Shlok 22
One shall never accept the remnant part of an offering made to any deity to whom wine and flesh are offered and before whom goats and such other animals are scarified. |
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| Devatayai Bhavetasya Surama Snivedanam
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Yatpuroajadihimsa Cha Na Bhakshyam
Taniveditam ||22||
We have already spoken much about the subject
of Ahimsa and so Shatanand has not gone into too much further detail.
Shree Hari asks us not to partake in offerings of alcohol or flesh - Suramaasnivedanam.
Vishnudharma explains, ‘One must never partake in foods from those
who are intent on Himsa and who themselves partake in meat and intoxicants.
Vaishnavas are forbidden especially as such foods destroy one’s Satva Guna
(righteous qualities). Shrimad Bhagwat further explains, ‘Impure (Aetho)
foods, non-vegetarian foods, food prepared by somebody in an angry mood, food
from a low born and food even seen by a woman during her menses, should never
be consumed,’ as such food is considered impure and destructive physically
and mentally.
Therefore foods such as alcohol and meat are considered extremely foul and should
never be accepted even if it is a part of an offering to a deity. |
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