Devanagari
क्रतुर्विरमतामेष देवेषु दुरवग्रह: ।
धर्मव्यतिकरो यत्र पाखण्डैरिन्द्रनिर्मितै: ॥ ३५ ॥
Verse text
kratur viramatām eṣa
deveṣu duravagrahaḥ
dharma-vyatikaro yatra
pākhaṇḍair indra-nirmitaiḥ
Synonyms
kratuḥ
—
the sacrifice
;
viramatām
—
let it stop
;
eṣaḥ
—
this
;
deveṣu
—
amongst the demigods
;
duravagrahaḥ
—
addiction to unwanted things
;
dharma
—
vyatikaraḥ — violation of religious principles
;
yatra
—
where
;
pākhaṇḍaiḥ
—
by sinful activities
;
indra
—
by the King of heaven
;
nirmitaiḥ
—
manufactured .
Translation
Lord Brahmā continued: Stop the performance of these sacrifices, for they have induced Indra to introduce so many irreligious aspects. You should know very well that even amongst the demigods there are many unwanted desires.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Let this sacrifice be stopped! In this sacrifice, among the devatās, Indra has become stubborn, and dharma has been destroyed by heretics introduced by Indra.
Therefore stop the sacrifice. “Can’t Indra be stopped?” Among the devatās, he is very stubborn. Yatra means “in the sacrifice.”
Purport
There are many competitors in ordinary business affairs, and the
karma-kāṇḍa
chapters of the
Vedas
sometimes cause competition and envy amongst
karmīs.
A
karmī
must be envious because he wishes to enjoy material pleasures to their fullest extent. That is the material disease. Consequently there is always competition amongst
karmīs,
either in ordinary business affairs or in the performance of
yajṣa.
Lord Brahmā’s purpose was to end the competition between Lord Indra and Mahārāja Pṛthu. Because Mahārāja Pṛthu was a great devotee and incarnation of God, he was requested to stop the sacrifices so that Indra might not further introduce irreligious systems, which are always followed by criminal-minded people.