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CC Ādi 17.156

Bengali

সেই শাস্ত্রে কহে,—প্রবৃত্তি–নিবৃত্তি–মার্গ–ভেদ ।
নিবৃত্তি–মার্গে জীবমাত্ৰ–বধের নিষেধ ॥ ১৫৬ ॥

Text

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.