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PAÑCALINGĪPRAKARAŅAM : 173
Pānavahāīhinto suhāsavo
kim
na
soyarīyāņa/
Kaha hujja āgamo
jīvaghāyasandamisago suddho || 88 ||
Prāņavadhadibhyaḥ śubhāsravaḥ
kim
na
śaukarikāņām/
Katham bhavet āgamaḥ
jīvaghātasandarśakaḥ śuddhaḥ || 88 ||
If the killing priests can earn piety,
so must the pig-hunters' deed How can, then, the violence preaching canon,
be pious and pure, indeed || 88 ||
88. (If the opponent raises the question, “Don't the ritual offerings of animal sacrifice, etc by the priests in the sacrificial ritual, earn merit?”, the answer is, “If that be so, the killing of animals by the pig-hunters must also earn merit for them.” However, as that is not correct, how can the violence preaching canon (animal sacrifice prescribing scriptures) be pious and pure? Meaning that they are not.
