Text 11] Svayambhuva Manu Advises Dhruva Maharaja 459
following the path; yat—which; atmanam—self; parak—the body; grhya—
thinking to be; pasu-vat—like animals; bhita—of living entities; vaisasam—
killing.
TRANSLATION

One should not accept the body as the self and thus, like the animals,
kill the bodies of others. It is especially forbidden by saintly persons who
follow the path of devotional service to the Supreme Personality of God-
head.

PURPORT

The words sddhiinam hrsikesanuvartinam are very significant. Sadhu
means a saintly person. But who is a saintly person? A saintly person is he
who follows the path of rendering service unto the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, Hrsikesa. In the Ndrada-paficaratra it is said, hrsikena hrsikesa-
sevanam bhaktir ucyate: the process of rendering favorable service to the
Supreme Personality of Godhead with one’s senses is called bhakti, or
devotional service. Therefore, why should a person who is already engaged
in the service of the Lord engage himself in personal sense gratification?
Dhruva Maharaja is advised here by Lord Manu that he is a pure servitor of
the Lord. Why should he unnecessarily engage, like the animals, in the
bodily concept of life? An animal thinks that the body of another animal
is his food; therefore, in the bodily concept of life, one animal attacks
another. A human being, especially one who is a devotee of the Lord,
should not act like this. Sadhu, a saintly devotee, is not supposed to kill
animals unnecessarily.

TEXT 11
where yaad eft wary
ATEN STH outer TH 1k AI
sarva-bhutatma-bhavena
bhutavasam harim bhavan
aradhyapa duraradh yam
visnos tat paramam padam

sarva-bhiita—in all living entities; a@ma—upon the Supersoul; bhavena—
with meditation; bhita—of all existence; dvdsam—the abode; harim—Lord
Hari; bhavan—you; aradhya—by worshiping; a@pa—have achieved; dur-
aradhyam—very difficult to propitiate; visnoh—of Lord Visnu; tat—that;
paramam—supreme; padam—situation.
