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Canto 10 · The Summum Bonum · 90 chapters

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  1. 1Chant the verseSay the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  3. 3Find the meaning yourselfBefore the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translationAsk: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
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  6. 6Write down what touched youNote the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 10: The Deliverance of the Yamala-arjuna Trees
10.10.810.10.10

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.10.9

हन्यन्ते पशवो यत्र निर्दयैरजितात्मभि: ।

मन्यमानैरिमं देहमजरामृत्यु नश्वरम् ॥ ९ ॥

hanyante paśavo yatra

nirdayair ajitātmabhiḥ

manyamānair imaṁ deham

ajarāmṛtyu naśvaram

Translation

Unable to control their senses, rascals who are falsely proud of their riches or their birth in aristocratic families are so cruel that to maintain their perishable bodies, which they think will never grow old or die, they kill poor animals without mercy. Sometimes they kill animals merely to enjoy an excursion.

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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Choose Mercy and Kṛṣṇa's Prasāda

  1. 1

    Pride in wealth and uncontrolled senses can lead people to kill animals for a body that must grow old and die.

  2. 2

    The supreme controller within everyone's heart observes every activity. Sinful actions bring consequences through suitable bodies supplied by material nature.

  3. 3

    Devotees avoid food that requires slaughterhouses and take Kṛṣṇa's prasāda. Kṛṣṇa accepts a leaf, flower, fruit, or water offered with love and devotion.

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