Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 1 — Chapter 17
SB 1 17.1
सूत उवाच तत्र गोमिथुनं राजा हन्यमानम् अनाथवत् दण्डहस्तं च वृषलं ददृशे नृपलाञ्छनम्
sūta uvāca tatra gomithunaṃ rājā hanyamānam anāthavat daṇḍahastaṃ ca vṛṣalaṃ dadṛśe nṛpalāñchanam
Sūta said: There the king saw a pair, cow and bull, being beaten as though they had no protector, and a low fellow with a rod in hand, bearing the marks of a king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 17.2
वृषं मृणालधवलं मेहन्तम् इव बिभ्यतम् वेपमानं पदैकेन सीदन्तं शूद्रताडितम्
vṛṣaṃ mṛṇāladhavalaṃ mehantam iva bibhyatam vepamānaṃ padaikena sīdantaṃ śūdratāḍitam
(He saw) the bull, white as a lotus-stalk, frightened, as if passing urine, trembling, standing on one foot, sinking down, struck by the śūdra;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 17.3
गां च धर्मदुघां दीनां भृशं शूद्रपदाहताम् विवत्साम् आश्रुवदनां क्षामां यवसम् इच्छतीम्
gāṃ ca dharmadughāṃ dīnāṃ bhṛśaṃ śūdrapadāhatām vivatsām āśruvadanāṃ kṣāmāṃ yavasam icchatīm
— and a cow, the milker of dharma, wretched, struck hard by the foot of the śūdra, deprived of her calf, her face streaming with tears, emaciated, longing for a mouthful of grass —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 17.4
पप्रच्छ रथम् आरूढः कार्तस्वरपरिच्छदम् मेघगम्भीरया वाचा समारोपितकार्मुकः
papraccha ratham ārūḍhaḥ kārtasvaraparicchadam meghagambhīrayā vācā samāropitakārmukaḥ
Mounted on his chariot with its golden fittings, his bow raised, he asked in a voice deep as a thundercloud:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 17.5
कस्त्वं मच्छरणे लोके बलाद्धंस्यबलान् बली नरदेवो ऽसि वेषेण नटवत् कर्मणाद्विजः
kastvaṃ maccharaṇe loke balāddhaṃsyabalān balī naradevo 'si veṣeṇa naṭavat karmaṇādvijaḥ
"Who are you, that in this world under my protection you strong one kill the weak by force? By your costume you are a king, but by your act you are no twice-born — like an actor (in disguise)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 1 17.6
यस्त्वं कृष्णे गते दूरं सहगाण्डीवधन्वना शोच्यो ऽस्यशोच्यान् रहसि प्रहरन् वधम् अर्हसि
yastvaṃ kṛṣṇe gate dūraṃ sahagāṇḍīvadhanvanā śocyo 'syaśocyān rahasi praharan vadham arhasi
"Since you, now that Kṛṣṇa together with the wielder of the Gāṇḍīva bow has gone far away, strike the blameless in secret, you are pitiable and deserve to be killed."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 17.7
त्वं वा मृणालधवलः पादैर्न्यूनः पदा चरन् वृषरूपेण किं कश्चिद्देवो नः परिखेदयन्
tvaṃ vā mṛṇāladhavalaḥ pādairnyūnaḥ padā caran vṛṣarūpeṇa kiṃ kaściddevo naḥ parikhedayan
"And you, white as a lotus-fibre, lacking (three of your) feet, walking on one foot — are you some god in the form of a bull, causing us grief?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 17.8
न जातु कौरवेन्द्राणां दोर्दण्डपरिरम्भिते भूतले ऽनुपतन्त्यस्मिन् विना ते प्राणिनां शुचः
na jātu kauravendrāṇāṃ dordaṇḍaparirambhite bhūtale 'nupatantyasmin vinā te prāṇināṃ śucaḥ
"Never on this earth, embraced by the club-like arms of the Kaurava lords, do the sorrows of living beings arise — except for yours."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 17.9
मा सौरभेयात्र शुचो व्येतु ते वृषलाद्भयम् मा रोदीरम्ब भद्रं ते खलानां मयि शास्तरि
mā saurabheyātra śuco vyetu te vṛṣalādbhayam mā rodīramba bhadraṃ te khalānāṃ mayi śāstari
"Do not grieve here, son of Surabhi; let your fear of the śūdra depart. Do not weep, mother; blessings on you, while I am the chastiser of the wicked."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 17.10
यस्य राष्ट्रे प्रजाः सर्वास्त्रस्यन्ते साध्व्यसाधुभिः तस्य मत्तस्य नश्यन्ति कीर्तिरायुर्भगो गतिः
