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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.17.8
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 8
- na jātu kauravendrāṇāṁ
- dordaṇḍa-parirambhite
- bhū-tale 'nupatanty asmin
- vinā te prāṇināṁ śucaḥ
nanot — not; jātuat any time — at any time; kauravaof the kings in the Kuru dynasty-indrāṇāmof the kings in the Kuru dynasty — of the kings in the Kuru dynasty; dordaṇḍastrength of arms — strength of arms; parirambhiteprotected by — protected by; bhūon the surface of the earth-taleon the surface of the earth — on the surface of the earth; anupatantigrieving — grieving; asminup till now — up till now; vināsave and except — save and except; teyou — you; prāṇināmof the living being — of the living being; śucaḥtears in the eyes — tears in the eyes.
Now for the first time in a kingdom well protected by the arms of the kings of the Kuru dynasty, I see you grieving with tears in your eyes. Up till now no one on earth has ever shed tears because of royal negligence.
The protection of the lives of both the human beings and the animals is the first and foremost duty of a government. A government must not discriminate in such principles. It is simply horrible for a pure-hearted soul to see organized animal-killing by the state in this age of Kali. Mahārāja Parīkṣit was lamenting for the tears in the eyes of the bull, and he was astonished to see such an unprecedented thing in his good kingdom. Men and animals were equally protected as far as life was concerned. That is the way in God's kingdom.