Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Adi-lila Chapter 17 Verse 156

Ādi-līlā | Chapter 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 17.156

sei śāstre kahe, — pravṛtti-nivṛtti-mārga-bheda

nivṛtti-mārge jīva-mātra-vadhera niṣedha

SYNONYMS

sei śāstre — in the scripture (the Koran); kahe — it is ordered; pravṛtti — of attachment; nivṛtti — of detachment; mārga — ways; bheda — difference; nivṛtti — of detachment; mārge — on the path; jīva-mātra — of any living entity; vadhera — of killing; niṣedha — prohibition.

TRANSLATION

"According to the Koran, there are two ways of advancement — through increasing the propensity to enjoy, and through decreasing the propensity to enjoy. On the path of decreasing attachment [nivṛtti-mārga], the killing of animals is prohibited.

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