CC Adi 17.156

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

Ādi-līlā 17.155 - Ādi-līlā 17.157

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 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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