa; gatehaving departed from this world — having departed from this world; bhagavatithe Personality of Godhead — the Personality of Godhead; śāstarithe supreme ruler — the supreme ruler; utpathaof those who are upstarts-gāmināmof those who are upstarts — of those who are upstarts; tatbeing separated bhinnabeing separated — being separated; setūnthe protector — the protector; adyatoday — today; ahammyself — myself; śāsmishall punish — shall punish; paśyatajust see — just see; memy — my; balamprowess — prowess.
After the departure of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Personality of Godhead and supreme ruler of everyone, these upstarts have flourished, our protector being gone. Therefore I myself shall take up this matter and punish them. Just witness my power.
The inexperienced brāhmaṇa, puffed up by a little brahma-tejas, became influenced by the spell of Kali-yuga. Mahārāja Parīkṣit gave license to Kali to live in four places as mentioned hereinbefore, but by his very expert government the personality of Kali could hardly find the places allotted him. The personality of Kali-yuga, therefore, was seeking the opportunity to establish authority, and by the grace of the Lord he found a hole in the puffed-up, inexperienced son of a brāhmaṇa. The little brāhmaṇa wanted to show his prowess in destruction, and he had the audacity to punish such a great king as Mahārāja Parīkṣit. He wanted to take the place of Lord Kṛṣṇa after His departure. These are the principal signs of upstarts who want to take the place of Śrī Kṛṣṇa under the influence of the age of Kali. An upstart with a little power wants to become an incarnation of the Lord. There are many false incarnations after the departure of Lord Kṛṣṇa from the face of the globe, and they are misleading the innocent public by accepting the spiritual obedience of the general mass of people to maintain false prestige. In other words, the personality of Kali got the opportunity to reign through this son of a brāhmaṇa, Śṛṅgi.