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