Animal slaughter

SB 10.10.9plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.10.9

Unable to control their senses, rascals who are falsely proud of their riches or their birth in aristocratic families are so cruel that to maintain their perishable bodies, which they think will never grow old or die, they kill poor animals without mercy. Sometimes they kill animals merely to enjoy an excursion., SB 10.10.10plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.10.10

While living one may be proud of one's body, thinking oneself a very big man, minister, president or even demigod, but whatever one may be, after death this body will turn either into worms, into stool or into ashes. If one kills poor animals to satisfy the temporary whims of this body, one does not know that he will suffer in his next birth, for such a sinful miscreant must go to hell and suffer the results of his actions., SB 10.10.12plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.10.12

This body, after all, is produced by the unmanifested nature and again annihilated and merged in the natural elements. Therefore, it is the common property of everyone. Under the circumstances, who but a rascal claims this property as his own and while maintaining it commits such sinful activities as killing animals just to satisfy his whims? Unless one is a rascal, one cannot commit such sinful activities., SB 10.10.14plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.10.14

By seeing their faces, one whose body has been pricked by pins can understand the pain of others who are pinpricked. Realizing that this pain is the same for everyone, he does not want others to suffer in this way. But one who has never been pricked by pins cannot understand this pain.

animal sacrifice compared with, SB 1.8.52plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.8.52

As it is not possible to filter muddy water through mud, or purify a wine-stained pot with wine, it is not possible to counteract the killing of men by sacrificing animals., SB 1.12.34plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.12.34

By those riches, the King could procure the ingredients for three horse sacrifices. Thus the pious King Yudhiṣṭhira, who was very fearful after the Battle of Kurukṣetra, pleased Lord Hari, the Personality of Godhead.
as abominable, SB 7.15.10plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.15.10

Upon seeing the person engaged in performing the sacrifice, animals meant to be sacrificed are extremely afraid, thinking, "This merciless performer of sacrifices, being ignorant of the purpose of sacrifice and being most satisfied by killing others, will surely kill us."
as barbaric, SB 1.9.26plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.9.26

At Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira's inquiry, Bhīṣmadeva first defined all the classifications of castes and orders of life in terms of the individual's qualifications. Then he systematically, in twofold divisions, described counteraction by detachment and interaction by attachment.
as block to spiritual life, SB 1.3.24plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.3.24

Then, in the beginning of Kali-yuga, the Lord will appear as Lord Buddha, the son of Añjanā, in the province of Gayā, just for the purpose of deluding those who are envious of the faithful theist.
as demoniac, SB 4.26.5plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.26.5

At that time King Purañjana was very much influenced by demoniac propensities. Because of this, his heart became very hard and merciless, and with sharp arrows he killed many innocent animals in the forest, taking no consideration., SB 4.26.9plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.26.9

When King Purañjana was hunting in this way, many animals within the forest lost their lives with great pain, being pierced by the sharp arrowheads. Upon seeing these devastating, ghastly activities performed by the King, all the people who were merciful by nature became very unhappy. Such merciful persons could not tolerate seeing all this killing., SB 4.27.11plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.27.11

The great sage Nārada continued: My dear King Prācīnabarhiṣat, like you King Purañjana also became implicated in so many desires. Thus he worshiped demigods, forefathers and social leaders with various sacrifices which were all very ghastly because they were inspired by the desire to kill animals.,SB 7.2.12plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.2.12

Immediately go wherever there is good protection for the cows and brāhmaṇas and wherever the Vedas are studied in terms of the varṇāśrama principles. Set fire to those places and cut from the roots the trees there, which are the source of life.
as ignorance, SB 4.26.1-3plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.26.1-3

The great sage Nārada continued: My dear King, once upon a time King Purañjana took up his great bow, and equipped with golden armor and a quiver of unlimited arrows and accompanied by eleven commanders, he sat on his chariot driven by five swift horses and went to the forest named Pañca-prastha. He took with him in that chariot two explosive arrows. The chariot itself was situated on two wheels and one revolving axle. On the chariot were three flags, one rein, one chariot driver, one sitting place, two poles to which the harness was fixed, five weapons and seven coverings. The chariot moved in five different styles, and five obstacles lay before it. All the decorations of the chariot were made of gold., SB 4.26.5plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.26.5

At that time King Purañjana was very much influenced by demoniac propensities. Because of this, his heart became very hard and merciless, and with sharp arrows he killed many innocent animals in the forest, taking no consideration., SB 4.27.11plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.27.11

