SB 10.69.35

SB 10.69.35

Devanagari

चरन्तं मृगयां क्व‍ापि हयमारुह्य सैन्धवम् । घ्नन्तं तत्र पशून् मेध्यान् परीतं यदुपुङ्गवै: ॥ ३५ ॥

Verse text

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

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.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

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. KB 10.69.35 Somewhere Kṛṣṇa was found as a kṣatriya king engaged in hunting animals in the forest and riding on a very beautiful Sindhī horse. 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.

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.”

Purport (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Mounting his horse from Sindhu, he went hunting.

Purport (Jiva Goswami)

He rode horses from Sind province since they galloped fast. Surrounded by persons like Sātyaki he killed animals suitable for sacrifice (medhyān).