गोविप्रसुरसाधूनां छन्दसामपि चेश्वरः ।
रक्षामिच्छंस्तनूर्धत्ते धर्मस्यार्थस्य चैव हि ॥५॥
Å›rÄ«-Å›uka uvÄca
go-vipra-sura-sÄdhÅ«nÄá¹
chandasÄm api ceÅ›varaḥ
raká¹£Äm icchaá¹s tanÅ«r dhatte
dharmasyÄrthasya caiva hi
Å›rÄ«-Å›ukaḥ uvÄca - ÅšrÄ« Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« said; go - of the cows; vipra - of the brÄhmaṇas; sura - of the demigods; sÄdhÅ«nÄm - and of the devotees; chandasÄm api - even of the Vedic literature; ca - and; Ä«Å›varaḥ - the supreme controller; raká¹£Äm - the protection; icchan - desiring; tanūḥ dhatte - accepts the forms of incarnations; dharmasya - of the principles of religion; arthasya - of the principles of the purpose of life; ca - and; eva - indeed; hi - certainly.
ÅšrÄ« Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« said: O King, for the sake of protecting the cows, brÄhmaṇas, demigods, devotees, the Vedic literature, religious principles, and principles to fulfill the purpose of life, the Supreme Personality of Godhead accepts the forms of incarnations.
The Supreme Personality of Godhead generally appears in various types of incarnations to give protection to the cows and brÄhmaṇas. The Lord is described as go-brÄhmaṇa-hitÄya ca; in other words, He is always eager to benefit the cows and brÄhmaṇas. When Lord Kṛṣṇa appeared, He purposefully became a cowherd boy and showed personally how to give protection to the cows and calves. Similarly, He showed respect to SudÄmÄ Vipra, a real brÄhmaṇa. From the Lord’s personal activities, human society should learn how to give protection specifically to the brÄhmaṇas and cows. Then the protection of religious principles, fulfillment of the aim of life and protection of Vedic knowledge can be achieved. Without protection of cows, brahminical culture cannot be maintained; and without brahminical culture, the aim of life cannot be fulfilled. The Lord, therefore, is described as go-brÄhmaṇa-hitÄya because His incarnation is only for the protection of the cows and brÄhmaṇas. Unfortunately, because in Kali-yuga there is no protection of the cows and brahminical culture, everything is in a precarious position. If human society wants to be exalted, the leaders of society must follow the instructions of Bhagavad-gÄ«tÄ and give protection to the cows, the brÄhmaṇas and brahminical culture.