The great sage Nārada continued: My dear King Prācīnabarhiṣat, like you King Purañjana also became implicated in so many desires. Thus he worshiped demigods, forefathers and social leaders with various sacrifices which were all very ghastly because they were inspired by the desire to kill animals.
as irreligious, SB 4.22.34plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.22.34

Those who strongly desire to cross the ocean of nescience must not associate with the modes of ignorance, for hedonistic activities are the greatest obstructions to realization of religious principles, economic development, regulated sense gratification and, at last, liberation.
as major vice, SB 1.1.6plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.1.6

The sages said: Respected Sūta Gosvāmī, you are completely free from all vice. You are well versed in all the scriptures famous for religious life, and in the Purāṇas and the histories as well, for you have gone through them under proper guidance and have also explained them.
as murder, SB 1.7.37plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.7.37

A cruel and wretched person who maintains his existence at the cost of others' lives deserves to be killed for his own well-being, otherwise he will go down by his own actions.
as preached in this age, SB 1.3.24plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.3.24

Then, in the beginning of Kali-yuga, the Lord will appear as Lord Buddha, the son of Añjanā, in the province of Gayā, just for the purpose of deluding those who are envious of the faithful theist.
as sacrifice in primitive religions, SB 6.16.42plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.16.42

How can a religious system that produces envy of one's self and of others be beneficial for oneself and for them? What is auspicious about following such a system? What is actually to be gained? By causing pain to one's own self due to self-envy and by causing pain to others, one arouses Your anger and practices irreligion.
as Satan’s philosophy, SB 1.10.6plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.10.6

Because of the King's having no enemy, the living beings were not at any time disturbed by mental agonies, diseases, or excessive heat or cold.
as sinful, SB 4.26.10plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.26.10

In this way King Purañjana killed many animals, including rabbits, boars, buffalo, bison, black deer, porcupines and other game animals. After killing and killing, the King became very tired., SB 4.28.26plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.28.26

That most unkind king, Purañjana, had killed many animals in various sacrifices. Now, taking advantage of this opportunity, all these animals began to pierce him with their horns. It was as though he were being cut to pieces by axes., SB 4.29.49plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.29.49

My dear King, the entire world is covered with the sharp points of kuśa grass, and on the strength of this you have become proud because you have killed various types of animals in sacrifices. Because of your foolishness, you do not know that devotional service is the only way one can please the Supreme Personality of Godhead. You cannot understand this fact. Your only activities should be those that can please the Personality of Godhead. Our education should be such that we can become elevated to Kṛṣṇa consciousness., SB 10.2.22plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.2.22

A person who is very cruel is regarded as dead even while living, for while he is living or after his death, everyone condemns him. And after the death of a person in the bodily concept of life, he is undoubtedly transferred to the hell known as Andhatama., SB 10.5.26plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.5.26

My dear friend Nanda Mahārāja, in the place where you are living with your friends, is the forest favorable for the animals, the cows? I hope there is no disease or inconvenience. The place must be full of water, grass and other plants.
as unjustified, SB 1.7.37plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.7.37

A cruel and wretched person who maintains his existence at the cost of others' lives deserves to be killed for his own well-being, otherwise he will go down by his own actions.
as “sacrifice,” SB 7.15.7plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.15.7

A person fully aware of religious principles should never offer anything like meat, eggs or fish in the śrāddha ceremony, and even if one is a kṣatriya, he himself should not eat such things. When suitable food prepared with ghee is offered to saintly persons, the function is pleasing to the forefathers and the Supreme Lord, who are never pleased when animals are killed in the name of sacrifice., SB 7.15.10plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.15.10

Upon seeing the person engaged in performing the sacrifice, animals meant to be sacrificed are extremely afraid, thinking, "This merciless performer of sacrifices, being ignorant of the purpose of sacrifice and being most satisfied by killing others, will surely kill us."
attachment to. See: Attachment
Buddha &, SB 6.8.19plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.8.19

May the Personality of Godhead in His incarnation as Vyāsadeva protect me from all kinds of ignorance resulting from the absence of Vedic knowledge. May Lord Buddhadeva protect me from activities opposed to Vedic principles and from laziness that causes one to madly forget the Vedic principles of knowledge and ritualistic action. May Kalkideva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who appeared as an incarnation to protect religious principles, protect me from the dirt of the age of Kali.
Buddha came to stop, SB 4.26.9plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.26.9

