342 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 5

TEXT 26
afaq wet Rest yarqatteay |
Ted ACTA TAA A BETA URall

kaccit pasavyarh nirujarh
bhiry-ambu-trna-virudham

brhad vanam tad adhuna
yatrdsse tvarh suhrd-vrtah

kaccit—whether; pasavyam—protection of the cows; nirujam—with-
out difficulties or disease; bhiiri—sufficient; ambu—water; trna—grass;
virudham—plants; brhat vanam—the great forest; tat—all these ar-
rangements are there; adhunéd—now; yatra—where; dsse—are living;
tvam—you; suhrt-vrtah—surrounded by friends.

TRANSLATION

My dear friend Nanda Maharaja, in the place where you are liv-
ing with your friends, is the forest favorable for the animals, the
cows? I hope there is no disease or inconvenience. The place must
be full of water, grass and other plants.

PURPORT

For human happiness, one must care for the animals, especially the
cows. Vasudeva therefore inquired whether there was a good arrange-
ment for the animals where Nanda Maharaja lived. For the proper pur-
suit of human happiness, there must be arrangements for the protection
of cows. This means that there must be forests and adequate pasturing
grounds full of grass and water. If the animals are happy, there will be
an ample supply of milk, from which human beings will benefit by
deriving many milk products with which to live happily. As enjoined
in Bhagavad-gita (18.44), krsi-go-raksya-vanijyam vaisya-karma-sva-
bhavajam. Without giving proper facilities to the animals, how can
human society be happy? That people are raising cattle to send to the
slaughterhouse is a great sin. By this demoniac enterprise, people are
ruining their chance for a truly human life. Because they are not giving
