vanyaiÅ› caru-puroá¸ÄÅ›air
nirvapet kÄla-coditÄn
na tu Å›rautena paÅ›unÄ
mÄá¹ yajeta vanÄÅ›ramÄ«

 vanyaiḥ - obtained in the forest; caru - with oblations of rice, barley and dÄl beans; puroá¸ÄÅ›aiḥ - and sacrificial cakes prepared with wild rice; nirvapet - one should offer; kÄla-coditÄn - ritualistic sacrifices, such as Ägrayaṇa, offered according to seasons (Ägrayaṇa is the offering of the first fruits that appear after the rainy season); na - never; tu - indeed; Å›rautena - mentioned in the Vedas; paÅ›unÄ - with animal sacrifice; mÄm - Me; yajeta - may worship; vana-ÄÅ›ramÄ« - one who has gone to the forest, taking the vÄnaprastha order of life.


Text

One who has accepted the vÄnaprastha order of life should perform seasonal sacrifices by offering oblations of caru and sacrificial cakes prepared from rice and other grains found in the forest. The vÄnaprastha, however, may never offer animal sacrifices to Me, even those sacrifices mentioned in the Vedas.

Purport

One who has taken the vÄnaprastha order of life should never perform animal sacrifices or eat meat.