SB 5.26.33 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.26.33

ये त्विह वै भूतान्युद्वेजयन्ति नरा उल्बणस्वभावा यथा दन्दशूकास्तेऽपि प्रेत्य नरके दन्दशूकाख्ये निपतन्ति यत्र नृप दन्दशूका: पञ्चमुखा: सप्तमुखा उपसृत्य ग्रसन्ति यथा बिलेशयान् ॥ ३३ ॥

ye tv iha vai bhūtāny udvejayanti narā ulbaṇa-svabhāvā yathā dandaśūkās te ’pi pretya narake dandaśūkākhye nipatanti yatra nṛpa dandaśūkāḥ pañca-mukhāḥ sapta-mukhā upasṛtya grasanti yathā bileśayān.

[ye tv iha vai bhootaany udvejayanti naraa ulbana-svabhaavaa yathaa dandashookaas te ’pi pretya narake dandashookaakhye nipatanti yatra nripa dandashookaah pancha-mukhaah sapta-mukhaa upasritya grasanti yathaa bileshayaan.]

Word-for-word

ye — persons who tu — but iha — in this life vai — indeed bhūtāni — to living entities udvejayanti — cause unnecessary pain narāḥ — men ulbaṇa-svabhāvāḥ — angry by nature yathā — just like dandaśūkāḥ — snakes te — they api — also pretya — after dying narake — in the hell dandaśūka-ākhye — named Dandaśūka nipatanti — fall down yatra — where nṛpa — O King dandaśūkāḥ — serpents pañca-mukhāḥ — having five hoods sapta-mukhāḥ — having seven hoods upasṛtya — reaching up grasanti — eat yathā — just like bileśayān — mice.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

persons who

but

iha

in this life

vai

indeed

bhūtāni

to living entities

udvejayanti

cause unnecessary pain

narāḥ

men

ulbaṇa-svabhāvāḥ

angry by nature

yathā

just like

dandaśūkāḥ

snakes

they

api

also

pretya

after dying

narake

in the hell

dandaśūka-ākhye

named Dandaśūka

nipatanti

fall down

yatra

where

nṛpa

O King

dandaśūkāḥ

serpents

pañca-mukhāḥ

having five hoods

sapta-mukhāḥ

having seven hoods

upasṛtya

reaching up

grasanti

eat

yathā

just like

bileśayān

mice.

Those who in this life are like envious serpents, always angry and giving pain to other living entities, fall after death into the hell known as Dandaśūka. My dear King, in this hell there are serpents with five or seven hoods. These serpents eat such sinful persons just as snakes eat mice.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Those who in this life are like envious serpents, who are always angry and give pain to other living entities, fall after death into the hell known as Dandaśūka. O King! In this hell, serpents with five or seven hoods eat such sinful persons just as snakes eat mice. Vileśayān means mice.

Personal Guidance

The chronically angry, snake-like, pain-giving people end up devoured by serpents in Dandaśūka. Living as a source of pain shapes the next environment to match. Anger leaves teeth marks on the angry.

Reflection Questions

Where is anger making me a source of pain in my environment, and what is it shaping?
What practice would cool my anger before it sets the conditions of my next stage?

📝 My note

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