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In the Bhagavad-gītā (7.15), Kṛṣṇa describes them as follows:

Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu has said, yei kṛṣṇa-tattva-vettā, sei ‘guru’ haya: “One must know Kṛṣṇa – then

voices: “You claim to be the representatives of Dharmarāja [Yamarāja], the superintendent of death and the maintainer of religion, and you accuse us of interfering in your business, which he has entrusted Therefore would you kindly explain what is dharma, or religion, and what is adharma, or irreligion?

Whether in the material world or the spiritual world, everyone is a servant, but here people are under The head of the family thinks, “I am the master of my wife and children.” But in fact he is serving each and every member of his family. Servitude is his position, and unless he serves the citizens according to their expectations, he will be deposed or fail to win reelection.

The devotees in the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement must therefore be fully aware of the mission of Kṛṣṇa and Lord Caitanya and the philosophy of Kṛṣṇa consciousness; otherwise they will be considered foolish

There are two classes of people in this material world: those who are servants of God, called devas or suras, and those who are servants of māyā (illusion), called asuras.

There is no disagreement in the spiritual world, as the center is Kṛṣṇa, or God, and everyone there is

Similarly, we are all servants of God, but the demoniac class of men (asuras) do not care about God and These rascals think that there is no God, or that everyone is God, or that they themselves are God. But such “Gods” must also follow the laws of God in the form of birth, death, disease, and old age.

Those who have surrendered to the demands of material nature instead of to Kṛṣṇa are all impious, regardless Unaware of the principles of religion, they do not surrender to Kṛṣṇa, and therefore they are considered As Kṛṣṇa says in the Bhagavad-gītā (7.15):

Gosvāmī continued: Being thus addressed by the messengers of Yamarāja, the servants of Vāsudeva smiled and If you are actually servants of Yamarāja, you must explain to us the meaning of religious principles and Are all persons engaged in fruitive activities punishable, or only some of them?”

In the material world everyone is trying to become master of all he surveys, and thus there is competition on every level – between self-acclaimed “Gods,” between heads of state, even between friends and family Mahatma Gandhi was respected as the father of India, but after all he was just a servant, and when one , President Kennedy was a very popular president, but somebody saw some discrepancy in his service, and Everyone is either a servant of māyā (illusion) or a servant of God.

Similarly, when a living entity is haunted by māyā, or engrossed by the illusory effects of the material nature, he also talks foolish nonsense, and the most foolish talk is to claim that he is God.

jurisdiction over the regions of hell and deals with all sinful persons, he is a pure representative of Kṛṣṇa

Here Kṛṣṇa clearly states, āsuraṁ bhāvam āśritāh: because the demons have taken shelter of atheistic

Scriptural injunctions may not be very palatable; nonetheless, they are authoritative, and we have to We cannot play hide and seek with the problems of life. We must know our real position, and we must know what is religion and what is irreligion. Religion means action according to the orders of God, and irreligion means action that goes against the

Devotees and Demons

A police constable is supposed to know the law and whom to arrest for breaking the law. If he arrests anyone and everyone, then he himself is a criminal. Similarly, the Yamadūtas cannot take away just anyone and everyone to the court of Yamarāja.

Of course, even a tiger has affection for her cubs, and so at first Hiraṇyakaśipu showed affection for Prahlāda Mahārāja, who was a very well mannered and attractive child at five years old.

Among the two classes of men – the divine (devas) and the demoniac (asuras) – there is an ongoing struggle The asuras are always rebelling against God, and the devas are always surrendering to God. In the story of Prahlāda Mahārāja, we see that even among family members there are devas and asuras.

had been very sinful, the Yamadūtas could not understand why he should not be considered a criminal and