296 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 8

and sumanda-matayah, misled by false conceptions of life, they are kill-
ing cows in the thousands. Therefore they are unfortunate in spiritual
consciousness, and nature disturbs them in so many ways, especially
through incurable diseases like cancer and through frequent wars and
among nations. As long as human society continues to allow cows to be
regularly killed in slaughterhouses, there cannot be any question of
peace and prosperity.

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rsayah kalpayam cakrur
abhisekam yatha-vidhi
Jagur bhadrani gandharva

natyas ca nanrtur jaguh

rsayah—the great sages; kalpayam cakruh—executed; abhisekam—
the abhiseka ceremony, which is required during the installation of the
Deity; yathd-vidhi—as directed in the authorized scriptures; jaguh—
chanted Vedic mantras; bhadrani—all good fortune; gandharvah—and
the inhabitants of Gandharvaloka; natyah—the women who were
professional dancers; ca—also; nanrtuh—very nicely danced on the oc-
casion; jaguh—and sang authorized songs prescribed in the Vedas.

TRANSLATION

The great sages performed the bathing ceremony of the goddess
of fortune as directed in the authorized scriptures, the Gandharvas
chanted all-auspicious Vedic mantras, and the professional women
dancers very nicely danced and sang authorized songs prescribed

in the Vedas.

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PIATRA TETYATA Sa”
