NV & Vaishnava

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Srimate Sri Lakshminrisimha Parabrahmane Nama:

Srimate Ramanujaya Nama:

Srimate Nigamantha Mahadesikaya Nama:

Srimate Athivan Satakopa Yathindra Mahadesikaya Nama:

Srimate Srivan Satakopa Sri Vedantadesika Yathindra Mahadesikaya Nama:

Srimate Sri Lakshminrisimha Dhivya Padhukasevaka

Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yathindra Mahadesikaya Nama:

 

 

Dear BhAgavatAs,

 

This is not an answer for Sh Raghu's questions on vegetarian and

srivaishnava, but I would like to share some information in this regard

for further analysis. As far as my little knowledge goes,

it seems even Brahmins tasted Non-vegetarian (NV) items in the past.

During Yagnas, to please devathas a Yagna-pasu ( Yagna animal )

would be offered in the Yagna fire. All these Yagnas were performed by

Brahmins in the presence of the King ruling at that time. And after

Yagna rituals, the offered animal after taken out from Agni was

distributed as prasadam to the

gatherings. This was consumed even by brahmins and the quantity was as

little as that comes

in the forefinger (oru kundumani size). ( reference from ArulvAkku of

Kanchi H H Sri Chandrasekara

swamigal Publisher Ananda Vikatan ).

 

And this (bali) was one of the main reasons for Buddhism and Jainism ( in

which

Ahimsa is the primary rule) spread faster in India . Though Buddism widely

spread to

other countries like China, Japan etc., there is no end to eating of NV in

these countries.

>From the Yagna prasadam, slowly NV made an entry as a regular meal in many

families including brahmins (especially in Northern and Eastern India

barring few sects in brahmin families). Nowadays, in Kali yuga, Yagnas are

not supposed to be performed as conducted in previous yugas . And moreover

Buddism & Jainism

principles altered the Yagna procedures of Hindus to the extent that atleast

Uyir-Bali

procedures were stopped among Brahmin rituals. I suppose these facts should

have substantially reduced/stopped

the direct/conscious intake of NV among the Hindus and especially Brahmins.

As some one enquired in this forum

whether crossing of ocean is permitted. I see one of the reasons for

non-permission could be

due to unknown or known NV food habits of people from other origin and

there could be a possibility of unconsious intake of NV for a traveller

 

As stated in Bhagavat Gita I strongly believe that food habits very much

determine a person's nature.

 

I was recently told when some one asked H H Sri Mushnam Andavan about

taking of onions and garlics in our daily food

as these are having some medicinal benefits, Andavan swamigal instantly

granted permission to consume onions & garlics

due its medicinal values but adviced "NEVER EAT NV AT ANY COST".

 

We all strongly believe that the guiding principle, our Aacharyan who leads

us in taking to God's path, never advices against our well-being.

So let us follow this sincerely and if possible, together we will create a

movement for a Pure Vegetarian Society.

 

All views and observations in this text is totally adiyens based on my

interpretations and my own understandings. So

I request BhAgavatAs to correct me in places where I have mde references.

 

 

OM NAMO NARAYANA, OM NAMO NARAYANA

 

Adyen

K Balaji