Canto & Chapters
Liberation (24 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
Chapter 1430v
Chapter 14
Chapter 1530v
Chapter 15
Chapter 1630v
Chapter 16
Chapter 1730v
Chapter 17
Chapter 1830v
Chapter 18
Chapter 1930v
Chapter 19
Chapter 2030v
Chapter 20
Chapter 2130v
Chapter 21
Chapter 2230v
Chapter 22
Chapter 2330v
Chapter 23
Chapter 2430v
Chapter 24
Canto 9, Chapter 2
Chapter 2
Verse 3 (SB 9.2.3)
SB 9.2.3 • मूल श्लोक
पृषध्रस्तु मनो: पुत्रो गोपालो गुरुणा कृत: । पालयामास गा यत्तो रात्र्यां वीरासनव्रत: ॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration
pṛṣadhras tu manoḥ putro go-pālo guruṇā kṛtaḥ pālayām āsa gā yatto rātryāṁ vīrāsana-vrataḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
pṛṣadhraḥ tu — among them, Pṛṣadhra; manoḥ — of Manu; putraḥ — the son; go-pālaḥ — herding cows; guruṇā — by the order of his spiritual master; kṛtaḥ — having been engaged; pālayām āsa — he protected; gāḥ — cows; yattaḥ — so engaged; rātryām — at night; vīrāsana-vrataḥ — taking the vow of vīrāsana, standing with a sword.
Translation
“Among these sons, Pṛṣadhra, following the order of his spiritual master, was engaged as a protector of cows. He would stand all night with a sword to give the cows protection.”
Bhaktivedanta Purport
By Śrīla PrabhupādaOne who becomes vīrāsana takes the vow to stand all night with a sword to give protection to the cows. Because Pṛṣadhra was engaged in this way, it is to be understood that he had no dynasty. We can further understand from this vow accepted by Pṛṣadhra how essential it is to protect the cows. Some son of a kṣatriya would take this vow to protect the cows from ferocious animals, even at night. What then is to be said of sending cows to slaughterhouses? This is the most sinful activity in human society.