yasya rāṣṭre prajāḥ sarvāstrasyante sādhvyasādhubhiḥ tasya mattasya naśyanti kīrtirāyurbhago gatiḥ
"The king in whose realm all the good subjects are terrorized by the wicked — for that intoxicated one fame, lifespan, fortune, and (good) destiny perish."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 17.11
एष राज्ञां परो धर्मो ह्यार्तानाम् आर्तिनिग्रहः अत एनं वधिष्यामि भूतद्रुहम् असत्तमम्
eṣa rājñāṃ paro dharmo hyārtānām ārtinigrahaḥ ata enaṃ vadhiṣyāmi bhūtadruham asattamam
"This indeed is the highest duty of kings: the suppression of the distress of the afflicted. Therefore I shall slay this most wicked harmer of living beings."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 17.12
को ऽवृश्चत् तव पादांस्त्रीन् सौरभेय चतुष्पद मा भूवंस्त्वादृशा राष्ट्रे राज्ञां कृष्णानुवर्तिनाम्
ko 'vṛścat tava pādāṃstrīn saurabheya catuṣpada mā bhūvaṃstvādṛśā rāṣṭre rājñāṃ kṛṣṇānuvartinām
"Who cut off your three legs, four-footed son of Surabhi? Let there be none like you in the realm of kings who follow Kṛṣṇa."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 17.13
आख्याहि वृष भद्रं वः साधूनाम् अकृतागसाम् आत्मवैरूप्यकर्तारं पार्थानां कीर्तिदूषणम्
ākhyāhi vṛṣa bhadraṃ vaḥ sādhūnām akṛtāgasām ātmavairūpyakartāraṃ pārthānāṃ kīrtidūṣaṇam
"Tell me, bull — blessings on you all — who worked this disfigurement upon (you) good ones who have committed no offence, and who thus stains the fame of the Pārthas."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 1 17.14
जने ऽनागस्यघं युञ्जन् सर्वतो ऽस्य च मद्भयम् साधूनां भद्रम् एव स्यादसाधुदमने कृते
jane 'nāgasyaghaṃ yuñjan sarvato 'sya ca madbhayam sādhūnāṃ bhadram eva syādasādhudamane kṛte
"For one who inflicts injury on innocent people, there is fear of me on every side; when the wicked are subdued, there is surely welfare for the good."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 17.15
अनागःस्विह भूतेषु य आगस्कृन् निरङ्कुशः आहर्तास्मि भुजं साक्षादमर्त्यस्यापि साङ्गदम्
anāgaḥsviha bhūteṣu ya āgaskṛn niraṅkuśaḥ āhartāsmi bhujaṃ sākṣādamartyasyāpi sāṅgadam
"Whoever here, unrestrained, does harm to innocent beings — I shall cut off his arm outright, armlet and all, even if he be an immortal."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 17.16
राज्ञो हि परमो धर्मः स्वधर्मस्थानुपालनम् शासतो ऽन्यान् यथाशास्त्रम् अनापद्युत्पथान् इह
rājño hi paramo dharmaḥ svadharmasthānupālanam śāsato 'nyān yathāśāstram anāpadyutpathān iha
"For the supreme duty of a king is the protection of those who abide in their own dharma, and the punishing, according to the scriptures, of others who stray from the path here, when there is no emergency."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 17.17
धर्म उवाच एतद्वः पाण्डवेयानां युक्तम् आर्ताभयं वचः येषां गुणगणैः कृष्णो दौत्यादौ भगवान् कृतः
dharma uvāca etadvaḥ pāṇḍaveyānāṃ yuktam ārtābhayaṃ vacaḥ yeṣāṃ guṇagaṇaiḥ kṛṣṇo dautyādau bhagavān kṛtaḥ
Dharma said: This word of yours, giving safety to the afflicted, is fitting for you descendants of Pāṇḍu, by whose hosts of virtues Lord Kṛṣṇa was made (their) envoy and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 17.18
न वयं क्लेशबीजानि यतः स्युः पुरुषर्षभ पुरुषं तं विजानीमो वाक्यभेदविमोहिताः
na vayaṃ kleśabījāni yataḥ syuḥ puruṣarṣabha puruṣaṃ taṃ vijānīmo vākyabhedavimohitāḥ
We do not know that person from whom the seeds of suffering may come, O bull among men, bewildered as we are by the divergence of statements.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 17.19
केचिद्विकल्पवसना आहुरात्मानम् आत्मनः दैवम् अन्ये ऽपरे कर्म स्वभावम् अपरे प्रभुम्
