Ādi-līlā

Chapter 3: The External Reasons for Lord Caitanya's Appearance

Verse 90 of 113
Cc Ādi 3.90

অসুরস্বভাবে কৃষ্ণে কভু নাহি জানে লুকাইতে নারে কৃষ্ণ ভক্তজনস্থানে

असुरस्वभावे कृष्णे कभु नाहि जाने लुकाइते नारे कृष्ण भक्तजनस्थाने

asura-svabhāve kṛṣṇe kabhu nāhi jāne lukāite nāre kṛṣṇa bhakta-jana-sthāne

Synonyms

asura-svabhāvethose whose nature is demoniac; kṛṣṇeLord Kṛṣṇa; kabhuat any time; nāhinot; jāneknow; lukāiteto hide; nāreis not able; kṛṣṇaLord Kṛṣṇa; bhakta-janaof pure devotees; sthānein a place..

Translation

Those whose nature is demoniac cannot know Kṛṣṇa at any time, but He cannot hide Himself from His pure devotees.

Purport

People who develop the nature of asuras like Rāvaṇa and Hiraṇyakaśipu can never know Kṛṣṇa, the Personality of Godhead, by challenging the authority of Godhead. But Śrī Kṛṣṇa cannot hide Himself from His pure devotees.

Verse 90 of 113
Prabhupāda Says