Text 37] The Killing of the Demon Hiranyaksa 751

offered to them by the Supreme Lord, and they cannot render Him
devotional service. Ungrateful persons are those who do not understand
how much benefit they are deriving by the arrangement of the Lord.
They enjoy the sunshine and moonshine, and they get water free of
charge, yet they do not feel grateful, but simply go on enjoying these
gifts of the Lord. Therefore, they must be called thieves and rogues.

TEXT 37
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yo vai hiranyaksa-vadham mahadbhutam
vikriditam kdrana-siikaratmanah

Srnoti gayaty anumodate ‘iijasa
vimucyate brahma-vadhad api dvijah

yah—he who; vai—indeed; hiranyaksa-vadham—of the killing of
Hiranyaksa; maha-adbhutam—most wonderful; vikriditam—pastime; kdrana
—for reasons like raising the earth from the ocean; siikara—appearing in the
form of a boar; dtmanah—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; srnoti—
hears; gayati-chants;anumodate - takes pleasure ; afijasd—at once; vimucyate
—becomes freed; brahma-vadhat—from the sin of killing a brahmana; api—
even; dvijah—O brahmanas.

TRANSLATION

O brahmanas, anyone who hears, chants, or takes pleasure in the won-
derful narration of the killing of the Hiranyaksa demon by the Lord, who
appeared as the first boar in order to deliver the world, is at once relieved
of the results of sinful activities, even the killing of a brahmana.

PURPORT

Since the Personality of Godhead is in the absolute position, there is no
difference between His pastimes and His personality. Anyone who hears
about the pastimes of the Lord associates with the Lord directly, and one
who associates directly with the Lord is certainly freed from all sinful
activities, even to the extent of the killing of a brahmana, which is con-
