etad-artho hi loke 'sminn
avatÄro mayÄ ká¹›taḥ
vadhyÄ me dharma-dhvajinas
te hi pÄtakino 'dhikÄḥ
etat - for this; arthaḥ - purpose; hi - indeed; loke - into the world; asmin - this; avatÄraḥ - descent; mayÄ - by Me; ká¹›taḥ - done; vadhyÄḥ - to be killed; me - by Me; dharma-dhvajinaḥ - those who pose as religious; te - they; hi - indeed; pÄtakinaḥ - sinful; adhikÄḥ - most.
The very purpose of My descent into this world is to kill such hypocrites who pretend to be religious. Indeed, they are the most sinful rascals.
Lord BalarÄma was not prepared to overlook Romahará¹£aṇa’s offense. The Lord had descended specifically to eliminate those who claim to be great religious leaders but do not even respect the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
