Krish Ashok [29/09/08 23:02 +0530]:
Almost all vedic rituals involved slaughter of some kind. The Yajur veda is particularly detailed on, for instance, which rib of a slaughtered bull is to be offered to which deva (deity). I suspect the "vegetarianizers" of the past had quite a bit of a job to do
Ha.. and there are these shlokas to Durga that go "madhupreetha, maamsaishta" etc etc.. chanted with a lot of piety by old ladies who wouldnt even dream of going anywhere near the stuff, but extol Durga as liking wine and meat ..
