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CC Adi 17.156 (1975)



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.

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.