434 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 8
PURPORT
Whenever there is a war, there is certainly a massacre of many innocent
living beings, such as boys, bra@hmanas and women, whose killing is con-
sidered to be the greatest of sins. They are all innocent creatures, and in all
circumstances killing of them is forbidden in the scriptures. Maharaja
Yudhisthira was aware of these mass killings. Similarly, there were friends,
parents and preceptors also on both sides, and all of them were killed. It
was simply horrible for him to think of such killing, and therefore he was
thinking of residing in hell for millions and billions of years.
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aa Ta: TAMATATS TA feTy |
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eft Rag Ma ers MA AA Noll
naino rajnah praja-bhartur
dharma yuddhe vadho dvisam
iti me na tu bodhaya
kalpate sasanam vacah
na—never; enah—sins; rajnah—of the king; praja-bhartuh—of one who
is engaged in the maintenance of the citizens; dharma—for the right
cause; yuddhe—in the fight; vadhah—killing; dvisam—of the enemies; iti—
all these; me—for me; na—never; tu—but; bodhaya—for satisfaction;
kalpate—they are meant for administration; s4sanam—injunction; vacah—
words of.
TRANSLATION
There is no sin for a king who kills for the right cause, who is engaged
in maintaining his citizens. But this injunction is not applicable to me.
PURPORT
Maharaja Yudhisthira thought that although he was not actually
involved in the administration of the kingdom, which was being carried
on well by Duryodhana without harm to the citizens, he caused the killing
of so many living beings only for his personal gain of the kingdom from
the hands of Duryodhana. The killing was committed not in the course of
