a. There are many Hindus who are strictly vegetarian. They think it is against their religion to consume non-vegetarian food. But the true fact is that the Hindu scriptures permit a person to have meat. The scriptures mention Hindu sages and saints consuming non-vegetarian food. b. It is mentioned in Manu Smruti, the law book of Hindus, in chapter 5 verse 30 "The eater who eats the flesh of those to be eaten does nothing bad, even if he does it day after day, for God himself created some to be eaten and some to be eater." c. Again next verse of Manu Smruti, that is, chapter 5 verse 31 says %u201CEating meat is right for the sacrifice, this is traditionally known as a rule of the gods." d. Further in Manu Smruti chapter 5 verse 39 and 40 says "God himself created sacrificial animals for sacrifice, ... , therefore killing in a sacrifice is not killing.%u201D
RE:Hindu scriptures give permission to have non-vegetarian food
by The Brain on Feb 24, 2008 03:49 PM Permalink
Mahabharata Anushashan Parva chapter 88 narrates the discussion between Dharmaraj Yudhishthira and Pitamah Bhishma about what food one should offer to Pitris (ancestors) during the Shraddha (ceremony of dead) to keep them satisfied. Paragraph reads as follows: "Yudhishthira said, "O thou of great puissance, tell me what that object is which, if dedicated to the Pitiris (dead ancestors), become inexhaustible! What Havi, again, (if offered) lasts for all time? What, indeed, is that which (if presented) becomes eternal?" "Bhishma said, "Listen to me, O Yudhishthira, what those Havis are which persons conversant with the rituals of the Shraddha (the ceremony of dead) regard as suitable in view of Shraddha and what the fruits are that attach to each. With sesame seeds and rice and barely and Masha and water and roots and fruits, if given at Shraddhas, the pitris, O king, remain gratified for the period of a month. With fishes offered at Shraddhas, the pitris remain gratified for a period of two months. With the mutton they remain gratified for three months and with the hare for four months, with the flesh of the goat for five months, with the bacon (meat of pig) for six months, and with the flesh of birds for seven. With venison obtained from those deer that are called Prishata, they remaingratified for eight months, and with that obtained from the Ruru for nine months, and with the meat of Gavaya for ten months, With the meat of the bufffalo their gratificatio
RE:Hindu scriptures give permission to have non-vegetarian food
by Proudly Indian on Feb 24, 2008 04:04 PM Permalink
Vegetarian food is much better than non.veg food! The modern science has enough reasons to say it! We need not refer mahabharata or quran to conclude that! The ancient tribe lived in India (so called region)was vegetarians. They, Dravida, lived with agriculture. Aryas brought the non veg.food habits to India. Still in south india you can see more vegetarians than north!
RE:Hindu scriptures give permission to have non-vegetarian food
by on Feb 24, 2008 04:08 PM Permalink
Have been reading this post... Though i appreciate the kind of hard work u ppl r doing the kind od reaserch and proofs mentioned ... The act is definetly good ... to try to create clarity of thought ... but is the result acheived ... Quran ... Ramayana ... Manu smriti ... texts from these are mentioned ... u feel they have remained the same .. as the original form ?? Jesus, Budha, Mohammad ... and other such souls where early flowers of consiousness ... they tried to trigger the process of human awakening ... There sayings benefited many and brought about positive consiousness ... MAterialistic tings were added to them ... and had to be added to gain egoic power ... position by various who were involved ... knowingly or unknowingly ... the mind is very clever afterall ... even when u right these posts ...reply to each other ... ur mind works behind ... and wants to prove ur identity right and others wrong ... u seperate urself from others unknowingly ... its a long discussion ... Pls dun depend so much on texts ... they were destined to change ... dun be so possesive ... we all r one ... no matter how much we deny ... thats the truth !! Love u all :)
