Vaishnava Dharmashastra 51.61
Vaiṣṇava Dharmaśāstra 51.61
- Language
- Sanskrit
51.61
yajñārthaṃ paśavaḥ sṛṣṭāḥ svayam eva svayaṃbhuvā
yajño hi bhūtyai sarvasya tasmād yajñe vadho 'vadhaḥ //
It is for sacrifices that beasts have been created by the Self-existent (Brahman) himself. Sacrificing causes the whole universe to prosper; therefore is the slaughter (of beasts) for a sacrifice no slaughter.
Translations (1)
- The Institutes of Vishnu — Julius Jolly 1880, English
Commentaries (2)
- Keśavavaijayantī — Nandapaṇḍita, Sanskrit
- Vaijayantī — Nandapaṇḍita alias Vināyakapaṇḍita, Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) — P. V. Kane, English