Courtesy: sri.PK.Ramakrishnan
During Valmiki era even Bramins were meat eaters.
Quotations from Valmiki Ramayana.
I- aranyakanda sarga 47 slokas 22 and 23
vicharaama dvijashreshtha vanam gambhiramojasaa /
samaasvasa muhurtam tu sakyam vastumiha tvayaa //
aagamishyati me bhartaa vanyamaadaaya pushkalam /
ruruun godhaan varaahamscha hatvaadaayaamishaan bahuun /
When Rama and Lakshmana were away in search of Maricha,
Ravana appears in the form of a Brahmin Sanyasi. Then Sita
advises the dvijashreshta to wait for some time when Rama would return after killing rurun (deers), godhaan (alligaters) and varaahaan(wild pigs).
II - pancha pancha-nakhaa bhakshyaa
brahma-khatrena raaghava /
salyakah svaavidho godhaa
sasah kuurmascha panchamah //
When he was hit by Rama and was dieing Bali tells Rama - why are you killing me. Though I am an animal with five nails I am not fit to be eaten by a Brahmana and Kshatriya.
There are five five-nailed animals
which can be eaten by them. They are
salyaka -porcupine
svaavidha -porcupine ?
godhaa -alligater
sasa - rabbit
kurma - tortoise
Brahmins, Kshatriyas and some Vaishyas become vegetarians after the advent of Jainism.
Quotations from Valmiki Ramayana.
I- aranyakanda sarga 47 slokas 22 and 23
vicharaama dvijashreshtha vanam gambhiramojasaa /
samaasvasa muhurtam tu sakyam vastumiha tvayaa //
aagamishyati me bhartaa vanyamaadaaya pushkalam /
ruruun godhaan varaahamscha hatvaadaayaamishaan bahuun /
When Rama and Lakshmana were away in search of Maricha,
Ravana appears in the form of a Brahmin Sanyasi. Then Sita
advises the dvijashreshta to wait for some time when Rama would return after killing rurun (deers), godhaan (alligaters) and varaahaan(wild pigs).
II - pancha pancha-nakhaa bhakshyaa
brahma-khatrena raaghava /
salyakah svaavidho godhaa
sasah kuurmascha panchamah //
When he was hit by Rama and was dieing Bali tells Rama - why are you killing me. Though I am an animal with five nails I am not fit to be eaten by a Brahmana and Kshatriya.
There are five five-nailed animals
which can be eaten by them. They are
salyaka -porcupine
svaavidha -porcupine ?
godhaa -alligater
sasa - rabbit
kurma - tortoise
Brahmins, Kshatriyas and some Vaishyas become vegetarians after the advent of Jainism.
SWami Vivekananda in one place says that Brahmins lost their Rajasic power after stopped eating meat. Agasthya agrees to the feast given by Vatapi where he cooked goat meat is offered as food.
ReplyDeleteThere is no dispute. Brahmins consumed meat till buddism entered the country. I suppose that all the brahmins once converted to buddism and later again converted to Hinduism by Sanakara. The old habit in buddism continued later also.
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