The rigveda describes horses, buffaloes, rams and goats as sacrificial animals. There was a time in this very india when, without eating beef, no brahmin could remain a brahmin. Eight arguments in favor of eating meat and objections thereto. Calcutta references to the beefeating past of ancient hindus have been deleted from indian school textbooks following a threeyear campaign by hindu hardliners.
Apastamb grihsutram 10 says, the cow should be slaughtered on the arrival of a guest, on the occasion of shraddha of ancestors and on the occasion of a marriage. Vedas on animal sacrifice and beef eating the arya samaj. Beef eating in vedas and other hindu texts truth about. Jan, 2012 quotes that disapprove, even denounce, meateating rig veda. I will simultaneously refute the common arguments of hindus.
Please help us to distribute books to create awareness. That the aryans of the rig veda did kill cows for purposes of food and ate beef is. There was perfect vegetarianism in vedas and vedic yagnas. By one estimate, 30% of all hindus are ovolacto vegetarians. Jul 30, 2017 scholars have known for centuries that the ancient indians ate beef. Rigveda, manusmiriti sanction beefeating, the milli gazette. But for this beef eating, a person who wants to read the verses in other way, or the way they are, its very clear that beef eating is in vedas. Hinduism and its complicated history with cows and people who eat. Dec 04, 2008 this also comes handy in convincing poor and illiterate indians to give up their faith on the grounds that their fundamental holy books the vedas contain all the inhuman elements like denigration of women, meateating, polygamy, casteism and above all beef eating. This is again a big misconception that the vedas supports animal sacrifice in yajnas. Beef eating was permitted for example in the rig veda, cows were slaughtered, but later books forbade the killing of cowswhich is why its been banned in several indian states today. Mar 24, 2011 but for this beef eating, a person who wants to read the verses in other way, or the way they are, its very clear that beef eating is in vedas. Beef eating in ancient india beef was widely eaten in.
Let me give you few examples of beef eating in sanatan dharma from the most supreme books like vedas. Hinduism and its complicated history with cows and the. If there is any doubt about the most popular of the vedas, then it is that whether there is a law of animal sacrifices, meateating etc. Beef eating in vedas and other hindu texts truth about hinduism. Let us now look at the evidence from hindu texts, which proves that hinduism not only permits beef eating but also requires its folowers to institute certain cow sacrifices. But the translation is simple, readable and fairly accurate. The main reason for this misconception is wrong interpretation of the vedic mantras. If the hindus were eating beef, when did they give it up.
From ramayana to the scriptures, its clear india has a long history of eating meat. So anybody found eating it even on the basis of rumors is killed immediately. Til rigveda 6171 states hindu god indra used to eat the meat of cow, calf, horse and buffalo. Rig veda says that indra, hindu god of rain and heaven, ate beef. In book vi, the hymn xxviii attributed to rishi bhardwaja, extols the virtue of the cow. Also vedism was a monotheistic religion, hinduism isnt. Books and ideas business and economy science and technology. The bashkala recension of the rigveda has the khilani which are not present in the shakala text but is preserved in one kashmir. Rigveda, manusmiriti sanction beefeating, the milli gazette, vol. It consists of a collection of 1,028 poems grouped into 10 circles mandalas. Most of the following eight arguments came from a contemporary moral issues class that i taught at the university of wisconsinmadison in the fall of 1995. Apr 10, 2017 food and culture from ramayana to the scriptures, its clear india has a long history of eating meat the vedas refer to about 50 animals deemed fit for sacrifice and, by inference, for eating.
The fact however, is the vedic yagnas were pure satvik deeds. May 15, 20 that the aryans of the rig veda did kill cows for purposes of food and ate beef is abundantly clear from the rig veda itself. The rgveda frequently refers to the cooking of the flesh of the ox for offering to gods, especially indra, the greatest of the vedic gods who was strongarmed, colossal, and a destroyer of enemy strongholds. The news is that some hindus murdered a muslim for slaughtering a cow. One who partakes of human flesh, the flesh of a horse or of another animal, and deprives others of milk by slaughtering cows, o king, if such a fiend does not desist by other means, then you should not hesitate to cut off his head. There are two series of references in the rig veda on which reliance is placed. In atharva veda book x, hymn 10, the cow is formally designated as vishnu, and all that the sun surveys. While doing some research i found some astonishing facts about beef and meat eating. Book excerpt read what ambedkar wrote on why brahmins started worshipping the cow and gave up eating beef it was a strategy, wrote the father of indian constitution, to vanquish buddhism. Food and culture from ramayana to the scriptures, its clear india has a long history of eating meat the vedas refer to about 50 animals deemed fit for sacrifice and, by inference, for eating. In the eight books books 2 through 9 that were composed the earliest, the hymns predominantly discuss cosmology and praise deities. Rg veda all 10 mandalas, all in original sanskrit devanagari text. Most of the shlokas attributed to rig veda about cow slaughter is faulty transalation. I asked the students to give me their best arguments in favor of.
