lokānāḿ loka-pālānāḿ
mad bhayaḿ kalpa-jīvinām
brahmaṇo 'pi bhayaḿ matto
dvi-parārdha-parāyuṣaḥ
lokanam -- in all the planetary systems; loka-palanam -- and for all the planetary leaders, such as the demigods; mat -- of Me; bhayam -- there is fear; kalpa-jivinam -- for those who live for a kalpa, or a day of Brahma; brahmanah -- of Lord Brahma; api -- even; bhayam -- there is fear; mattah -- from Me; dvi-parardha -- two parardhas, totalling 311,040,000,000,000 years; para -- supreme; ayushah -- whose duration of life.
In all the planetary systems, from the heavenly to the hellish, and for all of the great demigods who live for one thousand yuga cycles, there is fear of Me in My form of time. Even Brahma, who possesses the supreme life span of 311,040,000,000,000 years, is also afraid of Me.
There are many statements throughout Vedic literature proving that even the great demigods fear the time potency of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Even in the heavenly planets there is no relief from the miseries of material life. No conditioned soul can live eternally, as clearly demonstrated by the deaths of Hiranyakasipu and other demons. Since even the demigods fear the time potency of the Personality of Godhead, one may easily conclude that Krishna is the Absolute Truth and that He is eternally the supreme controller of everything and everyone. Lord Krishna is the only real shelter.