When King Purañjana was hunting in this way, many animals within the forest lost their lives with great pain, being pierced by the sharp arrowheads. Upon seeing these devastating, ghastly activities performed by the King, all the people who were merciful by nature became very unhappy. Such merciful persons could not tolerate seeing all this killing., SB 4.27.11plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.27.11

The great sage Nārada continued: My dear King Prācīnabarhiṣat, like you King Purañjana also became implicated in so many desires. Thus he worshiped demigods, forefathers and social leaders with various sacrifices which were all very ghastly because they were inspired by the desire to kill animals.
Buddha stopped, SB 4.19.36plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.19.36

Just see how Indra, the King of heaven, was creating a disturbance in the midst of the sacrifice by stealing the sacrificial horse. These attractive sinful activities he has introduced will be carried out by the people in general., SB 10.1.4plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.1.4

Glorification of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is performed in the paramparā system; that is, it is conveyed from spiritual master to disciple. Such glorification is relished by those no longer interested in the false, temporary glorification of this cosmic manifestation. Descriptions of the Lord are the right medicine for the conditioned soul undergoing repeated birth and death. Therefore, who will cease hearing such glorification of the Lord except a butcher or one who is killing his own self?
Buddha’s opposition to, SB 1.3.24plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.3.24

Then, in the beginning of Kali-yuga, the Lord will appear as Lord Buddha, the son of Añjanā, in the province of Gayā, just for the purpose of deluding those who are envious of the faithful theist., SB 1.5.15plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.5.15

The people in general are naturally inclined to enjoy, and you have encouraged them in that way in the name of religion. This is verily condemned and is quite unreasonable. Because they are guided under your instructions, they will accept such activities in the name of religion and will hardly care for prohibitions.
by Prācīnabarhiṣat, SB 4.25.7-8plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.25.7

The great saint Nārada said: O ruler of the citizens, my dear King, please see in the sky those animals which you have sacrificed without compassion and without mercy in the sacrificial arena., SB 4.29.49plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.29.49

My dear King, the entire world is covered with the sharp points of kuśa grass, and on the strength of this you have become proud because you have killed various types of animals in sacrifices. Because of your foolishness, you do not know that devotional service is the only way one can please the Supreme Personality of Godhead. You cannot understand this fact. Your only activities should be those that can please the Personality of Godhead. Our education should be such that we can become elevated to Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
by Purañjana, SB 4.26.5plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.26.5

At that time King Purañjana was very much influenced by demoniac propensities. Because of this, his heart became very hard and merciless, and with sharp arrows he killed many innocent animals in the forest, taking no consideration., SB 4.26.9-10plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.26.9

When King Purañjana was hunting in this way, many animals within the forest lost their lives with great pain, being pierced by the sharp arrowheads. Upon seeing these devastating, ghastly activities performed by the King, all the people who were merciful by nature became very unhappy. Such merciful persons could not tolerate seeing all this killing.
by sectarian religionists, SB 8.8.21plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.8.21

Someone may possess full knowledge of religion but still not be kind to all living entities. In someone, whether human or demigod, there may be renunciation, but that is not the cause of liberation. Someone may possess great power and yet be unable to check the power of eternal time. Someone else may have renounced attachment to the material world, yet he cannot compare to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore, no one is completely freed from the influence of the material modes of nature.
calamities caused by, SB 1.7.37plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.7.37

A cruel and wretched person who maintains his existence at the cost of others' lives deserves to be killed for his own well-being, otherwise he will go down by his own actions.
chanting counteracts reactions of, SB 6.2.9-10plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.2.9-10

The chanting of the holy name of Lord Viṣṇu is the best process of atonement for a thief of gold or other valuables, for a drunkard, for one who betrays a friend or relative, for one who kills a brāhmaṇa, or for one who indulges in sex with the wife of his guru or another superior. It is also the best method of atonement for one who murders women, the king or his father, for one who slaughters cows, and for all other sinful men. Simply by chanting the holy name of Lord Viṣṇu, such sinful persons may attract the attention of the Supreme Lord, who therefore considers, "Because this man has chanted My holy name, My duty is to give him protection."
civilized men refrain from, SB 6.16.43plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.16.43

My dear Lord, one's occupational duty is instructed in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and Bhagavad-gītā according to Your point of view, which never deviates from the highest goal of life. Those who follow their occupational duties under Your supervision, being equal to all living entities, moving and nonmoving, and not considering high and low, are called Āryans. Such Āryans worship You, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
condemned, SB 1.8.40plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.8.40

