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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.26.13

यस्त्विह वा उग्र: पशून् पक्षिणो वा प्राणत उपरन्धयति तमपकरुणं पुरुषादैरपि विगर्हितममुत्र यमानुचरा: कुम्भीपाके तप्ततैले उपरन्धयन्ति ॥ १३ ॥
yas tv iha vā ugraḥ paśūn pakṣiṇo vā prāṇata uparandhayati tam apakaruṇaṁ puruṣādair api vigarhitam amutra yamānucarāḥ kumbhīpāke tapta-taile uparandhayanti.
[yas tv iha vaa ugrah pashoon pakshino vaa praanata uparandhayati tam apakarunam purushaadair api vigarhitam amutra yamaanucharaah kumbheepaake tapta-taile uparandhayanti.]
Word-for-word
yaḥ — a person who tu — but iha — in this life vā — or ugraḥ — very cruel paśūn — animals pakṣiṇaḥ — birds vā — or prāṇataḥ — in a live condition uparandhayati — cooks tam — him apakaruṇam — very cruel-hearted puruṣa-ādaiḥ — by those who eat human flesh api — even vigarhitam — condemned amutra — in the next life yama-anucarāḥ — the servants of Yamarāja kumbhīpāke — in the hell known as Kumbhīpāka tapta-taile — in boiling oil uparandhayanti — cook.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yas tv iha vā ugraḥ paśūn pakṣiṇo vā prāṇata uparandhayati tam apakaruṇaṁ puruṣādair api vigarhitam amutra yamānucarāḥ kumbhīpāke tapta-taile uparandhayanti.
yaḥ
a person who
tu
but
iha
in this life
vā
or
ugraḥ
very cruel
paśūn
animals
pakṣiṇaḥ
birds
vā
or
prāṇataḥ
in a live condition
uparandhayati
cooks
tam
him
apakaruṇam
very cruel-hearted
puruṣa-ādaiḥ
by those who eat human flesh
api
even
vigarhitam
condemned
amutra
in the next life
yama-anucarāḥ
the servants of Yamarāja
kumbhīpāke
in the hell known as Kumbhīpāka
tapta-taile
in boiling oil
uparandhayanti
cook.
For the maintenance of their bodies and the satisfaction of their tongues, cruel persons cook poor animals and birds alive. Such persons are condemned even by man-eaters. In their next lives they are carried by the Yamadūtas to the hell known as Kumbhīpāka, where they are cooked in boiling oil.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Cruel persons who cook poor animals and birds alive and who are condemned even by Rākṣasas are cooked in boiling oil by the servants of Yama in the next life in Kumbhīpāka. Prāṇataḥ means “while alive.”
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Personal Guidance
Cooking poor animals alive for taste is so condemned that even man-eaters reject those who do it. There is a level of cruelty below which even the cruel will not go. Reflect on what you eat and how it arrives.
Reflection Questions
  • Have I considered the actual journey of what arrives on my plate?
  • What practical change — even one meal a day — could begin to align my eating with my values?
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