Texts 44-45] Pregnancy of Diti in the Evening 565

however, when His devotee simply becomes sorry. A devotee of the Lord
never prays to the Lord to appear for the sake of the troubles the
miscreants cause for him, and he never bothers Him by asking for
protection. Rather, the Lord is anxious to give protection to the devotees.
Diti knew well that the killing of her sons by the Lord would also be His
mercy, and therefore she says that the wheel and arms of the Lord are
magnanimous. If someone is killed by the wheel of the Lord and is thus
fortunate enough to see the arms of the Lord, that is sufficient for his
liberation. Such good fortune is not achieved even by the great sages.

TEXT 43

qT WAGVECNA ai" Wrage a |
ARRATTEteT Tt at TAT Ta: We
na brahma-danda-dagdhasya
na bhuta-bhayadasya ca
narakas canugrhnantt
yam yam yonim asau gatah
na—never; brahma-danda—punishment by a brahmana; dagdhasya—of
one who is so punished; na—neither; bhuta-bhayadasya—of one who is
always fearful to the living entities; ca—also; narakah—those condemned
to hell; ca—also; anugrhnanti— do any favor; yam yam— whichever; yonim—
species of life; asau—the offender; gatah—goes.

TRANSLATION

A person who is condemned by a brahmana or is always fearful to other
living entities is not favored either by those who are already in hell or by
those in the species in which he is born.

PURPORT

A practical example of a condemned species of life is the dog. Dogs are
so condemned that they never show any sympathy to their contemporaries.

TEXTS 44-45

RIT SWF
STUNG Aa: ICTTATATH |
aE Aa AT ATT VII
greta Gant afran: Aat Aa: |
MAA TIT: YS ATTA TAZ NII
