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Read one verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with its Sanskrit, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.25.8
एते त्वां सम्प्रतीक्षन्ते स्मरन्तो वैशसं
तव ।
सम्परेतम् अय:कूटैश्छिन्दन्त्युत्थितमन्यव: ॥ ८ ॥
ete tvāṁ sampratīkṣante
smaranto vaiśasaṁ tava
samparetam ayaḥ-kūṭaiś
chindanty utthita-manyavaḥ
All these animals are awaiting your death so that they can avenge the injuries you have inflicted upon them. After you die, they will angrily pierce your body with iron horns.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Nārada warned that the sacrificed animals awaited the King’s death to avenge their injuries. He wanted the King to recognize the danger of excessive animal sacrifice.
Even a small discrepancy in a sacrifice could prevent the animal’s promotion to human life. The sacrificer would then be responsible for the animal’s death.
Those who permit, perform or help with slaughter, as well as those who purchase, cook or eat the meat, share responsibility for the killing. Animal killing is therefore not encouraged even in sacrifice.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Worldly absorption → Sobering awareness. The mind's identification with material life becomes visible.
Chapters 24–29 of Canto 4: Śiva's song and the allegory of Purañjana. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc
Nārada’s allegory introduces Purañjana, his search for enjoyment, and his attraction to a woman.
Back to this verse in chapter 4.25Learn 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 4.25
In this verse: “death”, “danger”
Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership
Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 4.25
In this verse: “king’s”
Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How might my choices make me indirectly responsible for harm to animals?
Avoid purchasing, cooking or eating meat today as a concrete step away from participation in animal killing.
The stories 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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