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He should not be without such an animal.
Then he will not be without cattle—thus it is understood (in the Sruti).
Muttering the Santatiya hymn, he should go to his house.
If disease befalls his cattle, he should sacrifice to that same God in the midst of his cow-stable.
A mess of cooked food, which he sacrificed in its entirety.
Having thrown the sacrificial grass and the Agya into the fire, he should lead his cows through the smoke.
Murmuring the Santatiya hymn, he should go in the midst of his cattle.
Adoration to Saunaka; Adoration to Saunaka!”
Today Shiva does not accept animal sacrifice. This change in the form of worship of Shiva is the result of the acceptance by the principle of Ahimsa. Having changed from himsa to Ahimsa the Brahmans changed Shiva from a Himsak God to an Ahimsak God. The cult of Kali has come into being long after Shiva had become an Ahimsak God. Never the less Kali his wife was made an himsak Goddess. The result is that we have a cruel contrast of a bloodless god having a blood-thirsty Goddess as his wife. Isn’t it a riddle? Why did the Brahmins do such a thing?
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