यद् घ्राणभक्षो विहित: सुराया- स्तथा पशोरालभनं न हिंसा । एवं व्यवाय: प्रजया न रत्या इमं विशुद्धं न विदु: स्वधर्मम् ॥ १३ ॥
yad ghrāṇa-bhakṣo vihitaḥ surāyās tathā paśor ālabhanaṁ na hiṁsā evaṁ vyavāyaḥ prajayā na ratyā imaṁ viśuddhaṁ na viduḥ sva-dharmam
- yat
- because
- ghrāṇa
- by smell
- bhakṣaḥ
- the taking
- vihitaḥ
- is enjoined
- surāyāḥ
- of wine
- tathā
- similarly
- paśoḥ
- of a sacrificial animal
- ālabhanam
- prescribed killing
- na
- not
- hiṁsā
- wanton violence
- evam
- in the same way
- vyavāyaḥ
- sex
- prajayā
- for the purpose of begetting children
- na
- not
- ratyai
- for the sake of sense enjoyment
- imam
- this (as pointed out in the previous verse)
- viśuddham
- most pure
- na viduḥ
- they do not understand
- sva-dharmam
- their own proper duty
According to the Vedic injunctions, when wine is offered in sacrificial ceremonies it is later to be consumed by smelling, and not by drinking. Similarly, the sacrificial offering of animals is permitted, but there is no provision for wide-scale animal slaughter. Religious sex life is also permitted, but only in marriage for begetting children, and not for sensuous exploitation of the body. Unfortunately, however, the less intelligent materialists cannot understand that their duties in life should be performed purely on the spiritual platform.