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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.15.7

न दद्यादामिषं श्राद्धे न चाद्याद्धर्मतत्त्ववित् । मुन्यन्नै: स्यात्परा प्रीतिर्यथा न पशुहिंसया ॥ ७ ॥
na dadyād āmiṣaṁ śrāddhe
[na dadyaad aamisham shraaddhe]
na cādyād dharma-tattvavit
[na chaadyaad dharma-tattvavit]
muny-annaiḥ syāt parā prītir
[muny-annaih syaat paraa preetir]
yathā na paśu-hiṁsayā
[yathaa na pashu-himsayaa]
Word-for-word
na — never dadyāt — should offer āmiṣam — meat, fish, eggs and so on śrāddhe — in the performance of the śrāddha ceremony na — nor ca — also adyāt — one should eat personally dharma-tattva-vit — one who is actually learned in regard to religious activities muni-annaiḥ — by preparations made with ghee for saintly persons syāt — should be parā — first-class prītiḥ — satisfaction yathā — for the forefathers and the Supreme Personality of Godhead na — not paśu-hiṁsayā — by killing animals unnecessarily.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
na dadyād āmiṣaṁ śrāddhe
na
never
dadyāt
should offer
āmiṣam
meat, fish, eggs and so on
śrāddhe
in the performance of the śrāddha ceremony
na cādyād dharma-tattvavit
na
nor
ca
also
adyāt
one should eat personally
dharma-tattva-vit
one who is actually learned in regard to religious activities
muny-annaiḥ syāt parā prītir
muni-annaiḥ
by preparations made with ghee for saintly persons
syāt
should be
parā
first-class
prītiḥ
satisfaction
yathā na paśu-hiṁsayā
yathā
for the forefathers and the Supreme Personality of Godhead
na
not
paśu-hiṁsayā
by killing animals unnecessarily.
A person fully aware of religious principles should never offer anything like meat, eggs or fish in the śrāddha ceremony, and even if one is a kṣatriya, he himself should not eat such things. When suitable food prepared with ghee is offered to saintly persons, the function is pleasing to the forefathers and the Supreme Lord, who are never pleased when animals are killed in the name of sacrifice.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
A person fully aware of religious principles should never offer meat, eggs or fish in the śrāddha ceremony, and should not eat such things. The Supreme Lord is pleased by forest offerings and is never pleased when animals are killed.
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Personal Guidance
A person aware of dharma never offers meat, eggs, or fish in śrāddha — not even a kṣatriya consumes them in such rites. Ghee-cooked food offered to saints pleases the forefathers; violence cannot pretend to be religion.
Reflection Questions
  • Where in your spiritual life does cruelty hide under the label 'tradition'?
  • What dietary line do you keep unconditionally for the sake of nonviolence?
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