270 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 16
TEXT 31
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TH 4 eftaegre Rata: Feu Ta: |
SC USIECIFER IAC UC AIOE CrIC ESAT
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 yajiia of King Hariscandra. When Sunahsepha 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 Sunahéepha. When Hariscandra was to
sacrifice his son Rohita, Rohita arranged to save his own life by purchas-
ing Sunahsepha from Sunahsepha’s father to be sacrificed in the yajna.
Sunahsepha was sold to Maharaja Hariscandra 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
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TH aa Jama Bathe aa: |
Zara ga SHA: TAA AMAA? 1132
yo rato deva-yajane
devair gadhisu tapasah
