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Yatha pankena pankambhah suraya ba surakritam
Bhutahatya tathaiba ekam na yajnairm astum arhati.
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Yatha—as much as, Punkena—by the mud, Pankambha—water mixed with mud, Suraya—by wine, Ba—either, Surakritam—impurity caused by the slight touch of wine, Bhutahatya—killing of animals, Tatha—like that, Eva—certainly, Ekam—one, Na—never, Yajnair—by the prescribed sacrifices, Mastum—to counter act, Arhati—is worthwhile.
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As it is not possible to filter muddy water by means of mud, or as it is not possible to purify a wine-stroken pot with bulk of wine, so also killing of a living being imperceptibly cannot be counteracted by another organised killing of animal.
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Aswamedha Yajna or Gomedha Yajna or the sacrifices in which a horse or a bull was sacrificed were not off course for the purpose of killing the animal. Lord Chaitanya said that such animals sacrificed in the alter of Yajna were rejuvenated and a new life was given to such sacrificed animal. It was just to prove the efficacy of hymns of the Vedas. By recitation of the hymns of Vedas in the proper way certainly the performer gets relief from the reactions of sins but in case of such sacrifices not properly done under expert management, surely one has to become responsible for such animal sacrifice. In this age of quarrel and hypocrisy there is no posssibility of performing the Yajnas perfectly for want of expert Brahmins who are able to conduct such Yajnas. Maharaj Yudhisthir therefore gives a hint on the point of performing sacrifices in the age of Kali. In the Kali Yuga the only sacrifice recommended is the performance of Harinam Yajna inaugurated by Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. But one should not indulge in animal killing and counter act it by performing the Harinam Yajna. Those who are devotees of the Lord they never kill an animal for self interest neither they refrain from the duty of a Kshatriya on the order of the Lord as it was performed by Arjuna. The whole purpose is therefore served when everything is done on the Will of the Lord. This is possible only for the devotees alone.
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Thus end the #b#Bhaktivedanta Purports#/b# of the First Canto Eighth Chapter in the matter of the Prayers of Queen Kunti and Parikshit Saved.
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#dl##dd#yathā paṅkena paṅkāmbhaḥ#/dd#
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#i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=yathā&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#yathā#/i# — as much as; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=paṅkena&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#paṅkena#/i# — by the mud; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=paṅka&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#paṅka-#a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ambhaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#ambhaḥ#/i# — water mixed with mud; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=surayā&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#surayā#/i# — by wine; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vā&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#vā#/i# — either; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=surākṛtam&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#surākṛtam#/i# — impurity caused by the slight touch of wine; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=bhūta&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#bhūta-#a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=hatyām&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#hatyām#/i# — killing of animals; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=tathā&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#tathā#/i# — like that; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=eva&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#eva#/i# — certainly; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ekām&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#ekām#/i# — one; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=na&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#na#/i# — never; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=yajñaiḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#yajñaiḥ#/i# — by the prescribed sacrifices; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=mārṣṭum&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#mārṣṭum#/i# — to counteract; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=arhati&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#arhati#/i# — is worthwhile.
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As it is not possible to filter muddy water through mud, or purify a wine-stained pot with wine, it is not possible to counteract the killing of men by sacrificing animals.
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#i#aśvamedha-yajñas#/i# or #i#gomedha-yajñas#/i#, sacrifices in which a horse or a bull is sacrificed, were not, of course, for the purpose of killing the animals. Lord Caitanya said that such animals sacrificed on the altar of #i#yajña#/i# were rejuvenated and a new life was given to them. It was just to prove the efficacy of the hymns of the #i#Vedas#/i#. By recitation of the hymns of the #i#Vedas#/i# in the proper way, certainly the performer gets relief from the reactions of sins, but in case of such sacrifices improperly done under inexpert management, surely one has to become responsible for animal sacrifice. In this age of quarrel and hypocrisy there is no possibility of performing the #i#yajñas#/i# perfectly for want of expert #i#brāhmaṇas#/i# who are able to conduct such #i#yajñas#/i#. Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira therefore gives a hint to performing sacrifices in the age of Kali. In the Kali-yuga the only sacrifice recommended is the performance of #i#hari-nāma-yajña#/i# inaugurated by Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. But one should not indulge in animal killing and counteract it by performing the #i#hari-nāma yajña#/i#. Those who are devotees of the Lord never kill an animal for self-interest, and (as the Lord ordered Arjuna) they do not refrain from performing the duty of a #i#kṣatriya#/i#. The whole purpose, therefore, is served when everything is done for the will of the Lord. This is possible only for the devotees.
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#i#Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the First Canto, Eighth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled "Prayers by Queen Kuntī and Parīkṣit Saved.#/i#
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