Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.9.12
अथ कदाचित्कश्चिद् वृषलपतिर्भद्रकाल्यै पुरुषपशुमालभतापत्यकाम: ॥ १२ ॥
atha kadācit kaścid vṛṣala-patir bhadra-kālyai puruṣa-paśum ālabhatāpatya-kāmaḥ.
[atha kadaachit kashchid vrishala-patir bhadra-kaalyai purusha-pashum aalabhataapatya-kaamah.]
Word-for-word
atha
—
thereafter
kadācit
—
at some time
kaścit
—
some
vṛṣala-patiḥ
—
the leader of śūdras engaged in plundering the property of others
bhadra-kālyai
—
unto the goddess known as Bhadra Kālī
puruṣa-paśum
—
an animal in the shape of a man
ālabhata
—
started to sacrifice
apatya-kāmaḥ
—
desiring a son.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
atha kadācit kaścid vṛṣala-patir bhadra-kālyai puruṣa-paśum ālabhatāpatya-kāmaḥ.
atha
thereafter
kadācit
at some time
kaścit
some
vṛṣala-patiḥ
the leader of śūdras engaged in plundering the property of others
bhadra-kālyai
unto the goddess known as Bhadra Kālī
puruṣa-paśum
an animal in the shape of a man
ālabhata
started to sacrifice
apatya-kāmaḥ
desiring a son.
At this time, being desirous of obtaining a son, a leader of dacoits who came from a śūdra family wanted to worship the goddess Bhadra Kālī by offering her in sacrifice a dull man, who is considered no better than an animal.
Purport
Low-class men such as śūdras worship demigods like Goddess Kālī, or Bhadra Kālī, for the fulfillment of material desires. To this end, they sometimes kill a human being before the deity. They generally choose a person who is not very intelligent — in other words, an animal in the shape of a man.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
At one time, the leader of the thieves, desiring a son, started a sacrifice with a human being as an offering to Bhadra Kālī.
Vṛṣala-patiḥ means a leader of śūdras or thieves. Alābata means that he began to sacrifice.
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Personal Guidance
When people pursue material results through religion, they may eventually act in ways even śāstra forbids — even human sacrifice. Materialism dressed as worship is one of the most dangerous costumes; watch for it in yourself before others.
Reflection Questions
- Where are your prayers currently aimed at extracting outcomes rather than at offering yourself?
- What dangerous edge could that bargaining mood eventually lead to if you let it grow?
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