98 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 1

killed. When one perfectly understands Krsna in this way, through the
medium of sdstra, one becomes immortal. As the Lord says in Bhagavad-
gita (4.9):
Janma karma ca me divyam
evam yo vetti tattvatah
tyaktva deham punar janma
naiti mam eti so ’rjuna

“One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and ac-
tivities does not, upon leaving the body, take his birth again in this
material world, but attains My eternal abode, O Arjuna.”

TEXT 67
wat Fat AG AAT ARTA |
Afed TATN FN Wala: ATM AW Goll

mataram pitaram bhrat?n
sarvams ca suhrdas tatha

ghnanti hy asutrpo lubdha
rajanah prayaso bhuvi

mataram—unto the mother; pitaram—unto the father; bhratfn—
unto brothers; sarvdn ca—and anyone else; suhrdah—friends; tatha—
as well as; ghnanti—they kill (as it is practically seen); hi—indeed; asu-
trpah—those who envy the lives of others for their personal sense grati-
fication; lubdhah—greedy; rajanah—such kings; prayasah—almost
always; bhuvi—on the earth.

TRANSLATION

Kings greedy for sense gratification on this earth almost always
kill their enemies indiscriminately. To satisfy their own whims,
they may kill anyone, even their mothers, fathers, brothers or
friends.

PURPORT

We have seen in the history of India that Aurangzeb killed his brother
and nephews and imprisoned his father to fulfill political ambitions.
