[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Bhagavatapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata) › 12.2.41 # Bhagavatapurana 12.2.41 Bhāgavatapurāṇa 12.2.41 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [12.2.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.12.2.41) kṛmi-viḍ-bhasma-saṃjñānte rāja-nāmno 'pi yasya ca / bhūta-dhruk tat-kṛte svārthaṃ kiṃ veda nirayo yataḥ // > 41. The body that goes by the name of ‘king’, is in the end to be called only ‘a worm excrement, or ashes. Does he who for its sake give pain to sentient beings, —does he know his own good? For, this sin against sentient beings leads to hell. > — S. Subba Rau 1928, The Srimad Bhagavatam - [Previous: 12.2.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.12.2.40) - [Next: 12.2.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.12.2.42) - [Up: 12.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.12.2) ## Translations (2) - [The Srimad Bhagavatam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata~en-subbarau.12.2.p40) — S. Subba Rau 1928, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata~en-mt.12.2.41) — English, machine translation ## Commentaries (2) - [Bhāgavatapurāṇaṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata!vamsidhara.22.32) — Vaṃśīdhara 1630, Sanskrit - [Padaratnāvalī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata!vijayadhvaja.8.1.42) — Vijayadhvaja Tīrtha, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.12.2.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.12.2.41) · Pramāṇa