1210 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 26
vihaya jayam atad-arham
mrga-vyasana-lalasah

cacdra—executed ; mrgayam—hunting; tatra—there ; drptah—being proud;
atta—having taken; isu—arrows; karmukah—bow; vihdya—giving up; jayam—
his wife; a-tat-arham—although impossible; mrga—hunting; vyasana—evil
activities; lalasah—being inspired by.

TRANSLATION

It was almost impossible for King Purajijana to give up the company of
his Queen even for a moment. Nonetheless, on that day, being very much
inspired by the desire to hunt, he took up his bow and arrow with great
pride and went to the forest, not caring for his wife.

PURPORT

One form of hunting is known as woman-hunting. A conditioned soul is
never satisfied with one wife. Those whose senses are very much uncon-
trolled especially try to hunt for many women. King Purajfijana’s abandon-
ing the company of his religiously married wife is representative of the
conditioned soul’s attempt to hunt for many women for sense gratification.
Wherever a king goes, he is supposed to be accompanied by his queen, but
when the king, or conditioned soul, becomes greatly overpowered by the
desire for sense gratification, he does not care for religious principles.
Instead, with great pride, he accepts the bow and arrow of attachment and
hatred. Our consciousness is always working in two ways—the right way and
the wrong way. When one becomes too proud of his position, influenced
by the mode of passion, he gives up the right path and accepts the wrong
one. Ksatriya kings are sometimes advised to go to the forest to hunt
ferocious animals just to learn how to kill, but such forays are never meant
for sense gratification. Killing animals to eat their flesh is forbidden for
human beings.

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asuritn urttim asritya
ghoratma niranugrahah
