SB 7.15.49 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

¨ हिंस्रं द्रव्यमयं काम्यमग्निहोत्राद्यशान्तिदम् । दर्शश्च पूर्णमासश्च चातुर्मास्यं पशु: सुत: ॥ ४८ ॥ एतदिष्टं प्रवृत्ताख्यं हुतं प्रहुतमेव च । पूर्तं सुरालयारामकूपाजीव्यादिलक्षणम् ॥ ४९ ॥

Verse text

hiṁsraṁ dravyamayaṁ kāmyam agni-hotrādy-aśāntidam darśaś ca pūrṇamāsaś ca cāturmāsyaṁ paśuḥ sutaḥ etad iṣṭaṁ pravṛttākhyaṁ hutaṁ prahutam eva ca pūrtaṁ surālayārāma- kūpājīvyādi-lakṣaṇam

Synonyms

hiṁsram — a system of killing and sacrificing animals ; dravya — mayam — requiring much paraphernalia ; kāmyam — full of unlimited material desires ; agni — hotra — ādi — ritualistic ceremonies such as the agni-hotra-yajṣa ; aśānti — dam — causing anxieties ; darśaḥ — the darśa ritualistic ceremony ; ca — and ; pūrṇamāsaḥ — the pūrṇamāsa ritualistic ceremony ; ca — also ; cāturmāsyam — observing four months of regulative principles ; paśuḥ — the ceremony of sacrificing animals or paśu-yajṣa ; sutaḥ — the soma-yajṣa ; etat — of all this ; iṣṭam — the goal ; pravṛtta — ākhyam — known as material attachment ; hutam — Vaiśvadeva, an incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead ; prahutam — a ceremony called Baliharaṇa ; eva — indeed ; ca — also ; pūrtam — for the benefit of the public ; sura — ālaya — constructing temples for demigods ; ārāma — resting houses and gardens ; kūpa — digging wells ; ājīvya — ādi — activities like distributing food and water ; lakṣaṇam — symptoms .

Translation

The ritualistic ceremonies and sacrifices known as agni-hotra-yajṣa, darśa-yajṣa, pūrṇamāsa-yajṣa, cāturmāsya-yajṣa, paśu-yajṣa and soma-yajṣa are all symptomized by the killing of animals and the burning of many valuables, especially food grains, all for the fulfillment of material desires and the creation of anxiety. Performing such sacrifices, worshiping Vaiśvadeva, and performing the ceremony of Baliharaṇa, which all supposedly constitute the goal of life, as well as constructing temples for demigods, building resting houses and gardens, digging wells for the distribution of water, establishing booths for the distribution of food, and performing activities for public welfare — these are all symptomized by attachment to material desires.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

The ritualistic sacrifices known as agni-hotra–yajṣa, darśa-yajṣa, pūrṇamāsa-yajṣa, cāturmāsya-yajṣa, paśu-yajṣa, soma-yajṣa, Vaiśvadeva and other offerings are the approved path of pravṛtti, producing great material attachment and include killing of animals and offering ingredients to fulfill material desires. It also includes public welfare projects, constructing temples, gardens and wells, and giving sustenance. Hiṁsram means animal killing. Aśaṇtidam means that it produces great attachment. Various types of sacrifices are mentioned (ādi). Paśuḥ means an animal sacrifice. Sutaḥ means a soma sacrifice. Hutam is an offering to the Vaiśvadevas. Prahutam means offering of food. All these are called sacrifice (iṣṭam). Ājīvya means building water holes etc.