Scriptures
     
Inspirator: His Divine Holiness Acharya Swamishree Purushottampriyadasji Maharaj
   
   
Shikshapatri - Consumption  
Scriptures

Under all circumstances, eating meat is strictly prohibited. An offering to a deity, or the remnants of a ceremonial sacrifice should never be consumed if it comprises of meat or alcoholic ingredients. (Slok 15)

All my disciples, male and female, must never commit adultery. Vices such as gambling and the consumption of intoxicants, for example hemp, are prohibited. (Slok 18)

My disciples must never drink water or milk that has not been adequately filtered, nor should they bathe in water that is infested with minute creatures. (Slok 30)

Medication that comprises of meat or alcoholic constituents should not be used. To ensure that this will never occur, if the ingredients of a medicine are unknown, it must not be taken. (Slok 31)

The scriptures and customs have dictated where it is wrong for bodily functions (urinating, spitting etc.) to be performed. My disciples must abide by these conventions. (Slok 32)

My disciples of the brahaman class of society must never drink water that has become contaminated by contact with leather. They must not consume onions, garlic or any other such food that the scriptures have prohibited. (Slok 186)

 
 
 
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