Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 12.6.27

tasmāt satram idaḿ rājan

saḿsthīyetābhicārikam

sarpā anāgaso dagdhā

janair diṣṭaḿ hi bhujyate

SYNONYMS

tasmāt — therefore; satram — sacrifice; idam — this; rājan — O King; saḿsthīyeta — should be stopped; ābhicārikam — done with intent to harm; sarpāḥ — the serpents; anāgasaḥ — innocent; dagdhāḥ — burned; janaiḥ — by persons; diṣṭam — fate; hi — indeed; bhujyate — is suffered.

TRANSLATION

Therefore, my dear King, please stop this sacrificial performance, which was initiated with the intent of doing harm to others. Many innocent snakes have already been burned to death. Indeed, all persons must suffer the unforeseen consequences of their past activities.

PURPORT

Bṛhaspati here admits that although the snakes appeared to be innocent, by the Lord's arrangement they were also being punished for previous vicious activities.

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