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Demoniac World Governments

28. June 2025 By Prabhupada News 5 Comments

 Photo: Donald Trump, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz, and Egyptian President
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi holding a creepy glowing orb in a darkened room in Saudi Arabia

Donald Trump, King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Abdel Fatah al-Sisi were pictured standing with their hands on the miniature globe at the opening summit for the new Global Centre for Combating Extremist Ideology in the Saudi capital of Riyadh.

This startling photograph of Donald Trump, the Egyptian president and Saudi king placing their hands on a glowing orb at a summit in Riyadh has prompted comparisons between the US president and villains from comic books and film bent on world domination.

Some people on the internet have been rightly perturbed by the image, and have responded in the only way that they know how: by turning it into a meme. On Twitter there were various discussions on it, being a force of evil, the one-world government, a global shadow government, sinister illuminati, etc. Actually it is indeed strange: the greatest Ideology-Extrmist trying to Combat Extremist Ideology? Perhaps the should eliminate themselves first.

Srila Prabupada on Demoniac World Governments

Although the demons who take possession of the government are dressed like men of government, they do not know the duty of the government. Consequently, by the arrangement of God, such demons, who possess great military strength, fight with one another, and thus the great burden of demons on the surface of the earth is reduced. The demons increase their military power by the will of the Supreme, so that their numbers will be diminished and the devotees will have a chance to advance in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. (SB 9.24.59)

When people become very much disturbed by this demonic government and demons… So dharmasya glanih. Dharmasya glanih means discrepancies in the matter of executing religious principles. In Kamsa’s time… Just like in Russia, you cannot chant Hare Krsna mantra. What to speak of chanting in the street, you cannot chant even in private. That is their law. So that law is coming gradually everywhere, godless. In China, I’ve heard, anyone teaching about God, next life, he’ll be shot. Is it not? Somebody said me. Anyone teaching “Next life and God,” he’ll be shot down. So your country is still very nice because you are not shooting Krsna conscious people, but there is possibility. Demons are increasing. Demons are increasing. But don’t be afraid. Krsna is there. Just like Krsna’s mother and father were so much, I mean to say, harassed by Kamsa. But at the end, Kamsa was killed by Krsna.

So we may be harassed for the time being, but Krsna will save. This is saranagati. Avasya rakhibe krsna visvasa palana. The saranagati means, surrender means that “Krsna will save me. I, I’ll not do anything against the devotional service. Even there is torture…” Just like Prahlada Maharaja. He was tortured by his father. He had… Krsna’s mother was tortured by his brother. Not outsider. So the demons are so rascal, they don’t care for son, sister, mother. No. “As soon as it is against my personal sense gratification, I must finish this.” But be sure that Krsna will save. We have got so many instances. As Prahlada Maharaja was saved by Hiranyaka…, by Narasimhadeva from the hands of his father, Hiranyakasipu; Devaki was saved, Vasudeva was saved from the hands of Kamsa; so you will be also saved. Because there is promise in the Bhagavad-gita: kaunteya pratijanihi na me bhaktah pranasyati. Krsna says, “Make it a declaration throughout the whole world that anyone who is My devotee, he’ll never be annihilated. He’ll be protected. I’ll give him protection.” Samo ‘ham sarva-bhutesu. Samo ‘ham sarva-bhutesu na me dvesyo ‘sti na priyah. Krsna says in the Bhagavad-gita that “I am equal to everyone. Nobody is My enemy, nobody is My friend.” Ye tu bhajanti mam pritya. “But those who are devotees, engaged twenty-four hours, I give them special protection. I give them special protection.” So the demons will be there, and they will always give trouble to the demigods, or the devotees, but you don’t stop your function, devotional service. Don’t be afraid of the demons. Indrari-vyakulam lokam mrdayanti. This mrdayanti means “giving protection” Yes. Give protection. [Read More…]