Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 4: The Atrocities of King Kamsa

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.4.40

tasmāt sarvātmanā rājan

brāhmanān brahma-vādinah

tapasvino yajña-śīlān

gāś ca hanmo havir-dughāh

SYNONYMS

tasmāt — therefore; sarva-ātmanāin every respect; rājanO King; brāhmanān — the brāhmanas; brahma-vādinah — who maintain the brahminical culture, centered around Vishnu; tapasvinah — persons who are engaged in austerities; yajña-śīlān — persons engaged in offering sacrifices; gāh ca — cows and persons engaged in protecting cows; hanmah — we shall kill; havih-dughāh — because they supply milk, from which clarified butter is obtained for the offering of sacrifice.

TRANSLATION

O King, we, who are your adherents in all respects, shall therefore kill the Vedic brāhmanas, the persons engaged in offering sacrifices and austerities, and the cows that supply milk, from which clarified butter is obtained for the ingredients of sacrifice.

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