Back পশুবলি Bengali/Bangla قربانی حیوانات در هندوئیسم Persian हिंदू धर्म में पशु बलि Hindi Sacrificio animale nell'induismo Italian ಹಿಂದೂ ಧರ್ಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಾಣಿಬಲಿ Kannada பலி கொடுத்தல் (இந்து சமயம்) Tamil బలి Tegulu
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The practice of Hindu animal sacrifice is in recent times mostly associated with Shaktism,[1] and in currents of folk Hinduism strongly rooted in local popular or tribal traditions. Animal sacrifices were an important part of the ancient Vedic Era in India, and are mentioned in Vedas as Yajna. Over the period shape of rituals and sacrifice changed with shifting of pastoral economy of Early-vedic period to agriculture centric economy of Later-vedic. This shift in economy also impacted the rituals and sacrifice replacing animal sacrifice with grains(rice,wheat etc.) in Srauta Yajnas. During Medieval period religious movements like Bhakti movement also had a great impact on this tradition evident in Hindu scripture like Brahma Vaivarta Purana which forbids the Srauta Asvamedha Horse sacrifice in Kali Yuga.[1][2] The perception that animal sacrifice was only practiced in ancient Non-Vedic Era is opposed by instances like Srauta Ashvamedha and other rituals that are rooted in Vedas.[3] Both the Itihasas and the Puranas like the Devi Bhagavata Purana and the Kalika Purana as well as the Saiva and Sakta Agamas prescribe animal sacrifices.
- ^ a b Mukhopadhyay, K. (2020). Food and Power: Expressions of Food-Politics in South Asia. SAGE Publications. p. 240. ISBN 978-93-5388-377-5. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
mostly practised in Shakti cult, while Puranas and the Gita forbid animal sacrifice.
- ^ Laxmi Narayan Chaturvedi (1991). The Teachings of Bhagavad Gita. Sterling Publishers. p. 140. ISBN 978-81-207-1272-0.
But in this Kaliyuga, all fire sacrifices involving the animal slaughter are prohibited as stated in the Brahma-Vaivarta-Purana, ashvamedham gavalambham, sannyasam palpaitrakam, devarena sutotpattim, kalau pafich vivarjayet.
- ^ Roshen, Dalal (2014). Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide. Penguin UK. ISBN 978-81-8475-277-9.