Should Meat Eaters be cast as God? - Page 2

Could be, but in whole of Valmiki Ramayan, not even once it is written that Ram ate meat.

i don't understnd y this matters bcoz the actors r playing their characters, them being vegitarian or non-vegitarian is their personal matter, it's nobody else's business.

its true that most Aryans used to eat meat including Ram himself..Valmiki has mentioned about it in Ramayana-

After recovering his kidnapped wife Sita from Lanka, Rama's coronation is performed upon returning to Ayodhya. Both Rama and Sita spend their evenings enjoying wine as well as succulent well-cooked meats in the Asoka-grove. The following quote which captures this regal scene is from Uttarakanda sarga 52 (or sarga 42 in some editions) of Valmiki Ramayana:

"All the trees in the forest were filled with flowers. And the rocks there, covered with flowers falling down from trees, appeared like welkin beautified with stars. And Rama's Asoka forest was like unto Indra's Nandana and Kuvera's Chitraratha made by Brahma. Having entered the rich Asoka forest abounding in many seats and houses and creepers Rama sat on an excellent seat, covered with a beautiful coverlet and well constructed. Like unto Purandara with Sachi he took Sita by the hand, made her sit and drink the wine distilled in the province of Mira. And in no time the servants brought for him well-cooked meat and various fruits. Being inebriete the beautiful Apsaras, well-skilled in the art of singing and dancing, began to dance before Rama in the company of Kinnaris. The virtuous-souled Rama, the foremost of those who know how to please, satisfied those beautiful damsels adorned with various ornaments. And Sita sitting by him, he appeared like the effulgent Vasishtha in the company of Arundhati. Being greatly delighted the celestial-like Rama pleased every day Sita resembling a celestial damsel. Sita and Raghava (Rama) thus spent their days happily. And thus was spent the delightful winter giving all enjoyments. Enjoying various things the high-souled Rama and Sita spent ten thousand years. Once on a time, having performed all the religious ceremonies, in the fore part of the day, Rama, to spend the evening, entered the inner apartment. Sita, too, having performed all religious ceremonies, at first attended to the service of her mothers-in-law. Thereupon wearing a beautifully coloured cloth and being adorned with various ornaments Sita appeared before Rama like unto Sachi approaching the king of celestials in heaven. And beholding the auspicious signs of pregnancy in his spouse Rama attained to excessive delight." -- Ramayana 7:52. [Dutt, Manmatha Nath. The Ramayana: translated into English prose from the original Sanskrit of Valmiki. Calcutta: Deva Press, 1889-94. Vol. III. pp.1716-1717].

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👏 you made my point the vegetarian thing came later..

It is important to note that many wrong translations of Valmiki Ramayan are there in Internet.

Ram Never ate meat, why is it written in the Gita one must not eat meat?

Krishna IS Ram, Krishna never ate meat.

there are enough references in Valmiki Ramayana itself.

nihatya pR^iSatam ca anyam maa.msam aadaaya raaghavaH |
tvaramaaNo janasthaanam sasaara abhimukhaH tadaa || 3-44-27

tadaa= then; raaghavaH= Raghava; anyam= another one; pR^iSatam nihatya ca= spotted deer, on killing, also; maamsam aadaaya= its flesh, on taking; tvaramaaNaH= hurrying himself; janasthaanam abhimukhaH sasaara= to Janasthaana, towards, he drifted, proceeded.


Raghava(Shri Ram) then on killing another spotted deer and on taking its flesh, he hurried himself towards Janasthaana. [3-44-27]

na mA.nsa.n rAghavo bhu~Nkte na chApi madhusevate |
vanya.n suvihitaM nityaM bhaktamashnAti pa~nchamam || 5-36-41

41. raaghavaH= Rama; na bhuNkte= is not eating; maamsam= meat; na sevate= not indulging in; madhuchaapi= even spirituous liquor; nityam= everyday; paN^chamam= in the evening; ashnaati= he is eating; bhaktam= food; vanyam= existing in the forest; suvihitam= well-arranged (for him).

"Rama is not eating meat, nor indulging even in spirituous liquor. Everyday, in the evening, he is eating the food existing in the forest, well arranged for him.
With his mind wholly devoted to you, Rama is not even driving away forest-flies from his body, nor mosquitoes nor insects nor reptiles from his body. Rama always cogitates on something or the other. He is forever engaged in sorrow. He is enamoured with the god of love and thinks of nothing else."

suraaghaTasahasreNa maamsabhuutodanena cha |
yakshye tvaam prayataa devi puriim punarupaagataa || 2-52-89

89. devii= "Oh, goddess! Upaagata= After reaching; puriim= the city (Ayodhya); punaH= again; yakshhye= I shall worship (you); suraaghata sahasreNa= with thousand pots of spirituous liquor; maamsa bhuutodanena cha = and jellied meat with cooked rice; prayataa= well-prepared for the solemn rite."

"Oh, goddess! After reaching back the city of Ayodhya, I shall worship you with thousand pots of spirituous liquor and jellied meat with cooked rice well prepared for the solemn rite."

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please see im not advocating meat eating.Kshatriyas have to fight wars. Hence they are supposed to eat meat and other such foods which make the body strong and resistant to injuries.
Ram was Kshatriya.Shri Rama was following the Kshatriya mode of life which he was supposed to.Whether he ate meat or not will not change our belief and faith in lord Ram.

Originally posted by: Mkerai

Krishna IS Ram, Krishna never ate meat.

Yes, but the question is: -
Did he eat meat in his incarnation as Ram? We cannot say that just because Vishnu did not eat meat in Krishna incarnation, he did not eat meat in Ram incarnation also.

Originally posted by: Mkerai

Ram Never ate meat, why is it written in the Gita one must not eat meat?

Krishna IS Ram, Krishna never ate meat.

Nope the Gita doesnt explicitly say that one must not eat meat - plz quote the exact verse .

5.26.13

yas tv iha va ugrah? pasun paks?in?o va pran?ata uparandhayati tam apakarun?am purus?adair api vigarhitam amutra yamanucarah? kumbhipake tapta-taile uparandhayanti



TRANSLATION

For the maintenance of their bodies and the satisfaction of their tongues, cruel persons cook poor animals and birds alive. Such persons are condemned even by man-eaters. In their next lives they are carried by the Yamadutas to the hell known as Kumbhipaka, where they are cooked in boiling oil.