Narada then said,
“My dear King, by utilizing my mystic power I will show you the animals that you have mercilessly killed in the sacrificial arena. Look up into the sky and see how they are awaiting your death so that they can gain revenge by piercing your body with their iron horns. Those animals that are sacrificed properly can immediately be promoted to the human form of life, but when there are discrepancies, the performer of the sacrifice becomes liable for such punishment. Now, in order to instruct you, I will relate a very old history about King Puranjana, and so please try to hear me with great attention.”
The story that was then narrated by Narada was actually nothing other than the life of King Prachinabarhishat, told in an allegorical way. The word puranjana literally means, “one who enjoys within a body”.
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