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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.14.43

न ब्रह्मदण्डदग्धस्य न भूतभयदस्य च । नारकाश्चानुगृह्णन्ति यां यां योनिमसौ गत: ॥ ४३ ॥
na brahma-daṇḍa-dagdhasya
[na brahma-danda-dagdhasya]
na bhūta-bhayadasya ca
[na bhoota-bhayadasya cha]
nārakāś cānugṛhṇanti
[naarakaash chaanugrihnanti]
yāṁ yāṁ yonim asau gataḥ
[yaam yaam yonim asau gatah]
Word-for-word
na — never brahma-daṇḍa — punishment by a brāhmaṇa dagdhasya — of one who is so punished na — neither bhūta-bhaya-dasya — of one who is always fearful to the living entities ca — also nārakāḥ — those condemned to hell ca — also anugṛhṇanti — do any favor yām yām — whichever yonim — species of life asau — the offender gataḥ — goes.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
na brahma-daṇḍa-dagdhasya
na
never
brahma-daṇḍa
punishment by a brāhmaṇa
dagdhasya
of one who is so punished
na bhūta-bhayadasya ca
na
neither
bhūta-bhaya-dasya
of one who is always fearful to the living entities
ca
also
nārakāś cānugṛhṇanti
nārakāḥ
those condemned to hell
ca
also
anugṛhṇanti
do any favor
yāṁ yāṁ yonim asau gataḥ
yām yām
whichever
yonim
species of life
asau
the offender
gataḥ
goes.
A person who is condemned by a brāhmaṇa or is always fearful to other living entities is not favored either by those who are already in hell or by those in the species in which he is born.
Purport

A practical example of a condemned species of life is the dog. Dogs are so condemned that they never show any sympathy to their contemporaries.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The inhabitants of hell, and those around him when he takes another birth, do not show favor to the person who has been punished by the curse of a brāhmaṇa, who have given fear to other living beings. The accusative case can be substituted for the genitive case. Those in hell and those situated where he takes birth again do not show him favor.
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Personal Guidance
The verse insists on the Lord's specific identity — not an idea of God but a person with name, form, and intent. Vague spirituality cannot reach what only personal address can.
Reflection Questions
  • Whom do you actually address when you pray — a concept, or a person?
  • What single attribute of the Lord, taken seriously today, would reorganize a corner of your life?
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