Heres what vedas say on killing cows the problem lies with the inability to interpret the ancient texts in the correct sense. Oct 22, 2002 untouchability, the dead cow and the brahmin. The sanskritspeaking people of the rig veda revered cattle as their chief source of wealth, and although they ate beef, they ate it only on special occasions. Yet meat eating was frowned upon in the rig veda and other holy scriptures like the bhagavad gita. The mantra states that in winter, the rays of sun get weakened and then get strong again in spring. Mar 12, 2020 rigveda, the oldest of the sacred books of hinduism, composed in an ancient form of sanskrit about 1500 bce in what is now the punjab region of india and pakistan. Scholars have known for centuries that the ancient indians ate beef. It is a big mistake to try to understand the veda using the books such as puranas which are of a much later origin.
Like most cattlebreeding cultures, the vedic indians. False claims of beef in vedas brilliantly explained by an iit alumni. Quotes that disapprove, even denounce, meateating rig veda. Of course, in this day and age meat eating includes and. Those who like meat should eat it, the veda, vedanta, tantra, etc.
The rigveda samhita is the core text, and is a collection of 10 books maalas. Rigveda, manusmiriti sanction beefeating, the milli. That is the mindset created by few people who want us to listen to them rather than the religious books. Read books on indian muslim islamic topics only on mg.
Nonpolitical manusmriti chapter 5 verse 30 says, it is not sinful to eat meat of eatable animals, for brahma has created both the eaters and the eatables. Beef in vedascow in vedic timeswhat vedas and scriptures. One who partakes of human flesh, the flesh of a horse or of another animal, and deprives others of milk by slaughtering cows, o king, if such a fiend does not desist by other means, then you should not hesitate to cut off. I tried to read lot of holy books and the result i got was totally opposite to what these people say who consider themselves as the authorities of the religion. Dietary habits in hindu scriptures vedas there is clear evidence of meat consumption including beef during vedic period historical vedic religion of hinduism. First book ever giving 94 ways to rip beef lover apart. Modern hindus forbidden from eating beef but ancient.
After the fourth century bc, when the practice of vegetarianism spread throughout india among buddhists, jains and hindus, many hindus continued to eat beef. Til rigveda 6171 states hindu god indra used to eat. There was a time in this very india when, without eating beef, no brahmin. Often times i hear indians and followers of the vedic path explain that meat eating is all right, that the vedic shastras do not condemn it. Vedas are replete with beef eating hindu gods, says indias. If there is any doubt about the most popular of the vedas, then it is that whether there is a law of animal sacrifices, meat eating etc. The book demonstrates that contrary to the popular belief even. Eating of meat and beef in the hindu tradition the hindu. There was no beef eating in the vedas until the british said so cows and beef are hogging the headlines these days the hullaballoo around beef bans, beef protests. The concept of beef eating has created lot of chaos in india recently as cow is considered as the holy animal in hinduismnot the sanatan dharma. Nonhindu orderincouncil origin of untouchability pollution priests primitive society prof question race refer regarded religion rig veda rule sacred. First ever book dispelling myths about beef and animal sacrifice in. Rigveda, manusmiriti sanction beefeating a recent photograph of some hindu protesters demanding a ban on nonvegetarian food in restaurants and government canteens in india made me sit up and take notice.
Modern hindus forbidden from eating beef but ancient hindus. That the aryans of the rig veda did kill cows for purposes of food and ate beef is abundantly clear from the rig veda itself. And we are witnessing that such incidents are increasing day by day after the ban has put on beef in some states. Vammargis or the tantra cult propagated in their books in the name of the vedas. Rigveda, the oldest of the sacred books of hinduism, composed in an ancient form of sanskrit about 1500 bce in what is now the punjab region of india and pakistan. One may also question that as yajnas were rituals, one cant say that the consumption of the flesh of cow and other milch animals was a common practice among the people in vedic india. See the following references in rig vedadont kill any beings rig veda 108716 in the vedic yagna, killing of an animal or eating meat is totally. Quotes that disapprove, even denounce, meat eating rig veda. Latest dadri beef kand has taken a communal riots shape. One who partakes of human flesh, the flesh of a horse or of.
