Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.6.27
తస్మాత్ సత్రమిదం రాజన్ సంస్థీయేతాభిచారికమ్ ।
సర్పా అనాగసో దగ్ధా జనైర్దిష్టం హి భుజ్యతే ॥ ౨౭ ॥
tasmāt satram idaṁ rājan
[tasmaat satram idam raajan]
saṁsthīyetābhicārikam
[samstheeyetaabhichaarikam]
sarpā anāgaso dagdhā
[sarpaa anaagaso dagdhaa]
janair diṣṭaṁ hi bhujyate
[janair dishtam hi bhujyate]
Word-for-word
tasmāt
—
therefore
satram
—
sacrifice
idam
—
this
rājan
—
O King
saṁsthīyeta
—
should be stopped
ābhicārikam
—
done with intent to harm
sarpāḥ
—
the serpents
anāgasaḥ
—
innocent
dagdhāḥ
—
burned
janaiḥ
—
by persons
diṣṭam
—
fate
hi
—
indeed
bhujyate
—
is suffered.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tasmāt satram idaṁ rājan
tasmāt
therefore
satram
sacrifice
idam
this
rājan
O King
saṁsthīyetābhicārikam
saṁsthīyeta
should be stopped
ābhicārikam
done with intent to harm
sarpā anāgaso dagdhā
sarpāḥ
the serpents
anāgasaḥ
innocent
dagdhāḥ
burned
janair diṣṭaṁ hi bhujyate
janaiḥ
by persons
diṣṭam
fate
hi
indeed
bhujyate
is suffered.
Therefore, my dear King, please stop this sacrificial performance, which was initiated with the intent of doing harm to others. Many innocent snakes have already been burned to death. Indeed, all persons must suffer the unforeseen consequences of their past activities.
Purport
Bṛhaspati here admits that although the snakes appeared to be innocent, by the Lord’s arrangement they were also being punished for previous vicious activities.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Therefore, O King, please stop this sacrificial performance, which was initiated with the intent of doing harm to others. Many innocent snakes have already been burned to death, but all creatures must suffer their fate.
This sacrifice should be stopped because it is black magic, which condemned and useless (ābhicārikam). The killing of snakes done already is not a sin for you, since all creatures suffer their fate. Even the snakes are experiencing the results of ancient karmas.
My note
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