🪷 ŚB 7.2.12

Sanskrit, transliteration, word meanings, and translation for steady Bhāgavata reading.

Sanskrit

यत्र यत्र द्विजा गावो वेदा वर्णाश्रमक्रिया: । तं तं जनपदं यात सन्दीपयत वृश्चत ॥ १२ ॥

Transliteration

yatra yatra dvijā gāvo vedā varṇāśrama-kriyāḥ taṁ taṁ janapadaṁ yāta sandīpayata vṛścata
Synonyms
yatra yatra — wherever; dvijāḥ — the brāhmaṇas; gāvaḥ — the protected cows; vedāḥ — the Vedic culture; varṇa-āśrama — of the Āryan civilization of four varṇas and four āśramas; kriyāḥ — the activities; tam tam — that; jana-padam — to the city or town; yāta — go; sandīpayata — set fire; vṛścata — cut down (all the trees).

Translation

Immediately go wherever there is good protection for the cows and brāhmaṇas and wherever the Vedas are studied in terms of the varṇāśrama principles. Set fire to those places and cut from the roots the trees there, which are the source of life.

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