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CC Madhya 24.250 (1975)



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 250

vyādha tumi, jīva māra--'alpa' aparādha tomāra
kadarthanā diyā māra'--e pāpa 'apāra'


SYNONYMS

vyādha tumi—you are a hunter; jīva māra—your occupation is to kill animals; alpa—slight; aparādha—offense; tomāra—your; kadarthanā diyā—unnecessarily giving them pain; māra'-when you kill; e pāpa apāra—this sinful activity is unlimited.


TRANSLATION

"Nārada Muni continued, 'My dear hunter, your business is killing animals. That is a slight offense on your part, but when you consciously give them unnecessary pain by leaving them half-dead, you incur very great sins.'


PURPORT