Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.11.15
यो नोऽग्रजस्यात्मविदो द्विजाते-
र्गुरोरपापस्य च दीक्षितस्य ।
विश्रभ्य खड्गेन शिरांस्यवृश्चत्
पशोरिवाकरुण: स्वर्गकाम: ॥ १५ ॥
yo no ’grajasyātma-vido dvijāter
[yo no ’grajasyaatma-vido dvijaater]
guror apāpasya ca dīkṣitasya
[guror apaapasya cha deekshitasya]
viśrabhya khaḍgena śirāṁsy avṛścat
[vishrabhya khadgena shiraamsy avrishchat]
paśor ivākaruṇaḥ svarga-kāmaḥ
[pashor ivaakarunah svarga-kaamah]
Word-for-word
yaḥ
—
he who
naḥ
—
our
agra-jasya
—
of the elder brother
ātma-vidaḥ
—
who was fully self-realized
dvi-jāteḥ
—
a qualified brāhmaṇa
guroḥ
—
your spiritual master
apāpasya
—
free from all sinful activities
ca
—
also
dīkṣitasya
—
appointed as the initiator of your yajña
viśrabhya
—
trustfully
khaḍgena
—
by your sword
śirāṁsi
—
the heads
avṛścat
—
cut off
paśoḥ
—
of an animal
iva
—
like
akaruṇaḥ
—
merciless
svarga-kāmaḥ
—
desiring the heavenly planets.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yo no ’grajasyātma-vido dvijāter
yaḥ
he who
guror apāpasya ca dīkṣitasya
viśrabhya khaḍgena śirāṁsy avṛścat
naḥ
our
agra-jasya
of the elder brother
ātma-vidaḥ
who was fully self-realized
dvi-jāteḥ
a qualified brāhmaṇa
guroḥ
your spiritual master
apāpasya
free from all sinful activities
ca
also
dīkṣitasya
appointed as the initiator of your yajña
viśrabhya
trustfully
khaḍgena
by your sword
śirāṁsi
the heads
avṛścat
cut off
paśor ivākaruṇaḥ svarga-kāmaḥ
paśoḥ
of an animal
iva
like
akaruṇaḥ
merciless
svarga-kāmaḥ
desiring the heavenly planets.
Only for the sake of living in the heavenly planets, you killed my elder brother — a self-realized, sinless, qualified brāhmaṇa who had been appointed your chief priest. He was your spiritual master, but although you entrusted him with the performance of your sacrifice, you later mercilessly severed his heads from his body the way one butchers an animal.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Just as a sacrificer desiring Svarga mercilessly cuts off the head of an animal, you, desiring Svarga, after gaining his trust, using your sword, cut off the heads [Note: The plural is used to indicate that Indra killed not one person but many—guru, brāhmaṇa, brother. ] of my elder brother, a knower of ātmā, a brāhmaṇa, and your guru, who was free of sin and appointed by you for sacrifice.
The sacrificer and you both desire Svarga.
Personal Guidance
You killed Viśvarūpa — sinless, qualified, your appointed priest — for heavenly comfort. Vṛtra exposes the small motive behind a great crime.
Reflection Questions
- Have I justified a great cost by a small reward?
- What 'heavenly planet' did I once kill something good to keep?
My note
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