All these cities and villages are flourishing in all respects because the herbs and grains are in abundance, the trees are full of fruits, the rivers are flowing, the hills are full of minerals and the oceans full of wealth. And this is all due to Your glancing over them., SB 1.9.26plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.9.26

At Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira's inquiry, Bhīṣmadeva first defined all the classifications of castes and orders of life in terms of the individual's qualifications. Then he systematically, in twofold divisions, described counteraction by detachment and interaction by attachment., SB 1.10.4plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.10.4

During the reign of Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, the clouds showered all the water that people needed, and the earth produced all the necessities of man in profusion. Due to its fatty milk bag and cheerful attitude, the cow used to moisten the grazing ground with milk., SB 1.10.6plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.10.6

Because of the King's having no enemy, the living beings were not at any time disturbed by mental agonies, diseases, or excessive heat or cold., SB 4.17.25plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.17.25

Now, with the help of my arrows, I shall cut you to pieces and with your flesh satisfy the hunger-stricken citizens, who are now crying for want of grains. Thus I shall satisfy the crying citizens of my kingdom., SB 4.21.22plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.21.22

King Pṛthu continued: By the grace of the Supreme Lord I have been appointed the king of this planet, and I carry the scepter to rule the citizens, protect them from all danger and give them employment according to their respective positions in the social order established by Vedic injunction., SB 6.16.42plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.16.42

How can a religious system that produces envy of one's self and of others be beneficial for oneself and for them? What is auspicious about following such a system? What is actually to be gained? By causing pain to one's own self due to self-envy and by causing pain to others, one arouses Your anger and practices irreligion.
cows excluded from, SB 6.4.9plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.4.9

By nature's arrangement, fruits and flowers are considered the food of insects and birds; grass and other legless living entities are meant to be the food of four-legged animals like cows and buffalo; animals that cannot use their front legs as hands are meant to be the food of animals like tigers, which have claws; and four-legged animals like deer and goats, as well as food grains, are meant to be the food of human beings.
death penalty for, SB 1.17.6plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.17.6

You rogue, do you dare beat an innocent cow because Lord Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna, the carrier of the Gāṇḍīva bow, are out of sight? Since you are beating the innocent in a secluded place, you are considered a culprit and therefore deserve to be killed., SB 1.17.9plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.17.9

O son of Surabhi, you need lament no longer now. There is no need to fear this low-class śūdra. And, O mother cow, as long as I am living as the ruler and subduer of all envious men, there is no cause for you to cry. Everything will be good for you.
detachment from, SB 4.26.9plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.26.9

When King Purañjana was hunting in this way, many animals within the forest lost their lives with great pain, being pierced by the sharp arrowheads. Upon seeing these devastating, ghastly activities performed by the King, all the people who were merciful by nature became very unhappy. Such merciful persons could not tolerate seeing all this killing.
devotee opposes, SB 4.22.24plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.22.24

A candidate for spiritual advancement must be nonviolent, must follow in the footsteps of great ācāryas, must always remember the nectar of the pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, must follow the regulative principles without material desire and, while following the regulative principles, should not blaspheme others. A devotee should lead a very simple life and not be disturbed by the duality of opposing elements. He should learn to tolerate them.
devotees shun, SB 8.8.21plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.8.21

Someone may possess full knowledge of religion but still not be kind to all living entities. In someone, whether human or demigod, there may be renunciation, but that is not the cause of liberation. Someone may possess great power and yet be unable to check the power of eternal time. Someone else may have renounced attachment to the material world, yet he cannot compare to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore, no one is completely freed from the influence of the material modes of nature.
effects of, SB 6.2.6plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.2.5-6

People in general are not very advanced in knowledge by which to discriminate between religion and irreligion. The innocent, unenlightened citizen is like an ignorant animal sleeping in peace with its head on the lap of its master, faithfully believing in the master's protection. If a leader is actually kindhearted and deserves to be the object of a living entity's faith, how can he punish or kill a foolish person who has fully surrendered in good faith and friendship?
for godless food production, SB 4.18.10plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.18.9-10

O great hero, protector of living entities, if you desire to relieve the living entities by supplying them sufficient grain, and if you desire to nourish them by taking milk from me, you should make arrangements to bring a calf suitable for this purpose and a pot in which the milk can be kept, as well as a milkman to do the work. Since I will be very much affectionate towards my calf, your desire to take milk from me will be fulfilled.
God’s law on, SB 1.17.10-11plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.17.10-11

