756 Srimad-Bhagavatam | Canto 4, Ch. 19

thwarted by providence; nu—certainly; kartum—te do; manah—the mind;
atirustam—very angry ; vigate—enters; tamah—darkness; andham— dense.

TRANSLATION

My dear King, don’t be agitated and anxious because your sacrifices have
not been properly executed due to providential impediments. Kindly take
my words with great respect. We should always remember that if something
happens by providential arrangement, we should not be very sorry. The
more we try to rectify such reversals, the more we enter into the darkest
region of materialistic thought.

PURPORT

Sometimes the saintly or very religious person also has to meet with
reversals in life. Such incidents should be taken as providential. Although
there may be sufficient cause for being unhappy, one should avoid counter-
acling such reversals because the more we become implicated in rectifying
such reversals, the more we enter into the darkest regions of material
anxiety. Lord Krsna has also advised us in this connection. We should
tolerate things instead of becoming agitated.

TEXT 35

wae = - kay TE |
Hea TT TeVVeftexfahie: 12R4I

kratur viramatam esa
devesu duravagrahah
dharma-vyatikaro yatra
pakhandair indra-nirmitaih

kratuh— the sacrifice ;viramatam— let it stop; esah—this; devesu— amongst
the demigods; duravagrahah—addiction to unwanted things; dharma-
vyatikarah—violation of religious principles; yatra—where; pakhandath—by
sinful activities; indra—by the King of heaven; nirmitaih— manufactured.

TRANSLATION

Lord Brahma continued: Stop the performance of these sacrifices, for
they have induced Indra to introduce so many irreligious aspects. You
