SB 7.4.46
kim utānuvaśān sādhūṁs
tādṛśān guru-devatān
etat kautūhalaṁ brahmann
asmākaṁ vidhama prabho
pituḥ putrāya yad dveṣo
maraṇāya prayojitaḥ
tādṛśān guru-devatān
etat kautūhalaṁ brahmann
asmākaṁ vidhama prabho
pituḥ putrāya yad dveṣo
maraṇāya prayojitaḥ
Word for word:
kim uta — much less; anuvaśān — to obedient and perfect sons; sādhūn — great devotees; tādṛśān — of that sort; guru-devatān — honoring the father as the Supreme Personality of Godhead; etat — this; kautūhalam — doubt; brahman — O brāhmaṇa; asmākam — of us; vidhama — dissipate; prabho — O my lord; pituḥ — of the father; putrāya — unto the son; yat — which; dveṣaḥ — envy; maraṇāya — for killing; prayojitaḥ — applied.
Translation:
Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira further inquired: How was it possible for a father to be so violent toward an exalted son who was obedient, well-behaved and respectful to his father? O brāhmaṇa, O master, I have never heard of such a contradiction as an affectionate father’s punishing his noble son with the intention of killing him. Kindly dissipate our doubts in this regard.
Purport:
In the history of human society, an affectionate father is rarely found to chastise a noble and devoted son. Therefore Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira wanted Nārada Muni to dissipate his doubt.
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Seventh Canto, Fourth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “Hiraṇyakaśipu Terrorizes the Universe.”