Lactovegetarianism is an integral part of most schools of hinduism although there is a wide variety of practices and beliefs that have changed over time. There is no cow slaughter or beef eating in vedas or any classical hindu scriptures. Was beef eating common during the vedic times in india, and if yes. The society in ancient india was based on four varnas, the term varna means character, quality or nature.
The rig veda is the oldest of them and it consists of 1,028 vedic sanskrit hymns and 10,600 verses in all, organized into ten books. The rigveda samhita is the core text, and is a collection of 10 books maalas with 1,028 hymns suktas in about 10,600 verses called. Was beef eating common during the vedic times in india, and. In rigveda cow slaughter has been declared a heinous crime. From ramayana to the vedas, its clear india has a long history of. This also comes handy in convincing poor and illiterate indians to give up their faith on the grounds that their fundamental holy books the vedas contain all the inhuman elements like denigration of women, meateating, polygamy, casteism and above all beef eating.
Here the books are translated into english and collected in one pdffile. Vedas on animal sacrifice and beef eating the arya samaj blog. Im not for eating beef because of how i been raised. Vedas are replete with beef eating hindu gods, says indias leading indologist rig veda says that indra, hindu god of rain and heaven, ate beef. It is one of the four sacred canonical texts of hinduism known as the vedas the text is layered consisting of the samhita, brahmanas, aranyakas and upanishads. We have a lot of other hindu scriptures here on the site, do a search. Saying that the vedas permit beefeating and cowslaughter amounts to. Read what ambedkar wrote on why brahmins started worshipping. I am from a family who are shakti worshippers and believe in advaita philosophy. The vedas refer to about 50 animals deemed fit for sacrifice and.
May 15, 2010 the rig veda is the oldest of them and it consists of 1,028 vedic sanskrit hymns and 10,600 verses in all, organized into ten books. Mukandilal writes in his book cow slaughter horns of a dilemma, page 18. There is no cow slaughter or beef eating in vedas or any. A translation of the complete rig veda into hindi, in a single volume. Vedas do not talk about killing or eating cow meat beef. There was no beef eating in the vedas until the british.
Most surveys, including one by the office of registrar general and census commissioner of india, show 60% to 70% or even more of indians eat meat. The smriti shastras of the later period has forbidden beef eating as a reform suitable for kaliyuga. Some of them seek to explore, through sociohistoric texts like ashokas edicts, manusmiriti, the rig veda, among others, the gravest conundrums of our times with beefeating at its epicentre and the rise of untouchability. Zakir naik and othes should read satyarth prakash and rig vedadi bhashya bhumika by swami dayanad sarswati and all their illusions about beef eatingcow slaughter in hindu religion will vanish. Rigveda 1085 declares, on the occasion of a girls marriage oxen and cows are slaughtered. Anybody can create a quotation and tell that it is from sama veda, 6th chapter 11th stanza second line. Download the rig veda free pdf ebook and audio version. In the time of the oldest hindu sacred text, the rig veda c. Til rigveda 6171 states hindu god indra used to eat the. The book the history and culture of the indian people, published by bhartiya vidya bhawan, bombay and edited by renowned historian r. Vedas are replete with beef eating hindu gods, says india. Some of them seek to explore, through sociohistoric texts like ashokas edicts, manusmiriti, the rig veda, among others, the gravest conundrums of our times with beefeating at.
The bashkala recension of the rigveda has the khilani which are not present in. In the middle ages a class of ignorant pundits arise in scenario who were fond of meat eating. Was beef eating common during the vedic times in india. But this fact cannot be regarded as evidence that beefeating was condemned in the rigvedic period. Oct 10, 2015 there is no cow slaughter or beef eating in vedas or any classical hindu scriptures. Many times there seems to be some confusion or lack of clarity on whether the vedic path condones or condemns the eating of meat. Our forefathers were not wearing shirt and trousers. Beef cut from indias history textbooks history news. There are verses from the rig veda that prove these are part of vedism, but hinduism has banned these.
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