Text 8] The Appearance of the Demon Vṛtrāsura
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bhūmiḥ —the earth;  turīyam —one fourth;  jagrāha —accepted;  khāta-pūra —of the filling of holes;  vareṇa —because of the benediction;  vai —indeed;  īriṇam —the deserts;  brahma-hatyāyāḥ —of the reaction for killing a  brāhmaṇa ;  rūpam —form;  bhūmau —on the earth;  pradṛśyate —is visible.
TRANSLATION
In return for King Indra's benediction that ditches in the earth would be filled automatically, the land accepted one fourth of the sinful reactions for killing a  brāhmaṇa . Because of those sinful reactions, we find many deserts on the surface of the earth.
PURPORT
Because deserts are manifestations of the earth's diseased condition, no auspicious ritualistic ceremony can be performed in a desert. Persons destined to live in deserts are understood to be sharing the reactions for the sin of  brahma-hatyā , the killing of a  brāhmaṇa .
TEXT 8
तुर्यं छेदविरोहेण वरेण जगृहुर्द्धमाः ।  
 तेषां निर्यासरूपेण ब्रह्महत्या प्रदृश्यते ॥ ८ ॥
turyam cheda-viroheṇa  
 vareṇa jagṛhur drumāḥ  
 teṣām niryāsa-rūpeṇa  
 brahma-hatyā pradṛśyate
turyam —one fourth;  cheda —although being cut;  viroheṇa —of growing again;  vareṇa —because of the benediction;  jagṛhuḥ —accepted;  drumāḥ —the trees;  teṣām —of them;  niryāsa-rūpeṇa —by the liquid oozing from the trees;  brahma-hatyā —the reaction for killing a  brāhmaṇa ;  pradṛśyate —is visible.
TRANSLATION
In return for Indra's benediction that their branches and twigs would grow back when trimmed, the trees accepted one fourth of