O chaste one, the king's good name, duration of life and good rebirth vanish when all kinds of living beings are terrified by miscreants in his kingdom. It is certainly the prime duty of the king to subdue first the sufferings of those who suffer. Therefore I must kill this most wretched man because he is violent against other living beings.
Hare Kṛṣṇa movement forbids, SB 7.15.11plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.15.11

Therefore, day by day, one who is actually aware of religious principles and is not heinously envious of poor animals should happily perform daily sacrifices and those for certain occasions with whatever food is available easily by the grace of the Lord.
hunting, SB 4.26.4plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.26.4

It was almost impossible for King Purañjana to give up the company of his Queen even for a moment. Nonetheless, on that day, being very much inspired by the desire to hunt, he took up his bow and arrow with great pride and went to the forest, not caring for his wife., SB 4.26.6plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.26.6

If a king is too attracted to eating flesh, he may, according to the directions of the revealed scriptures on sacrificial performances, go to the forest and kill some animals that are recommended for killing. One is not allowed to kill animals unnecessarily or without restrictions. The Vedas regulate animal-killing to stop the extravagance of foolish men influenced by the modes of passion and ignorance., SB 4.26.9plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.26.9

When King Purañjana was hunting in this way, many animals within the forest lost their lives with great pain, being pierced by the sharp arrowheads. Upon seeing these devastating, ghastly activities performed by the King, all the people who were merciful by nature became very unhappy. Such merciful persons could not tolerate seeing all this killing., SB 4.27.12plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.27.12

Thus King Purañjana, being attached to fruitive activities [karma-kāṇḍīya] as well as kith and kin, and being obsessed with polluted consciousness, eventually arrived at that point not very much liked by those who are overly attached to material things.
in Kali-yuga, SB 1.16.5plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.16.5

Śaunaka Ṛṣi inquired: Why did Mahārāja Parīkṣit simply punish him, since he was the lowest of the śūdras, having dressed as a king and having struck a cow on the leg? Please describe all these incidents if they relate to the topics of Lord Kṛṣṇa., SB 1.16.18plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.16.18

The personality of religious principles, Dharma, was wandering about in the form of a bull. And he met the personality of earth in the form of a cow who appeared to grieve like a mother who had lost her child. She had tears in her eyes, and the beauty of her body was lost. Thus Dharma questioned the earth as follows., SB 1.16.20plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.16.20

I have lost my three legs and am now standing on one only. Are you lamenting for my state of existence? Or are you in great anxiety because henceforward the unlawful meat-eaters will exploit you? Or are you in a sorry plight because the demigods are now bereft of their share of sacrificial offerings because no sacrifices are being performed at present? Or are you grieving for living beings because of their sufferings due to famine and drought?, SB 1.17.1plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.17.1

Sūta Gosvāmī said: After reaching that place, Mahārāja Parīkṣit observed that a lower-caste śūdra, dressed like a king, was beating a cow and a bull with a club, as if they had no owner., SB 1.17.3plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.17.3

Although the cow is beneficial because one can draw religious principles from her, she was now rendered poor and calfless. Her legs were being beaten by a śūdra. There were tears in her eyes, and she was distressed and weak. She was hankering after some grass in the field., SB 1.17.5-6plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.17.5

Oh, who are you? You appear to be strong and yet you dare kill, within my protection, those who are helpless! By your dress you pose yourself to be a godly man [king], but by your deeds you are opposing the principles of the twice-born kṣatriyas., SB 1.17.8plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.17.8

Now for the first time in a kingdom well protected by the arms of the kings of the Kuru dynasty, I see you grieving with tears in your eyes. Up till now no one on earth has ever shed tears because of royal negligence., SB 4.19.36plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.19.36

Just see how Indra, the King of heaven, was creating a disturbance in the midst of the sacrifice by stealing the sacrificial horse. These attractive sinful activities he has introduced will be carried out by the people in general., SB 8.6.12plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.6.12

As one can derive fire from wood, milk from the milk bag of the cow, food grains and water from the land, and prosperity in one's livelihood from industrial enterprises, so, by the practice of bhakti-yoga, even within this material world, one can achieve Your favor or intelligently approach You. Those who are pious all affirm this.
in Koran & Vedas, SB Intro 10-11
in name of religion, SB 1.5.15plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.5.15

The people in general are naturally inclined to enjoy, and you have encouraged them in that way in the name of religion. This is verily condemned and is quite unreasonable. Because they are guided under your instructions, they will accept such activities in the name of religion and will hardly care for prohibitions.
in religion, SB 7.15.10plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.15.10

