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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.14.43
न ब्रह्मदण्डदग्धस्य न भूतभयदस्य च ।
नारकाश्चानुगृह्णन्ति यां यां योनिमसौ गत: ॥ ४३ ॥
na brahma-daṇḍa-dagdhasya
na bhūta-bhayadasya ca
nārakāś cānugṛhṇanti
yāṁ yāṁ yonim asau gataḥ
A person who is condemned by a brāhmaṇa or is always fearful to other living entities is not favored either by those who are already in hell or by those in the species in which he is born.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
A person condemned by a brāhmaṇa, or one who causes fear to other living entities, is not favored by others.
This lack of favor extends even to those in hell and those of the species into which the offender is born.
The purport gives the dog as a practical example of a condemned species, describing its lack of sympathy toward others of its own kind.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Threat and anger → Rescue and wonder. Divine protection appears amid cosmic confrontation.
Chapters 13–19 of Canto 3: Varāha, Jaya and Vijaya, Hiraṇyākṣa. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc
Diti desires sons, her husband performs a forbidden act, and their sons’ destruction by the Lord is foretold.
Back to this verse in chapter 3.14Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.
The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.
Ūti · The creative impetus
Why do we act, and what keeps us bound? · Subject 5 of 10
Abhaya · Fearlessness
Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 3.14
In this verse: “fearful”, “fear”
Kṛpā · Divine mercy
Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 3.14
In this verse: “favored”
Dainya · Humility
Ego yields to insight, service and surrender. · Theme in SB 3.14
In this verse: “offender”
Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Does any part of my behavior make another living being afraid?
Avoid one harsh word or threatening action today that could frighten another living being.
The story this chapter belongs to.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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