Hare Krsna to all prabhujis and matajis,
Please accept my humble obeisances,
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Recently I have read a news paper article about the cow killing in ancient India of vedic time, the article says that there are numerous evidences in Veda, Purana and Mahabharata which supports that in vedic age people had killed cows.
So, can anyone give me those verses from Veda,Purana and Mahabharata which supports that in ancient India (particularly in Vedic age) cows had been killed..
I post this discussion as we have to make conclusion on it..
Hari bol!
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īje ca bhagavantaḿ yajña-kratu-rūpaḿ kratubhir uccāvacaiḥ śraddhayāhṛtāgnihotra-darśa-pūrṇamāsa-cāturmāsya-paśu-somānāḿ prakṛti-vikṛtibhir anusavanaḿ cāturhotra-vidhinā
SYNONYMS
īje — worshiped; ca — also; bhagavantam — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; yajña-kratu-rūpam — having the form of sacrifices without animals and sacrifices with animals; kratubhiḥ — by such sacrifices; uccāvacaiḥ — very great and very small; śraddhayā — with faith; āhṛta — being performed; agni-hotra — of the agnihotra-yajña; darśa — of the darśa-yajña; pūrṇamāsa — of the pūrṇamāsa-yajña; cāturmāsya — of the cāturmāsya-yajña; paśu-somānām — of the yajña with animals and the yajña with soma-rasa; prakṛti — by full performances; vikṛtibhiḥ — and by partial performances; anusavanam — almost always; cātuḥ-hotra-vidhinā — by the regulative principles of sacrifice directed by four kinds of priests.
TRANSLATION
With great faith King Bharata performed various kinds of sacrifice. He performed the sacrifices known as agni-hotra, darśa, pūrṇamāsa,cāturmāsya, paśu-yajña [wherein a horse is sacrificed] and soma-yajña [wherein a kind of beverage is offered]. Sometimes these sacrifices were performed completely and sometimes partially. In any case, in all the sacrifices the regulations of cāturhotra were strictly followed. In this wayBharata Mahārāja worshiped the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
PURPORT
Animals like hogs and cows were offered in sacrifice to test the proper execution of the sacrifice. Otherwise, there was no purpose in killing the animal. Actually the animal was offered in the sacrificial fire to get a rejuvenated life. Generally an old animal was sacrificed in the fire. and it would come out again in a youthful body. Some of the rituals however, did not require animal sacrifice. In the present age, animal sacrifices are forbidden. As stated by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu:
aśvamedhaḿ gavālambhaḿ
sannyāsaḿ pala-paitṛkam
devareṇa sutotpattiḿ
kalau pañca vivarjayet
"In this age of Kali, five acts are forbidden: the offering of a horse in sacrifice, the offering of a cow in sacrifice, the acceptance of the order of sannyāsa, the offering of oblations of flesh to the forefathers, and a man's begetting children in his brother's wife." (Cc. Ādi 17.164) Such sacrifices are impossible in this age due to the scarcity of expert brāhmaṇas or ṛtvijaḥ who are able to take the responsibility. In the absence of these, the sańkīrtana-yajña is recommended. Yajñaiḥ sańkīrtana-prāyair yajanti hi sumedhasaḥ (Bhāg. 11.5.32). After all, sacrifices are executed to please the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Yajñārtha-karma: such activities should be carried out for the Supreme Lord's pleasure. In this age of Kali, the Supreme Lord in His incarnation of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu should be worshiped with His associates by performance ofsańkīrtana-yajña, the congregational chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra. This process is accepted by intelligent men. Yajñaiḥ sańkīrtana-prāyairyajanti hi sumedhasaḥ. The word sumedhasaḥ refers to intelligent men who possess very good brain substance.
Even if they killed cows or horses in horse sacrifices they did it not for the flesh of the animal but for giving them high - human birth.
It was done in order to check the power of the mantras as like nowadays doctors do experiment on animals they also used to do it on animals. But only highly qualified ones killed sacrifice animal and bring him to life in a human body or even elevate then into heavenly planets.
So if someone in this age of Kali can kill a cow and give her a human body then it is highly recommended to do that. But if no then they should not even talk about this or even criticize ancient India.
I never heard that Indra ate buffaloes. Demigods are called as Devas who are Godly personalities and they eat only Prasadam.
Among Devotees only Garuda eats non veg but others eat Prasadam.
And that who eats flesh should not be considered as a brahmana. No. Brahmana is that who follows 4 regulative principles and chants the Holy Names. But not that who eats flesh. But if body wants to die than that time only in order to save the body of a brahmana one should or must eat flesh if there is no any food. But we know that food is enough everywhere.
Your servant,