Upon seeing the person engaged in performing the sacrifice, animals meant to be sacrificed are extremely afraid, thinking, "This merciless performer of sacrifices, being ignorant of the purpose of sacrifice and being most satisfied by killing others, will surely kill us."
in sacrifice, SB 4.25.7-9plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.25.7

The great saint Nārada said: O ruler of the citizens, my dear King, please see in the sky those animals which you have sacrificed without compassion and without mercy in the sacrificial arena., SB 4.26.1-3plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.26.1-3

The great sage Nārada continued: My dear King, once upon a time King Purañjana took up his great bow, and equipped with golden armor and a quiver of unlimited arrows and accompanied by eleven commanders, he sat on his chariot driven by five swift horses and went to the forest named Pañca-prastha. He took with him in that chariot two explosive arrows. The chariot itself was situated on two wheels and one revolving axle. On the chariot were three flags, one rein, one chariot driver, one sitting place, two poles to which the harness was fixed, five weapons and seven coverings. The chariot moved in five different styles, and five obstacles lay before it. All the decorations of the chariot were made of gold., SB 4.26.9plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.26.9

When King Purañjana was hunting in this way, many animals within the forest lost their lives with great pain, being pierced by the sharp arrowheads. Upon seeing these devastating, ghastly activities performed by the King, all the people who were merciful by nature became very unhappy. Such merciful persons could not tolerate seeing all this killing., SB 4.27.11plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.27.11

The great sage Nārada continued: My dear King Prācīnabarhiṣat, like you King Purañjana also became implicated in so many desires. Thus he worshiped demigods, forefathers and social leaders with various sacrifices which were all very ghastly because they were inspired by the desire to kill animals.
in society, SB 7.14.9plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.14.9

One should treat animals such as deer, camels, asses, monkeys, mice, snakes, birds and flies exactly like one's own son. How little difference there actually is between children and these innocent animals.
in Vedic sacrifices, SB 10.1.4plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.1.4

Glorification of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is performed in the paramparā system; that is, it is conveyed from spiritual master to disciple. Such glorification is relished by those no longer interested in the false, temporary glorification of this cosmic manifestation. Descriptions of the Lord are the right medicine for the conditioned soul undergoing repeated birth and death. Therefore, who will cease hearing such glorification of the Lord except a butcher or one who is killing his own self?
irreligious, SB 6.10.9plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.10.9

If one is unhappy to see the distress of other living beings and happy to see their happiness, his religious principles are appreciated as imperishable by exalted persons who are considered pious and benevolent.
kinds of, two, SB 1.3.24plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.3.24

Then, in the beginning of Kali-yuga, the Lord will appear as Lord Buddha, the son of Añjanā, in the province of Gayā, just for the purpose of deluding those who are envious of the faithful theist.
Kṛṣṇa consciousness prohibits, N103
kṣatriya kings practice, SB 4.26.4plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.26.4

It was almost impossible for King Purañjana to give up the company of his Queen even for a moment. Nonetheless, on that day, being very much inspired by the desire to hunt, he took up his bow and arrow with great pride and went to the forest, not caring for his wife., SB 4.26.6plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.26.6

If a king is too attracted to eating flesh, he may, according to the directions of the revealed scriptures on sacrificial performances, go to the forest and kill some animals that are recommended for killing. One is not allowed to kill animals unnecessarily or without restrictions. The Vedas regulate animal-killing to stop the extravagance of foolish men influenced by the modes of passion and ignorance.
leaders condemned by, SB 1.17.10-11plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.17.10-11

O chaste one, the king's good name, duration of life and good rebirth vanish when all kinds of living beings are terrified by miscreants in his kingdom. It is certainly the prime duty of the king to subdue first the sufferings of those who suffer. Therefore I must kill this most wretched man because he is violent against other living beings.
Lord & devotees pained to see, SB 4.26.9plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.26.9

When King Purañjana was hunting in this way, many animals within the forest lost their lives with great pain, being pierced by the sharp arrowheads. Upon seeing these devastating, ghastly activities performed by the King, all the people who were merciful by nature became very unhappy. Such merciful persons could not tolerate seeing all this killing.
Lord rejects, SB 4.27.11plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.27.11

The great sage Nārada continued: My dear King Prācīnabarhiṣat, like you King Purañjana also became implicated in so many desires. Thus he worshiped demigods, forefathers and social leaders with various sacrifices which were all very ghastly because they were inspired by the desire to kill animals.
modern leaders allow, SB 4.12.12plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.12.12

