Text 36] King Prthu’s One Hundred Horse Sacrifices 757
should know very well that even amongst the demigods there are many un-
wanted desires.
PURPORT
There are many competitors in ordinary business affairs, and the karma-
kanda chapters of the Vedas sometimes cause competition and envy
amongst karmis. A karmi must be envious because he wishes to enjoy mate-
rial pleasures to their fullest extent. That is the material disease. Conse-
quently there is always competition amongst karmis, either in ordinary
business affairs or in the performance of yajia. Lord Brahma’s purpose was
to end the competition between Lord Indra and Maharaja Prthu. Because
Maharaja Prthu was a great devotee and incarnation of God, he was re-
quested to stop the sacrifices so that Indra might not further introduce
irreligious systems, which are always followed by criminal-minded people.
TEXT 36
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ebhir indropasamsrstaih
pakhandair haribhir janam
hriyamadnam vicaksvainam
yas te yajiia-dhrug asva-mut
ebhih—by these; indra-upasamsrstaih—created by the King of heaven,
Indra; pakhandaih—sinful activities; haribhi—very attractive to the heart;
janam—the people in general; hriyamanam—being carried away; vicaksva—
just see; enam—these; yah—one who; te—your; yajra-dhruk—crealing a dis-
turbance in the performance of the sacrifice; asva-mut—who stole the horse.
TRANSLATION
Just see how Indra, the King of heaven, was creating a disturbance in
the midst of the sacrifice by stealing the sacrificial horse. These attractive
sinful activities, which he has introduced, will be carried out by the people
in general.
PURPORT
As stated in Bhagavad-gita:
yad yad acarati sresthas
tat tad evetaro janah
