revived animals

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Sacrificed animals' destinations:

 

BG 2.31p. - human life

BG 18.3p. - sometimes animal sometimes human body; sages differ

SB 4.25.24, 5.8.5 - new life, young body

CCM 17.161-163 - rejuvenated

Manu 5.40-42 - higher existences

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> How did that work? Presumably they must have got a human body there and

then

> as the procedure was supposed to demonstrate the efficacy of the mantras

> being chanted. Would they get the body of a baby, youth or what? Would

they

> be considered the son of the purohit or yajaman? Does sastra give any more

> details? It must have been a fairly common procedure because yajna was the

> yuga dharma in Treta yuga, and this would have included a good number with

> sacrificial animals.

 

Here is more information on this:

 

There are many activities in the Vedic literature which are subjects of

contention. For instance, it is said that an animal can be killed in a

sacrifice, yet some maintain that animal killing is completely abominable.

Although animal killing in a sacrifice is recommended in the Vedic

literature, the animal is not considered to be killed. The sacrifice is to

give a new life to the animal. **Sometimes the animal is given a new animal

life after being killed in the sacrifice, and sometimes the animal is

promoted immediately to the human form of life**. But there are different

opinions among the sages. Some say that animal killing should always be

avoided, and others say that for a specific sacrifice it is good. All these

different opinions on sacrificial activity are now being clarified by the

Lord Himself.

 

Your humble servant,

Bhadra Govinda Das.

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Here is more information on this, It is from the purports of Bg 18.3

 

There are many activities in the Vedic literature which are subjects of

contention. For instance, it is said that an animal can be killed in a

sacrifice, yet some maintain that animal killing is completely abominable.

Although animal killing in a sacrifice is recommended in the Vedic

literature, the animal is not considered to be killed. The sacrifice is to

give a new life to the animal. **Sometimes the animal is given a new animal

life after being killed in the sacrifice, and sometimes the animal is

promoted immediately to the human form of life**. But there are different

opinions among the sages. Some say that animal killing should always be

avoided, and others say that for a specific sacrifice it is good. All these

different opinions on sacrificial activity are now being clarified by the

Lord Himself.

 

Your humble servant,

Bhadra Govinda Das.