Dhruva Mahārāja was endowed with all godly qualities; he was very respectful to the devotees of the Supreme Lord and very kind to the poor and innocent, and he protected religious principles. With all these qualifications, he was considered to be the direct father of all the citizens., SB 4.16.18plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.16.18

The King will consider all embodied living entities as dear as his own self, and he will always be increasing the pleasures of his friends. He will intimately associate with liberated persons, and he will be a chastising hand to all impious persons.
natural reactions to, SB 8.8.11plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.8.11

The land became a person and collected all the drugs and herbs needed for installing the Deity. The cows delivered five products, namely milk, yogurt, ghee, urine and cow dung, and spring personified collected everything produced in spring, during the months of Caitra and Vaiśākha [April and May].
nature punishes, SB 7.15.24plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.15.24

By good behavior and freedom from envy one should counteract sufferings due to other living entities, by meditation in trance one should counteract sufferings due to providence, and by practicing haṭha-yoga, prāṇāyāma and so forth one should counteract sufferings due to the body and mind. Similarly, by developing the mode of goodness, especially in regard to eating, one should conquer sleep.
peace prevented via, SB 8.8.11plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.8.11

The land became a person and collected all the drugs and herbs needed for installing the Deity. The cows delivered five products, namely milk, yogurt, ghee, urine and cow dung, and spring personified collected everything produced in spring, during the months of Caitra and Vaiśākha [April and May].
persons sharing responsibility for, SB 4.25.8plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.25.8

All these animals are awaiting your death so that they can avenge the injuries you have inflicted upon them. After you die, they will angrily pierce your body with iron horns.
prohibited in Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, SB 4.26.5plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.26.5

At that time King Purañjana was very much influenced by demoniac propensities. Because of this, his heart became very hard and merciless, and with sharp arrows he killed many innocent animals in the forest, taking no consideration.
Prācīnabarhi advised against, SB 6.4.4plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.4.4

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: When the ten sons of Prācīnabarhi emerged from the waters, in which they were performing austerities, they saw that the entire surface of the world was covered by trees.
punishment for, SB 4.25.8plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.25.8

All these animals are awaiting your death so that they can avenge the injuries you have inflicted upon them. After you die, they will angrily pierce your body with iron horns., SB 4.26.5plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.26.5

At that time King Purañjana was very much influenced by demoniac propensities. Because of this, his heart became very hard and merciless, and with sharp arrows he killed many innocent animals in the forest, taking no consideration., SB 4.26.9-10plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.26.9

When King Purañjana was hunting in this way, many animals within the forest lost their lives with great pain, being pierced by the sharp arrowheads. Upon seeing these devastating, ghastly activities performed by the King, all the people who were merciful by nature became very unhappy. Such merciful persons could not tolerate seeing all this killing., SB 4.27.12plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.27.12

Thus King Purañjana, being attached to fruitive activities [karma-kāṇḍīya] as well as kith and kin, and being obsessed with polluted consciousness, eventually arrived at that point not very much liked by those who are overly attached to material things., SB 4.28.26plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.28.26

That most unkind king, Purañjana, had killed many animals in various sacrifices. Now, taking advantage of this opportunity, all these animals began to pierce him with their horns. It was as though he were being cut to pieces by axes.
reaction for, SB 6.16.42plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.16.42

How can a religious system that produces envy of one's self and of others be beneficial for oneself and for them? What is auspicious about following such a system? What is actually to be gained? By causing pain to one's own self due to self-envy and by causing pain to others, one arouses Your anger and practices irreligion.
“religious,” SB 4.26.1-3plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.26.1-3

The great sage Nārada continued: My dear King, once upon a time King Purañjana took up his great bow, and equipped with golden armor and a quiver of unlimited arrows and accompanied by eleven commanders, he sat on his chariot driven by five swift horses and went to the forest named Pañca-prastha. He took with him in that chariot two explosive arrows. The chariot itself was situated on two wheels and one revolving axle. On the chariot were three flags, one rein, one chariot driver, one sitting place, two poles to which the harness was fixed, five weapons and seven coverings. The chariot moved in five different styles, and five obstacles lay before it. All the decorations of the chariot were made of gold., SB 4.27.11plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.27.11

The great sage Nārada continued: My dear King Prācīnabarhiṣat, like you King Purañjana also became implicated in so many desires. Thus he worshiped demigods, forefathers and social leaders with various sacrifices which were all very ghastly because they were inspired by the desire to kill animals., SB 4.28.26plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.28.26

