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 PE AMAIA AMAA AT |
Lat A
HUGH F TTT ART ITs ATT 12 EI
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;