kecidvikalpavasanā āhurātmānam ātmanaḥ daivam anye 'pare karma svabhāvam apare prabhum
Some, given to speculation, say that the self is (the cause) of itself; others, fate; others, action; and others, inherent nature, as the master.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 17.20
अप्रतर्क्यादनिर्देश्यादिति केष्वपि निश्चयः अत्रानुरूपं राजर्षे विमृश स्वमनीषया
apratarkyādanirdeśyāditi keṣvapi niścayaḥ atrānurūpaṃ rājarṣe vimṛśa svamanīṣayā
Some are convinced that (the cause) is beyond reasoning and beyond designation. Reflect on what is fitting here, royal sage, with your own discernment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 17.21
सूत उवाच एवं धर्मे प्रवदति स सम्राड्द्विजसत्तमाः समाहितेन मनसा विखेदः पर्यचष्ट तम्
sūta uvāca evaṃ dharme pravadati sa samrāḍdvijasattamāḥ samāhitena manasā vikhedaḥ paryacaṣṭa tam
Sūta said: While Dharma was speaking thus, that emperor, O best of brahmins, free of dejection, answered him with a concentrated mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 17.22
राजोवाच धर्मं ब्रवीषि धर्मज्ञ धर्मो ऽसि वृषरूपधृक् यदधर्मकृतः स्थानं सूचकस्यापि तद्भवेत्
rājovāca dharmaṃ bravīṣi dharmajña dharmo 'si vṛṣarūpadhṛk yadadharmakṛtaḥ sthānaṃ sūcakasyāpi tadbhavet
The king said: You speak dharma, knower of dharma; you are Dharma himself, bearing the form of a bull. For whatever state belongs to the doer of wrong, that would come also to the one who denounces him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 17.23
अथवा देवमायाया नूनं गतिरगोचरा चेतसो वचसश्चापि भूतानाम् इति निश्चयः
athavā devamāyāyā nūnaṃ gatiragocarā cetaso vacasaścāpi bhūtānām iti niścayaḥ
Or else, surely the course of the god's illusive power is beyond the reach of the mind and of speech too for living beings — such is (my) conclusion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 17.24
तपः शौचं दया सत्यम् इति पादाः कृते कृताः अधर्मांशैस्त्रयो भग्नाः स्मयसङ्गमदैस्तव
tapaḥ śaucaṃ dayā satyam iti pādāḥ kṛte kṛtāḥ adharmāṃśaistrayo bhagnāḥ smayasaṅgamadaistava
Austerity, purity, compassion, and truth — these were made (your) feet in the Kṛta age; three of them have been broken by the parts of unrighteousness, namely your (feet of) pride, lust, and intoxication.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 1 17.25
इदानीं धर्म पादस्ते सत्यं निर्वर्तयेद्यतः तं जिघृक्षत्यधर्मो ऽयम् अनृतेनैधितः कलिः
idānīṃ dharma pādaste satyaṃ nirvartayedyataḥ taṃ jighṛkṣatyadharmo 'yam anṛtenaidhitaḥ kaliḥ
Now, O Dharma, (only) that foot of yours, truth, could sustain you; and this Kali, unrighteousness swollen by falsehood, seeks to seize it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 17.26
इयं च भूमिर्भगवता न्यासितोरुभरा सती श्रीमद्भिस्तत्पदन्यासैः सर्वतः कृतकौतुका
iyaṃ ca bhūmirbhagavatā nyāsitorubharā satī śrīmadbhistatpadanyāsaiḥ sarvataḥ kṛtakautukā
And this earth, whose vast burden was laid down by the Lord, and which was everywhere made festive by his glorious footfalls—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 17.27
शोचत्यश्रुकला साध्वी दुर्भगेवोज्झिता सती अब्रह्मण्या नृपव्याजाः शूद्रा भोक्ष्यन्ति माम् इति
śocatyaśrukalā sādhvī durbhagevojjhitā satī abrahmaṇyā nṛpavyājāḥ śūdrā bhokṣyanti mām iti
—she, the virtuous one, grieves with tears (in her eyes), abandoned like an unfortunate (woman), thinking: "Śūdras posing as kings, hostile to the brāhmaṇas, will consume me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 17.28
इति धर्मं महीं चैव सान्त्वयित्वा महारथः निशातम् आददे खड्गं कलये ऽधर्महेतवे
iti dharmaṃ mahīṃ caiva sāntvayitvā mahārathaḥ niśātam ādade khaḍgaṃ kalaye 'dharmahetave
