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Animal Sacrifice in Yajñas

Read this thread to know how animal sacrifice got started in Yajñas and what Rishis thought about it.

 Once Upon a time, Great and Powerful Indra decided to do Yajña, there were large scale preparations, Rishis were chanting mantras, then Indra decided to SIay animals there
Rishis stopped him, Rishis clearly told him that There is NO mention of K!lling animals in Yajñas in shastras,

K!lling animals in Yajñas is against Dharma, hence please allow Brahmins to perform it according to shastras
Rishis said, Yajña must be done with seeds, this is what Dharma says.
But Imdra had a Big ego, he refused to follow Dharma
So they went to King Vasu and asked him, who is correct, King lied that you can do yajña with anything, because if this he was punished.

(Mahabharata AshwamedhikaParva adhyay 91)
Same even is mentioned in Shanti parva 337.

Devtas wanted to k!ll Goat in Yajña, Rishis told them that Aja means seed, K!lling animals in Yajña is not allowed
King Vasu came and he said animal sacrifice is allowed, Rishis got angry and they said

"If Shastras allow animal sacrifice then we will fall down, But if shastras prohibit animal sacrifice then you will fall down"

Because 9f this King Vasu fell down proving Rishis were right.
In Anushasana Parva Bheeshma says Animal sacrifice is not allowed in Yajñas, this was started by some Dhoorta people.

Hence according to him too, It is not allowed
Also Nirukta clearly says Yajña is without Himsa.

I will make separate threads explaining about Pashu Yajñas, Pashubandh Yajñas and how animals were not harmed there and what was role of animals in Rituals.

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Same thing in Matsya Purana chapter 143

Rishis clearly declared K!lling animals in Yajña is Adharma amd must not be done,

They Said it is GREAT ADHARMA to harm any animals in Yajñas and not in accordance with Vedas
Exactly same thing in Vaayu Purana Chapter 57

Rishis clearly said Vedas do not allow K!lling of animals in Yajñas, and also that this is Great Adharma, One must follow Vedas for Yajña hence do it with seeds
Also Muni Nārada criticizes animal sacrifice in Bhagwatam 4.25.7-8.
From all these Evidences it is very clear that Vedas do not allow K!lling of animals in Yajña.
Adding One more, Brahmanda Purana 1.2.30
Exactly same
Scriptural Reference used-

1. Mahabharata Ashwamedhika Parva Chapter 91

2. Mahabharata Shanti Parva chapter 337

3. Mahabharata Anushasana Parva chapter 115

4. Matsya Purana chapter 143

5. Vaayu Purana Chapter 57

6. Bhagwatam 4.25.7-8

7. Brahmanda Purana 1.2.30
Also see

8. Nirukta 1.8 ( अध्वरिति यज्ञ नाम ।। ध्वरिति हिंसाकर्माः, तत्प्रतिषेधः)

9. Rigveda (1.1.4), (1.19.1), (1.14.11)

10. Atharva Veda (1.4.1)

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