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==== TEXT 51 ==== | ==== TEXT 51 ==== | ||
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strīṇāṁ mad-dhata-bandhūnāṁ | :strīṇāṁ mad-dhata-bandhūnāṁ | ||
droho yo 'sāv ihotthitaḥ | :droho yo 'sāv ihotthitaḥ | ||
karmabhir gṛhamedhīyair | :karmabhir gṛhamedhīyair | ||
nāhaṁ kalpo vyapohitum | :nāhaṁ kalpo vyapohitum | ||
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==== SYNONYMS ==== | ==== SYNONYMS ==== | ||
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''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=strīṇām&tab=syno_o&ds=1 strīṇām]'' — of the women; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=mat&tab=syno_o&ds=1 mat]'' — by me; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=hata&tab=syno_o&ds=1 hata]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=bandhūnām&tab=syno_o&ds=1 bandhūnām]'' — of the friends who are killed; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=drohaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 drohaḥ]'' — enmity; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=yaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 yaḥ]'' — that; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=asau&tab=syno_o&ds=1 asau]'' — all those; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=iha&tab=syno_o&ds=1 iha]'' — herewith; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=utthitaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 utthitaḥ]'' — has accrued; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=karmabhiḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 karmabhiḥ]'' — by dint of work; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=gṛhamedhīyaiḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 gṛhamedhīyaiḥ]'' — by persons engaged in material welfare; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=na&tab=syno_o&ds=1 na]'' — never; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=aham&tab=syno_o&ds=1 aham]'' — I; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=kalpaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 kalpaḥ]'' — can expect; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vyapohitum&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vyapohitum]'' — undoing the same. | |||
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I have killed many friends of women, and I have thus caused enmity to such an extent that it is not possible to undo it by material welfare work. | I have killed many friends of women, and I have thus caused enmity to such an extent that it is not possible to undo it by material welfare work. | ||
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The gṛhamedhīs are those whose only business is to perform welfare work for the sake of material prosperity. Such material prosperity is sometimes hampered by sinful activities, for the materialist is sure to commit sins, even unintentionally, in the course of discharging material duties. To get relief from such sinful reactions, the Vedas prescribe several kinds of sacrifices. It is said in the Vedas that by performing the | The ''gṛhamedhīs'' are those whose only business is to perform welfare work for the sake of material prosperity. Such material prosperity is sometimes hampered by sinful activities, for the materialist is sure to commit sins, even unintentionally, in the course of discharging material duties. To get relief from such sinful reactions, the ''Vedas'' prescribe several kinds of sacrifices. It is said in the ''Vedas'' that by performing the ''aśvamedha-yajña'' (horse sacrifice) one can get relief from even ''brahma-hatyā'' (killing of a ''brāhmaṇa''). | ||
Yudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja performed this | Yudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja performed this ''aśvamedha-yajña'', but he thinks that even by performing such ''yajñas'' it is not possible to get relief from the great sins committed. In war either the husband or the brother or even the father or sons go to fight. And when they are killed, a fresh enmity is created, and thus a chain of actions and reactions increases which is not possible to be counteracted even by thousands of ''aśvamedha-yajñas.'' | ||
The way of work (karma) is like that. It creates one action and another reaction simultaneously and thus increases the chain of material activities, binding the performer in material bondage. In the Bhagavad-gītā ([[BG | The way of work (''karma'') is like that. It creates one action and another reaction simultaneously and thus increases the chain of material activities, binding the performer in material bondage. In the [[Bhagavad-gita As It Is (1972)|''Bhagavad-gītā'']] ([[BG 9.27 (1972)|BG 9.27-28]]) the remedy is suggested that such actions and reactions of the path of work can be checked only when work is done on behalf of the Supreme Lord. The Battle of Kurukṣetra was actually fought by the will of the Supreme Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, as it is evident from His version, and only by His will was Yudhiṣṭhira placed on the throne of Hastināpura. Therefore, factually no sin whatsoever touched the Pāṇḍavas, who were only the order carriers of the Lord. For others, who declare war out of personal interest, the whole responsibility lies on them. | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:15, 17 February 2024
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 51
- strīṇāṁ mad-dhata-bandhūnāṁ
- droho yo 'sāv ihotthitaḥ
- karmabhir gṛhamedhīyair
- nāhaṁ kalpo vyapohitum
SYNONYMS
strīṇām — of the women; mat — by me; hata-bandhūnām — of the friends who are killed; drohaḥ — enmity; yaḥ — that; asau — all those; iha — herewith; utthitaḥ — has accrued; karmabhiḥ — by dint of work; gṛhamedhīyaiḥ — by persons engaged in material welfare; na — never; aham — I; kalpaḥ — can expect; vyapohitum — undoing the same.
TRANSLATION
I have killed many friends of women, and I have thus caused enmity to such an extent that it is not possible to undo it by material welfare work.
PURPORT
The gṛhamedhīs are those whose only business is to perform welfare work for the sake of material prosperity. Such material prosperity is sometimes hampered by sinful activities, for the materialist is sure to commit sins, even unintentionally, in the course of discharging material duties. To get relief from such sinful reactions, the Vedas prescribe several kinds of sacrifices. It is said in the Vedas that by performing the aśvamedha-yajña (horse sacrifice) one can get relief from even brahma-hatyā (killing of a brāhmaṇa).
Yudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja performed this aśvamedha-yajña, but he thinks that even by performing such yajñas it is not possible to get relief from the great sins committed. In war either the husband or the brother or even the father or sons go to fight. And when they are killed, a fresh enmity is created, and thus a chain of actions and reactions increases which is not possible to be counteracted even by thousands of aśvamedha-yajñas.
The way of work (karma) is like that. It creates one action and another reaction simultaneously and thus increases the chain of material activities, binding the performer in material bondage. In the Bhagavad-gītā (BG 9.27-28) the remedy is suggested that such actions and reactions of the path of work can be checked only when work is done on behalf of the Supreme Lord. The Battle of Kurukṣetra was actually fought by the will of the Supreme Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, as it is evident from His version, and only by His will was Yudhiṣṭhira placed on the throne of Hastināpura. Therefore, factually no sin whatsoever touched the Pāṇḍavas, who were only the order carriers of the Lord. For others, who declare war out of personal interest, the whole responsibility lies on them.