Thus having consoled Dharma and the Earth as well, the great chariot-warrior took up his sharpened sword against Kali, the cause of unrighteousness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 17.29
तं जिघांसुम् अभिप्रेत्य विहाय नृपलाञ्छनम् तत्पादमूलं शिरसा समगाद्भयविह्वलः
taṃ jighāṃsum abhipretya vihāya nṛpalāñchanam tatpādamūlaṃ śirasā samagādbhayavihvalaḥ
Perceiving that he intended to kill (him), (Kali) cast off his royal insignia and, overwhelmed with fear, came with his head to the soles of his feet.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 17.30
पतितं पादयोर्वीरः कृपया दीनवत्सलः शरण्यो नावधीच् छ्लोक्य आह चेदं हसन्न् इव
patitaṃ pādayorvīraḥ kṛpayā dīnavatsalaḥ śaraṇyo nāvadhīc chlokya āha cedaṃ hasann iva
The hero, fond of the wretched, praiseworthy, a giver of refuge, out of compassion did not slay him who had fallen at his feet, and said this, as if laughing:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 17.31
राजोवाच न ते गुडाकेशयशोधराणां बद्धाञ्जलेर्वै भयम् अस्ति किञ्चित् न वर्तितव्यं भवता कथञ्चन क्षेत्रे मदीये त्वम् अधर्मबन्धुः
rājovāca na te guḍākeśayaśodharāṇāṃ baddhāñjalervai bhayam asti kiñcit na vartitavyaṃ bhavatā kathañcana kṣetre madīye tvam adharmabandhuḥ
The king said: For you, with palms joined, there is not the least fear from those who uphold the fame of Guḍākeśa (Arjuna); but you, kinsman of unrighteousness, must in no way dwell in my realm.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 17.32
त्वां वर्तमानं नरदेवदेहेष्वनुप्रवृत्तो ऽयम् अधर्मपूगः लोभो ऽनृतं चौर्यम् अनार्यम् अंहो ज्येष्ठा च माया कलहश्च दम्भः
tvāṃ vartamānaṃ naradevadeheṣvanupravṛtto 'yam adharmapūgaḥ lobho 'nṛtaṃ cauryam anāryam aṃho jyeṣṭhā ca māyā kalahaśca dambhaḥ
For when you are present in the bodies of men and kings, this whole mass of unrighteousness follows: greed, falsehood, theft, ignoble sin, and worst of all deceit, and strife and hypocrisy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 17.33
न वर्तितव्यं तदधर्मबन्धो धर्मेण सत्येन च वर्तितव्ये ब्रह्मावर्ते यत्र यजन्ति यज्ञैर्यज्ञेश्वरं यज्ञवितानविज्ञाः
na vartitavyaṃ tadadharmabandho dharmeṇa satyena ca vartitavye brahmāvarte yatra yajanti yajñairyajñeśvaraṃ yajñavitānavijñāḥ
You must not dwell, O kinsman of unrighteousness, in Brahmāvarta, where (people) must live by righteousness and truth, where those who know the spreading out of sacrifice worship with sacrifices the Lord of sacrifice,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 17.34
यस्मिन् हरिर्भगवान् इज्यमान इज्यात्ममूर्तिर्यजतां शं तनोति कामान् अमोघान् स्थिरजङ्गमानाम् अन्तर्बहिर्वायुरिवैष आत्मा
yasmin harirbhagavān ijyamāna ijyātmamūrtiryajatāṃ śaṃ tanoti kāmān amoghān sthirajaṅgamānām antarbahirvāyurivaiṣa ātmā
in which (place) the Lord Hari, being worshipped, whose very form is sacrifice, spreads well-being for the worshippers and grants their desires unfailingly — he, the Self of the moving and unmoving, within and without, like the air.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 17.35
सूत उवाच परीक्षितैवम् आदिष्टः स कलिर्जातवेपथुः तम् उद्यतासिम् आहेदं दण्डपाणिम् इवोद्यतम्
sūta uvāca parīkṣitaivam ādiṣṭaḥ sa kalirjātavepathuḥ tam udyatāsim āhedaṃ daṇḍapāṇim ivodyatam
Sūta said: Thus commanded by Parīkṣit, that Kali, seized with trembling, said this to him whose sword was raised, (who stood) like Yama with staff in hand, uplifted.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 17.36
कलिरुवाच यत्र क्व वाथ वत्स्यामि सार्वभौम तवाज्ञया लक्षये तत्र तत्रापि त्वाम् आत्तेषुशरासनम्
kaliruvāca yatra kva vātha vatsyāmi sārvabhauma tavājñayā lakṣaye tatra tatrāpi tvām ātteṣuśarāsanam
