My dear , if when we endeavor to become devotees of Krishna and spread Krishna consciousness we experience strong opposition from others we have to be even more strong in our determination that no matter how much opposition we experience we will not give up our Krishna consciousness and our determination to make the world Krishna conscious. In this connection Srila Prabhupada explains as follows in a Srimad
Bhagavatam class that he gave in Seattle, USA on 21 October 1968:
"You try to trace out the history of the world, you'll find always persons who are for Kṛṣṇa or God, they have been persecuted. Lord Jesus Christ was crucified, Haridāsa Ṭhākura was caned in twenty-two market places, Prahlāda Mahārāja was tortured by his father. So there may be such things. Of course, Kṛṣṇa will protect us. So don't be afraid. Don't be afraid if somebody tortures us, somebody teases us. We must go on with Kṛṣṇa
consciousness without any hesitation, and Kṛṣṇa will give us protect. If you are more tortured, then Kṛṣṇa will appear as Nṛsiṁhadeva and give you all protection. You are ...representative of Prahlāda. You keep your confidence in Kṛṣṇa, and He will give you protection, and go on chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa."
So under all circumstances we must remain very determined to be Krishna conscious and make the world Krishna conscious.
