Shloka 40
Diti’s Untimely Desire and the Birth-Cause of the Asura Line
Prelude to Hiranyākṣa–Varāha
प्राणिनां हन्यमानानां दीनानामकृतागसाम् । स्त्रीणां निगृह्यमाणानां कोपितेषु महात्मसु ॥ ४० ॥
prāṇināṁ hanyamānānāṁ dīnānām akṛtāgasām strīṇāṁ nigṛhyamāṇānāṁ kopiteṣu mahātmasu
Chúng sẽ giết hại những sinh linh tội nghiệp, vô tội, tra tấn phụ nữ và chọc giận những linh hồn vĩ đại.
Demoniac activities are predominant when innocent, faultless living entities are killed, women are tortured, and the great souls engaged in Kṛṣṇa consciousness are enraged. In a demoniac society, innocent animals are killed to satisfy the tongue, and women are tortured by unnecessary sexual indulgence. Where there are women and meat, there must be liquor and sex indulgence. When these are prominent in society, by God’s grace one can expect a change in the social order by the Lord Himself or by His bona fide representative.
FAQs
This verse highlights that violence toward the innocent (akṛtāgas) is especially grievous and becomes disastrous when it provokes or invites the reaction connected with great souls.
Because when saintly persons are provoked, the resulting reaction can be severe; the verse frames this as particularly dangerous in situations of injustice—killing the innocent and oppressing the helpless.
Avoid cruelty and exploitation—especially toward the vulnerable—and cultivate humility and restraint so that one does not commit offenses that bring heavy karmic and social consequences.