Sri Caitanya Caritamrita. Madhya-lila

Chapter 20: Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Instructs Sanatana Gosvami in the Science of the Absolute Truth. Text 372

Å›eá¹£e 'sva-sevana'-Å›akti, pá¹›thute 'pÄlana'
paraÅ›urÄme 'duṣṭa-nÄÅ›aka-vÄ«rya-sañcÄraṇa'

 Å›eá¹£e - in Lord Åšeá¹£a; sva-sevana Å›akti - the power to serve the Lord personally; pá¹›thute - in King Pá¹›thu; pÄlana - the power to rule; paraÅ›urÄme - in ParaÅ›urÄma; duṣṭa-nÄÅ›aka-vÄ«rya - the extraordinary power to kill rogues and miscreants; sañcÄraṇa - empowering.


Text

“The Supreme Personality of Godhead invested the power of personal service in Lord Åšeá¹£a, and He invested the power to rule the earth in King Pá¹›thu. Lord ParaÅ›urÄma received the power to kill rogues and miscreants.

Purport

Kṛṣṇa says in the Bhagavad-gÄ«tÄ (4.8), paritrÄṇÄya sÄdhÅ«nÄá¹ vinÄÅ›Äya ca duá¹£ká¹›tÄm. Sometimes the Lord invests His power to rule in a king like Pá¹›thu and enables such a king to kill rogues and miscreants. He also invests His power in incarnations like ParaÅ›urÄma.