Wednesday, 10 September 2025
Was Lord Rama a non-vegetarian?
Was Lord Rama a non-vegetarian?
So many have given detailed answers claiming the same so I won't repeat, instead would like to point out propaganda of certain Hindu institutions to whitewash this stuff.
Basically Ram was non vegetarian.
स लक्ष्मणः कृष्ण मृगम् हत्वा मेध्यम् पतापवान् |
अथ चिक्षेप सौमित्रिः समिद्धे जात वेदसि
Now in the above shlok, the following words, कृष्ण मृगम् हत्वा . I don't think it needs any elaboration nor need any sankrit knowledge to get the fact..
Krishna - black, Mrgam - animal, Hatva - Killed.
The amount of copium some institutions smokes to twist these words is simply hilarious. Gita press translated it as root bulb of a tree or something. Lmaoo.
It'd have been better, had they claimed this shlok to be an interpolation, but have given a baseless nonsensicsl translation to hide the real fact.
Here's the full context.
Rama spoke the following words to Lakshmana who listened to his command and who was closely attentive to him: "Oh, Lakshmana! Bring the meat of an antelope. We shall perform a purifactory ceremony while entering the house, which is to be done by those who wish to live long. Oh, large-eyed Lakshmana! Killing the antelope quickly bring it here. The prescribed rite according to scriptural point of view indeed is to be performed. Keep in mind the sacred obligation."
Lakshmana the slayer of enemies, understanding his brother's words, acted as instructed. Rama spoke again to Lakshmana as follows.
"Oh, gentle brother! Boil this antelope's meat. We shall worship the leaf-hut. This day and this instant also are of a distinctive character. Be quick."
Then, Lakshmana the strong man and son of Sumitra, killing a holy black antelope, tossed it in an ignited fire. Feeling certain that it is cooked and heated thoroughly with no blood remaining, Lakshmana spoke to Rama the lion among men as follows: "This black antelope, with its complete limbs, has been cooked completely by me. Oh, Rama resembling God! Worship the concerned deity, as you are skilled in that act." Rama, the virtuous man and the learned man in chanting of sacred spells, after taking bath and with subdued mind, briefly chanted all the sacred scripts to be chanted at the end of a purifactory ceremony. Worshipping all classes of deities and getting himself purified, Rama entered the house.
There was a heartfelt joy in Rama, with his limitless splendour. Having taken bath in the river as prescribed Rama offered oblations to Lord Rudra and Lord Vishnu after offereing tributes to Vaisvadeva. He performed benedictions relating to the purification of house and also a silent prayer as per prescribed rites. He finally offered excellent tributes to the deities, for removing sins.
The above verse also clearly signifies Animal sacrifice was an integral part of ancient sacrificial customs.
Similarly all portion which refer words such as Mamsa or Medhyam refers to meat. Not fruit pulp , root bulb or any nonsense like that. you can claim it to be interpolations at best, but changing the whole meaning of words is something high level crackheads might do.
Non vegetarian and non violence all those stuff were Imbibed into later hindu texts from Jains and Buddhists who follows Hardcore Non violence. If I'm correct Jains won't even eat vegetarian stuff that might lead to death of a plant like onion, carrot, radish so and so.
Further, This statement of Arjuna from Mahabharat is enough to prove what the status of Non violence was back then.
Without slaughter, no man has been able to achieve fame in this world or acquire wealth or subjects. Indra himself, by the slaughter of Vritra, became the great Indra.
Those amongst the gods that are given to slaughtering others are adored much more by men. Rudra, Skanda, Sakra, Agni, Varuna, are all slaughterers. Kala and Mrityu and Vayu and Kuvera and Surya, the Vasus, the Maruts, the Sadhyas, and the Viswadevas, O Bharata, are all slaughterers. Humbled by their prowess, all people bend to those gods, but not to Brahman or Dhatri or Pushan at any time.
Only a few men that are noble of disposition adore in all their acts those among the gods that are equally disposed towards all creatures and that are self-restrained and peaceful.
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