SB 10.69.35
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 35
- carantaṁ mṛgayāṁ kvāpi
- hayam āruhya saindhavam
- ghnantaṁ tatra paśūn medhyān
- parītaṁ yadu-puṅgavaiḥ
SYNONYMS
carantam — traveling; mṛgayām — on a hunting expedition; kva api — somewhere; hayam — His horse; āruhya — mounting; saindhavam — of the Sindh country; ghnantam — killing; tatra — there; paśūn — animals; medhyān — offerable in sacrifice; parītam — surrounded; yadu-puṅgavaiḥ — by the most heroic Yadus.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
In another place He was on a hunting expedition. Mounted on His Sindhī horse and accompanied by the most heroic of the Yadus, He was killing animals meant for offering in sacrifice.
PURPORT
Śrīla Prabhupāda comments, "According to Vedic regulations, the kṣatriyas were allowed to kill prescribed animals on certain occasions, either to maintain peace in the forests or to offer the animals in the sacrificial fire. Kṣatriyas are allowed to practice this killing art because they have to kill their enemies mercilessly to maintain peace in society."