270 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 16

TEXT 31
Tt a eRaecne Rata: yea: Ty: |
IEC FES CIC ECE RINE Grr ESL

yo vai hariscandra-makhe
vikritah purusah pasuh
stutvad devan prajesddin

mumuce pdsa-bandhanat

yah—he who (Sunahéepha); vai—indeed; hariscandra-makhe—in
the sacrifice performed by King Hariscandra; vikritah—was sold;
purusah—man; pasuh—sacrificial animal; stutvd—offering prayers;
devan—to the demigods; prajd-isa-ddin—headed by Lord Brahma;
mumuce —was released; pdsa-bandhandat—from being bound with ropes
like an animal.

TRANSLATION

Sunahéepha’ s father sold Sunahéepha to be sacrificed as a man-
animal in the yajfia of King Harigcandra. When Sunahéepha was
brought into the sacrificial arena, he prayed to the demigods for
release and was released by their mercy.

PURPORT

Here is a description of Sunahgepha. When Hariécandra was to
sacrifice his son Rohita, Rohita arranged to save his own life by purchas-
ing Sunahéepha from Sunahéepha’s father to be sacrificed in the yajra.
Sunahéepha was sold to Maharaja Hariécandra because he was the middle
son, between the oldest and the youngest. It appears that the sacrifice of a
man as an animal in yajfa has been practiced for a very long time.

TEXT 32
Tt Ud Aaa Say ama:
aura HA Va: TANK APta: 1122

yo rato deva-yajane
devair gadhisu tapasah
