By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Nrisimhadeva has appeared to give protection to Prahlada Maharaja and to kill his demon father, and He was very much angry. Now, some nonsensical people may inquire: “Why should God be angry?” But why should He not be angry? Where from does the anger come? If God is the source of everything, then where from does this anger come? It comes from God. How can you deny it?

 Krishna says, aham sarvasya prabhavo mattah sarvam pravartate [Bg. 10.8], “I am the source of everything.” So is anger not within the category of “everything”? So why should God not be angry? He must be angry. But He is angry on the non-devotee, not on His devotee.

So anger has got some utilization. Not that – “I should not be angry”. But I should use my anger on some particular occasion. It is not that I cut off anger. To become impotent is not good. You should have full potency, but you can have sex life when it is required. To become impotent is not required. You should be fully potent but you should not misuse it. That is required. Similarly, there is no misuse by God and His devotees. God and His devotees know how to use anger. That is the difference. As God knows where to use anger, similarly, the devotee should also know where to use anger.

It is not very devotional to say, “I am not angry. You can beat me with shoes. I will not be angry.” That is not devotional. You see? But, the thing is that a devotee is not angry on Continue reading →