That most unkind king, Purañjana, had killed many animals in various sacrifices. Now, taking advantage of this opportunity, all these animals began to pierce him with their horns. It was as though he were being cut to pieces by axes.
“sannyāsīs” implicated in, SB 4.19.22plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.19.22

Then the great hero, Vijitāśva, the son of King Pṛthu, again took the horse and returned to his father's sacrificial arena. Since that time, certain men with a poor fund of knowledge have adopted the dress of a false sannyāsī. It was King Indra who introduced this.
scriptures restrict, SB 1.7.37plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.7.37

A cruel and wretched person who maintains his existence at the cost of others' lives deserves to be killed for his own well-being, otherwise he will go down by his own actions.
sinful reaction to, SB 4.11.7plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.11.7

Lord Manu said: My dear son, please stop. It is not good to become unnecessarily angry—it is the path to hellish life. Now you are going beyond the limit by killing Yakṣas who are actually not offenders.
society disrupted via, SB 1.13.47plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.13.47

Those who are devoid of hands are prey for those who have hands; those devoid of legs are prey for the four-legged. The weak are the subsistence of the strong, and the general rule holds that one living being is food for another.
society ruined by, SB 8.8.11plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.8.11

The land became a person and collected all the drugs and herbs needed for installing the Deity. The cows delivered five products, namely milk, yogurt, ghee, urine and cow dung, and spring personified collected everything produced in spring, during the months of Caitra and Vaiśākha [April and May].
society spoiled by, SB 4.21.44plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.21.44

Whoever acquires the brahminical qualifications—whose only wealth is good behavior, who is grateful and who takes shelter of experienced persons—gets all the opulence of the world. I therefore wish that the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His associates be pleased with the brāhmaṇa class, with the cows and with me.
stopped by Buddha, SB 6.8.19plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.8.19

May the Personality of Godhead in His incarnation as Vyāsadeva protect me from all kinds of ignorance resulting from the absence of Vedic knowledge. May Lord Buddhadeva protect me from activities opposed to Vedic principles and from laziness that causes one to madly forget the Vedic principles of knowledge and ritualistic action. May Kalkideva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who appeared as an incarnation to protect religious principles, protect me from the dirt of the age of Kali.
two ways for, SB 4.27.11plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.27.11

The great sage Nārada continued: My dear King Prācīnabarhiṣat, like you King Purañjana also became implicated in so many desires. Thus he worshiped demigods, forefathers and social leaders with various sacrifices which were all very ghastly because they were inspired by the desire to kill animals.
Vedas regulate, SB 4.26.1-3plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.26.1-3

The great sage Nārada continued: My dear King, once upon a time King Purañjana took up his great bow, and equipped with golden armor and a quiver of unlimited arrows and accompanied by eleven commanders, he sat on his chariot driven by five swift horses and went to the forest named Pañca-prastha. He took with him in that chariot two explosive arrows. The chariot itself was situated on two wheels and one revolving axle. On the chariot were three flags, one rein, one chariot driver, one sitting place, two poles to which the harness was fixed, five weapons and seven coverings. The chariot moved in five different styles, and five obstacles lay before it. All the decorations of the chariot were made of gold., SB 4.26.6plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.26.6

If a king is too attracted to eating flesh, he may, according to the directions of the revealed scriptures on sacrificial performances, go to the forest and kill some animals that are recommended for killing. One is not allowed to kill animals unnecessarily or without restrictions. The Vedas regulate animal-killing to stop the extravagance of foolish men influenced by the modes of passion and ignorance.
“Vedic sacrifices” as, SB 1.3.24plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.3.24

Then, in the beginning of Kali-yuga, the Lord will appear as Lord Buddha, the son of Añjanā, in the province of Gayā, just for the purpose of deluding those who are envious of the faithful theist.
war caused via, SB 1.10.6plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.10.6

Because of the King's having no enemy, the living beings were not at any time disturbed by mental agonies, diseases, or excessive heat or cold.
Āryans avoid, SB 4.30.39-40plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.30.39-40

Dear Lord, we have studied the Vedas, accepted a spiritual master and offered respect to brāhmaṇas, advanced devotees and aged personalities who are spiritually very advanced. We have offered our respects to them, and we have not been envious of any brother, friends or anyone else. We have also undergone severe austerities within the water and have not taken food for a long time. All these spiritual assets of ours are simply offered for Your satisfaction. We pray for this benediction only, and nothing more.

See also: Cow(s), killing of; Hunter(s); Hunting; Meat-eating