विमुक्तदेहाद्यात्मभावसुदृढहृदयग्रन्थीनां सर्वसत्त्वसुहृदात्मनां निर्वैराणां
साक्षाद्भगवतानिमिषारिवरायुधेनाप्रमत्तेन तैस्तैर्भावैः परिरक्ष्यमाणानां
तत्पादमूलमकुतश्चिद्भयमुपसृतानां भागवतपरमहंसानाम् ॥२०॥
na vÄ etad viṣṇudatta mahad-adbhutaá¹ yad asambhramaḥ sva-Å›iraÅ›-chedana Äpatite 'pi vimukta-dehÄdy-Ätma-bhÄva-sudá¹›á¸ha-há¹›daya-granthÄ«nÄá¹ sarva-sattva-suhá¹›d-ÄtmanÄá¹ nirvairÄṇÄá¹ sÄká¹£Äd bhagavatÄnimiá¹£Äri-varÄyudhenÄpramattena tais tair bhÄvaiḥ pariraká¹£yamÄṇÄnÄá¹ tat-pÄda-mÅ«lam akutaÅ›cid-bhayam upasá¹›tÄnÄá¹ bhÄgavata-paramahaá¹sÄnÄm
na - not; vÄ - or; etat - this; viṣṇu-datta - O MahÄrÄja ParÄ«ká¹£it, who was protected by Lord Viṣṇu; mahat - a great; adbhutam - wonder; yat - which; asambhramaḥ - lack of perplexity; sva-Å›iraḥ-chedane - when the chopping off of the head; Äpatite - was about to happen; api - even though; vimukta - completely liberated from; deha-Ädi-Ätma-bhÄva - the false bodily concept of life; su-dá¹›á¸ha - very strong and tight; há¹›daya-granthÄ«nÄm - of those whose knots within the heart; sarva-sattva-suhá¹›t-ÄtmanÄm - of persons who in their hearts always wish well to all living entities; nirvairÄṇÄm - who do not find anyone as their enemy; sÄká¹£Ät - directly; bhagavatÄ - by the Supreme Personality of Godhead; animiá¹£a - invincible time; ari-vara - and the best of weapons, the SudarÅ›ana cakra; Äyudhena - by Him who possesses the weapons; apramattena - not agitated at any time; taiḥ taiḥ - by those respective; bhÄvaiḥ - moods of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; pariraká¹£yamÄṇÄnÄm - of persons who are protected; tat-pÄda-mÅ«lam - at the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; akutaÅ›cit - from nowhere; bhayam - fear; upasá¹›tÄnÄm - of those who have taken complete shelter; bhÄgavata - of devotees of the Lord; parama-haá¹sÄnÄm - of the most liberated persons.
Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« then said to MahÄrÄja ParÄ«ká¹£it: O Viṣṇudatta, those who already know that the soul is separate from the body, who are liberated from the invincible knot in the heart, who are always engaged in welfare activities for all living entities and who never contemplate harming anyone are always protected by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who carries His disc [the SudarÅ›ana cakra] and acts as supreme time to kill the demons and protect His devotees. The devotees always take shelter at the lotus feet of the Lord. Therefore at all times, even if threatened by decapitation, they remain unagitated. For them, this is not at all wonderful.
These are some of the great qualities of a pure devotee of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. First, a devotee is firmly convinced of his spiritual identity. He never identifies with the body; he is firmly convinced that the spirit soul is different from the body. Consequently he fears nothing. Even though his life may be threatened, he is not at all afraid. He does not even treat an enemy like an enemy. Such are the qualifications of devotees. Devotees are always fully dependent on the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and the Lord is always eager to give them all protection in all circumstances.
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Fifth Canto, Ninth Chapter, of the ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam, entitled “The Supreme Character of Jaá¸a Bharata.â€
