Killing of envious living entities like snakes and scorpions
Expressions researched:
"I have no fault, but you are biting me. The vrscika, scorpion, and snake, they do that, without any offense"
|"happy when a snake or scorpion is killed because they are very, very dangerous"
|"he was envious of Your Lordship, so he was more dangerous than the snake and the scorpion. Therefore by killing him You have satisfied everyone"
|"killing of envious living entities like snakes and scorpions"
|"killing of persons like scorpion and serpent"
|"whenever a scorpion is found or a snake is out, every man is prepared to kill it"
Srimad-Bhagavatam
SB Canto 7
My Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, please, therefore, cease Your anger now that my father, the great demon Hiraṇyakaśipu, has been killed. Since even saintly persons take pleasure in the killing of a scorpion or a snake, all the worlds have achieved great satisfaction because of the death of this demon. Now they are confident of their happiness, and they will always remember Your auspicious incarnation in order to be free from fear.
The most important point in this verse is that although saintly persons never desire the killing of any living entity, they take pleasure in the killing of envious living entities like snakes and scorpions. Hiraṇyakaśipu was killed because he was worse than a snake or a scorpion, and therefore everyone was happy. Now there was no need for the Lord to be angry. The devotees can always remember the form of Nṛsiṁhadeva when they are in danger, and therefore the appearance of Nṛsiṁhadeva was not at all inauspicious. The Lord's appearance is always worshipable and auspicious for all sane persons and devotees.
| Page Title: | Killing of envious living entities like snakes and scorpions |
| Compiler: | Labangalatika, Sahadeva |
| Created: | 27 of Aug, 2009 |
| Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=1, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=4, Con=0, Let=0 |
| No. of Quotes: | 5 |