Text 16] The Atrocities of King Karnsa 289

aho bhaginy aho bhama
maya vam bata paépmana

purusdda ivapatyam
bahavo himsitah sutah

aho—alas; bhagini—my dear sister; aho—alas; bhama—my dear
brother-in-law; mayad—by me; vdm—of you; bata—indeed; péap-
mand—because of sinful activities; purusa-adah—a Raksasa, man-
eater; iva—like; apatyam—child; bahavah—many; himsitah—have
been killed; sutah—sons.

TRANSLATION

Alas, my sister! Alas, my brother-in-law! I am indeed so sinful
that exactly like a man-eater [Raksasa] who eats his own child, I
have killed so many sons born of you.

PURPORT

Raksasas are understood to be accustomed to eating their own sons, as
snakes and many other animals sometimes do. At the present moment in
Kali-yuga, Raksasa fathers and mothers are killing their own children in
the womb, and some are even eating the fetus with great relish. Thus the
so-called civilization is gradually advancing by producing Raksasas.

TEXT 16

F FE AHH TTHAM AGE AT? |
IHR a TAY AAT TAs TAT 112

sa tv aham tyakta-kérunyas
tyakta-jnati-suhrt khalah

kan lokén vai gamisyami
brahma-heva mrtah svasan

sah—that person (Karnsa); tu—indeed; aham—I; tyakta-kdrun-
yah—devoid of all mercy; tyakta-jnati-suhrt—my relatives and friends
have been rejected by me; khalah—cruel; kan lokan—which planets;
