View source for In the Manu-smrti it is said that if a man, a murderer, one man has killed another man... Why man? Even animal. He's a murderer. Now murdering is no offense. They are killing daily so many babies within the womb, murderers

<div id="compilation">
<div id="facts">
{{terms|"In the ''Manu-smṛti'' it is said that if a man, a murderer, one man has killed another man . . . why man? Even animal, he's a murderer. Now murdering is no offense. They are killing daily so many babies within the womb, murderers"}}
{{notes|}}
{{compiler|Krsnadas}}
{{complete|ALL}}
{{first|16May13}}
{{last|16May13}}
{{totals_by_section|BG=0|SB=0|CC=0|OB=0|Lec=1|Con=0|Let=0}}
{{total|1}}
{{toc right}}
[[Category:Manu]]
[[Category:Smrti]]
[[Category:It Is Said]]
[[Category:That If]]
[[Category:Murderer]]
[[Category:One Man]]
[[Category:Killing Men]]
[[Category:another]]
[[Category:why]]
[[Category:animal]]
[[Category:Offenseless]]
[[Category:They Are]]
[[Category:Killing Children]]
[[Category:Abortion]]
[[Category:daily]]
[[Category:so Many]]
[[Category:Baby]]
[[Category:within]]
[[Category:womb]]
[[Category:Questions Posed by Srila Prabhupada]]
[[Category:Prabhupada Speaks - Lectures, 1966 - 1977]]
[[Category:Prabhupada Speaks - Lectures, 1973]]
[[Category:Prabhupada Speaks - Lectures, Bhagavad-gita As It Is]]
[[Category:Prabhupada Speaks - in Europe, England - London]]
</div>
<div id="Lectures" class="section" sec_index="4" parent="compilation" text="Lectures"><h2>Lectures</h2>
</div>
<div id="Bhagavad-gita_As_It_Is_Lectures" class="sub_section" sec_index="0" parent="Lectures" text="Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures"><h3>Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures</h3>
</div>
<div id="LectureonBG232LondonSeptember21973_0" class="quote" parent="Bhagavad-gita_As_It_Is_Lectures" book="Lec" index="98" link="Lecture on BG 2.32 -- London, September 2, 1973" link_text="Lecture on BG 2.32 -- London, September 2, 1973">
<div class="heading">In the Manu-smṛti it is said that if a man, a murderer, one man has killed another man... Why man? Even animal. He's a murderer. Now murdering is no offense. They are killing daily so many babies within the womb, murderers. That has become a custom. They're killing hundreds and thousands of animals daily in the slaughterhouse. It has become a custom. So now even human being, murder, he's not condemned to death.
</div>


<mp3player>https://vanipedia.s3.amazonaws.com/clip/730902BG-LONDON_clip01.mp3</mp3player>
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on BG 2.32 -- London, September 2, 1973|Lecture on BG 2.32 -- London, September 2, 1973]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">
Prabhupāda: So here is one ''śāstra-vidhim'' from ''Parāśara-smṛti''. Parāśara was the father of Vyāsadeva. He has got his regulative principles. They're also realized souls on Vedic principle. They wrote so many books. In this ''Parāśara-smṛti'' it is said, ''kṣatriyo hi prajā rakṣan śastra'' . . . ''śastra-pāṇiḥ pradaṇḍayan''. ''Śastra-pāṇi''.  The ''śastra-pāṇiḥ'' means always with sword in the hand for the benefit of the ''prajas''. He should be so strong. "Oh, you are a thief? You have stolen?" Immediately cut his hand, ''bās''. This one example will stop millions of thieves not to commit stealing. Simply by cutting. Even a hundred years ago this system was prevalent in Kashmir. If a thief is arrested and if he's proved that he has stolen, immediately king will cut off his two hands. ''Bās'', finished. No court witness. And it will go for ten years to find out whether he has stolen. This is government.

Therefore the injunction is, ''kṣatriya hi prajā rakṣan śastra-pāṇiḥ pradaṇḍayan.'' Always must be with stick. ''Nirjitya para-sainyādi dharmeṇa pālayet''. This is ''dharma''. In the ''Manu-smṛti'' it is said that if a man, a murderer, one man has killed another man . . . why man? Even animal, he's a murderer. Now murdering is no offense. They are killing daily so many babies within the womb, murderers. That has become a custom. They're killing hundreds and thousands of animals daily in the slaughterhouse. It has become a custom. So now even human being, murder, he's not condemned to death. Is it not?

Haṁsadūta: Yes.

Prabhupāda: Yes. This is means everyone is sinful. Everyone is sinful. The government is sinful, the people are sinful. Then how you can become happy? It is a fool's paradise, sinful paradise. How you can be happy? Therefore despite all sorts of education, scientific improvement, brainwash and so many things, people are unhappy. Diseased, unhappy, dissatisfaction, confusion, this is going on. Because everything is not properly done. The government is not strict.

So in the ''Manu-smṛti'' . . . as I am quoting from ''Parāśara-smṛti'', there are ''smṛti-śāstras''. The ''Manu-smṛti'', it is said that if a man commits murder, then he should be killed. Otherwise, he'll suffer in the next life. So many sufferings. So the king's order to condemn a murderer to death is a mercy, is a mercy for him, because he's saved from future so many troubles. The king should be so strict. Not that by compassion: "No. He's murderer. That's all right. He has killed one man. Why he should be killed?" No. He must be killed. This is the law. Here it is also found, ''Parāśara-smṛti'', it is said that ''kṣatriya'' should be always ''śastra-pāṇi'', and must strictly, as soon as there is any discrepancies, he must take.