What do we understand from this? Obstacles arise on the path of those who are performers of great deeds. However, one should not show compassion for the wrongdoers. The Avataric task can only be accomplished by punishing the evil. In the Bhagavad Gita, Sri Krishna tells,

“In every yuga, I descend to protect the good, destroy the evil and establish dharma.” In the same way, we can only establish Dharma if evil is destroyed. My aim is liberation for all. For this to happen, the few that are obstacles to this task must be destroyed.

You may ask, ‘If you are giving everyone liberation, why are you punishing a few people?’ This chapter is Swami’s explanation to that very question.

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