Canto & Chapters
The Age of Deterioration (13 Chapters)
Chapter 130v
Chapter 1
Chapter 230v
Chapter 2
Chapter 330v
Chapter 3
Chapter 430v
Chapter 4
Chapter 530v
Chapter 5
Chapter 630v
Chapter 6
Chapter 730v
Chapter 7
Chapter 830v
Chapter 8
Chapter 930v
Chapter 9
Chapter 1030v
Chapter 10
Chapter 1130v
Chapter 11
Chapter 1230v
Chapter 12
Chapter 1330v
Chapter 13
Canto 12, Chapter 6
Chapter 6
Verse 27 (SB 12.6.27)
SB 12.6.27 • मूल श्लोक
तस्मात् सत्रमिदं राजन् संस्थीयेताभिचारिकम् । सर्पा अनागसो दग्धा जनैर्दिष्टं हि भुज्यते ॥ २७ ॥
Transliteration
tasmāt satram idaṁ rājan saṁsthīyetābhicārikam sarpā anāgaso dagdhā janair diṣṭaṁ hi bhujyate
Synonyms (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.
Translation
“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.”
Bhaktivedanta Purport
By Śrīla PrabhupādaBṛhaspati here admits that although the snakes appeared to be innocent, by the Lord’s arrangement they were also being punished for previous vicious activities.