CC Adi 17.156 (1996)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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.