Devanagari
कर्तुश्च सारथेर्हेतोरनुमोदितुरेव च ।
कर्मणां भागिन: प्रेत्य भूयो भूयसि तत् फलम् ॥ ५५ ॥
Verse text
kartuś ca sārather hetor
anumoditur eva ca
karmaṇāṁ bhāginaḥ pretya
bhūyo bhūyasi tat-phalam
Synonyms
kartuḥ
—
of the performer
;
ca
—
and
;
sāratheḥ
—
of the assistant
;
hetoḥ
—
of the instigator
;
anumodituḥ
—
of the person who approves
;
eva ca
—
also
;
karmaṇām
—
of the fruitive reactions
;
bhāginaḥ
—
of the shareholder
;
pretya
—
in the next life
;
bhūyaḥ
—
more grievously
;
bhūyasi
—
to the extent that the action is grievous
;
tat
—
(must suffer) of that
;
phalam
—
the result .
Translation
Not only the performer of the theft but also anyone who assists him, instigates the crime, or simply approves of it must also share the reaction in the next life. According to their degree of participation, they each must suffer a proportionate consequence.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Not only the performer of the theft but also anyone who assists him, instigates the crime or applauds it, must also receive this result after death, since they must share the karma. According to the gravity of the crime, they must suffer a proportionate consequence.
The result accrues not only to the thief but to all involved. The result of the crime after death is experienced by those who assist the act, those who instigate the act, and those who applaud the act, since they should share the results of the crime. According to the seriousness of the crime (bhūyasi) there were will be greater suffering (bhūyaḥ).
Thus ends the commentary on the Twenty-seventh Chapter of the Eleventh Canto of the Bhāgavatam for the pleasure of the devotees, in accordance with the previous ācāryas.
Chapter Twenty-eight
Advaita Philosophy
Purport
Stealing paraphernalia meant for worshiping the Supreme Lord or His authorized representatives should be avoided at all costs.
Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda to the Eleventh Canto, Twenty-seventh Chapter, of the
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam,
entitled “Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Instructions on the Process of Deity Worship.”