Kali said: Wherever I may dwell, O emperor, by your command, there too I see you with bow and arrow taken up.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 17.37
तन् मे धर्मभृतां श्रेष्ठ स्थानं निर्देष्टुम् अर्हसि यत्रैव नियतो वत्स्य आतिष्ठंस्ते ऽनुशासनम्
tan me dharmabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭha sthānaṃ nirdeṣṭum arhasi yatraiva niyato vatsya ātiṣṭhaṃste 'nuśāsanam
Therefore, O best of the upholders of dharma, please point out to me a place where, restrained, I may dwell, abiding by your command.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 17.38
सूत उवाच अभ्यर्थितस्तदा तस्मै स्थानानि कलये ददौ द्यूतं पानं स्त्रियः सूना यत्राधर्मश्चतुर्विधः
sūta uvāca abhyarthitastadā tasmai sthānāni kalaye dadau dyūtaṃ pānaṃ striyaḥ sūnā yatrādharmaścaturvidhaḥ
Sūta said: Then, being thus entreated, he gave Kali (these) places: gambling, drinking, women, and slaughter — where unrighteousness is fourfold.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 17.39
पुनश्च याचमानाय जातरूपम् अदात् प्रभुः ततो ऽनृतं मदं कामं रजो वैरं च पञ्चमम्
punaśca yācamānāya jātarūpam adāt prabhuḥ tato 'nṛtaṃ madaṃ kāmaṃ rajo vairaṃ ca pañcamam
And when he begged again, the lord gave him gold; hence falsehood, intoxication, lust, passion, and enmity as the fifth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 17.40
अमूनि पञ्च स्थानानि ह्यधर्मप्रभवः कलिः औत्तरेयेण दत्तानि न्यवसत् तन्निदेशकृत्
amūni pañca sthānāni hyadharmaprabhavaḥ kaliḥ auttareyeṇa dattāni nyavasat tannideśakṛt
These five places, given by the son of Uttarā, Kali — the source of unrighteousness — inhabited, acting on his instruction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 17.41
अथैतानि न सेवेत बुभूषुः पुरुषः क्वचित् विशेषतो धर्मशीलो राजा लोकपतिर्गुरुः
athaitāni na seveta bubhūṣuḥ puruṣaḥ kvacit viśeṣato dharmaśīlo rājā lokapatirguruḥ
Therefore a man who wishes to prosper should never resort to these, and especially a king of righteous character, a lord of the people, a teacher.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 17.42
वृषस्य नष्टांस्त्रीन् पादान् तपः शौचं दयाम् इति प्रतिसन्दध आश्वास्य महीं च समवर्धयत्
vṛṣasya naṣṭāṃstrīn pādān tapaḥ śaucaṃ dayām iti pratisandadha āśvāsya mahīṃ ca samavardhayat
He joined back on the three lost feet of the bull, namely austerity, purity, and compassion; and having comforted the Earth, he made her flourish.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 17.43
स एष एतर्ह्यध्यास्त आसनं पार्थिवोचितम् पितामहेनोपन्यस्तं राज्ञारण्यं विविक्षता
sa eṣa etarhyadhyāsta āsanaṃ pārthivocitam pitāmahenopanyastaṃ rājñāraṇyaṃ vivikṣatā
He, this very one, now occupies the seat that befits an earthly ruler, made over to him by his grandfather, the king, when the latter wished to enter the forest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 17.44
आस्ते ऽधुना स राजर्षिः कौरवेन्द्रश्रियोल्लसन् गजाह्वये महाभागश्चक्रवर्ती बृहच्छ्रवाः
āste 'dhunā sa rājarṣiḥ kauravendraśriyollasan gajāhvaye mahābhāgaścakravartī bṛhacchravāḥ
That royal sage now dwells in the city named for the elephant (Hastināpura), radiant with the fortune of the lord of the Kurus — greatly blessed, an emperor of far-reaching fame.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 17.45
इत्थम्भूतानुभावो ऽयम् अभिमन्युसुतो नृपः यस्य पालयतः क्षौणीं यूयं सत्राय दीक्षिताः
itthambhūtānubhāvo 'yam abhimanyusuto nṛpaḥ yasya pālayataḥ kṣauṇīṃ yūyaṃ satrāya dīkṣitāḥ
Of such might is this king, the son of Abhimanyu, under whose guarding of the earth you have been consecrated for the sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition