mana eva manuṣyendra bhūtānāṁ bhava-bhāvanam
mana eva manuṣyendra bhūtānāṁ bhava-bhāvanam ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 4.29.77)
“O king of men! The mind of living beings is the cause of worldly existence [i.e., saṁsāra].”
Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
māyā manaḥ sṛjati karmamayaṁ balīyaḥ
māyā manaḥ sṛjati karmamayaṁ balīyaḥ
kālena codita-guṇānumatena puṁsaḥ |
chandomayaṁ yad ajayārpita-ṣoḍaśāraṁ
saṁsāra-cakram aja ko’titaret tvad-anyaḥ ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 7.9.21)
“Māyā, with the permission of the Puruṣa, and with its guṇas impelled by time, emanates the mind (manas), which is constituted of karma, most powerful [i.e., very difficult to conquer], filled with fancy (chanda) [i.e., vāsanās], and infused with sixteen transformations by the unborn [i.e., by ignorance (avidyā)]. O Unborn One [i.e., O Bhagavān], who apart from you [i.e., who that has not received your grace and does not engage in your service] can surmount this wheel of saṁsāra [i.e., the mind]?”
duḥkhaṁ sukhaṁ vyatiriktaṁ ca tīvraṁ
duḥkhaṁ sukhaṁ vyatiriktaṁ ca tīvraṁ
kālopapannaṁ phalam āvyanakti |
āliṅgya māyā-racitāntarātmā
sva-dehinaṁ saṁsṛti-cakra-kūṭaḥ ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 5.11.6)
“The inner ātmā fabricated by māyā [i.e., the subtle body, the adjunct upon the pure jīva], the illusionist on the wheel of saṁsāra, embracing the bearer of its own body [i.e., the pure jīva], in full creates suffering, enjoyment, irregularity [i.e., bewilderment], and acute [i.e., unavoidable], time-borne results.”
tasmād daivopapannena muny-annenāpi dharmavit
tasmād daivopapannena muny-annenāpi dharmavit |
santuṣṭo’har ahaḥ kuryān nitya-naimittikīḥ kriyāḥ ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 7.15.11)
“Therefore, one who knows dharma and is contented should perform one’s regular and incidental duties day by day even with the foods of the sages which are obtained by destiny.”
na dadyād āmiṣaṁ śrāddhe na cādyād dharma-tattvavit
na dadyād āmiṣaṁ śrāddhe na cādyād dharma-tattvavit |
muny-annaiḥ syāt parā prītir yathā na paśu-hiṁsayā ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 7.15.7)
“One who knows the truth of dharma shall never offer flesh in a śrāddha nor shall one ever eat it. Satisfaction [of Bhagavān, as well as the devas, forefathers, other living beings, so forth] shall come about with the foods of the sages, and not so through animal slaughter.”
sarvātmanā na hiṁsanti bhūta-grāmeṣu kiñcana
sarvātmanā na hiṁsanti bhūta-grāmeṣu kiñcana |
uccāvaceṣu daityendra mad-bhāva-vigata-spṛhāḥ ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 7.10.20)
“O King of the Daityas, free from [material] desire because of their bhāva for me, my bhaktas by any means do not commit violence towards any living being, high or low.”
bho bhoḥ prajāpate rājan paśūn paśya tvayādhvare
bho bhoḥ prajāpate rājan paśūn paśya tvayādhvare |
saṁjñāpitāñ jīva-saṅghān nirghṛṇena sahasraśaḥ ||
ete tvaṁ sampratīkṣante smaranto vaiśasaṁ tava |
samparetam ayaḥ-kūṭaiś chindanty utthita-manyavaḥ ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 4.25.7–8)
“Bho! Bho! O protector of the people! O King! See now the animals—the thousands of living beings—that have been mercilessly killed by you in sacrifice. Remembering how you cut apart their bodies, they are waiting for your death. Then, using their iron horns, they will tear you apart with ferocious anger.”
nāyaṁ mārgo hi sādhūnāṁ hṛṣīkeśānuvartinām
nāyaṁ mārgo hi sādhūnāṁ hṛṣīkeśānuvartinām |
yad ātmānaṁ parāg gṛhya paśuvad bhūta-vaiśasam ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 4.11.10)
“Identifying with the external self [i.e., the body] and killing other living beings is animal-like; it is not the path of the sādhus who follow Hṛṣīkeśa [i.e., the Master of the senses, Bhagavān].”
jīvo jīvasya jīvanam
jīvo jīvasya jīvanam |
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 1.13.47)
“A living being is the life of [another] living being.”
ye tv anevaṁ-vido’santaḥ stabdhāḥ sad-abhimāninaḥ
ye tv anevaṁ-vido’santaḥ stabdhāḥ sad-abhimāninaḥ |
paśūn druhyanti viśrabdhāḥ pretya khādanti te ca tān ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 11.5.14)
“The ignorant, impious, and stubborn who consider themselves virtuous confidently kill animals, and those animals eat them in their next life.”