In Magha days are oxen slain, in Arjuris they wed the bride.
— Rig Veda (10.85.13)
When thrice the men lead round the Steed, in order, who goeth to the Gods as meet oblation,
The goat precedeth him, the share of PÅ«á¹£an, and to the Gods the sacrifice announceth.
— Dirghatamas, Rig Veda (10.162.4)
What part of the Steed's flesh the fly hath eaten, or is left sticking to the post or hatchet,
Or to the slayer's hands and nails adhereth,—among the Gods, too, may all this be with thee.
Food undigested steaming from his belly, and any odour of raw flesh remaining,
This let the immolators set in order and dress the sacrifice with perfect cooking.
— Dirghatamas, Rig Veda (10.162.10)
They who observing that the Horse is ready call out and say, the smell is good; remove it;
And, craving meat, await the distribution,—may their approving help promote labour.
The trial-fork of the flesh-cooking caldron, the vessels out of which the broth is sprinkled,
The warming-pots, the covers of the dishes, hooks, carving-boards,—all these attend the Charger.
— Dirghatamas, Rig Veda (10.162.12-13)
The Atharva Veda bans only the eating of the raw flesh and the human flesh:
Those who eat flesh uncooked, and those who eat the bleeding flesh of men,
Feeders on babes unborn, long-haired, far from this place we banish these.
— Atharva Veda (8.6.23)
Some of the south Indian Brahmins during the sutra period, like those of North India were meat eaters.[22] Kapilar(PuṟanÄṉūṟu, poems 113,119), a poet in ancient Tamil Country, says:
" ..My hands have become soft because they do know of no harder work than eating rice and meat boiled with tamarind. The sweet smell of its smoke might counteract the smell of the pieces of meat."
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