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One can see ample amount of evidences for animal sacrifice and Brahmins eating meat in Vedic and Smriti literature.

When I pointed out this to a learned Pandit, he just said it has been forbidden in Kali Yuga. I didn't get the opportunity to ask him for the source of this claim.

Is this true? What's the scriptural basis for it?

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An excerpt from the book Hindu Dharma The Universal Way of Life,( Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan publication) contain speeches of Sri Sri Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi MahaSwamiji (at various times during the years 1907 to 1994). available, in this link gives clarification on this.

https://www.kamakoti.org/hindudharma/part5/chap24.htm

Asvalambham gavalambham sanyasam palapatrikam Devarena sutotpattim kalau panca vivarjayet
Asvamedha sacrifice, gomedha sacrifice, sannyasa,etc. these things are forbidden in this age"
Brahma Vaivarta Purana (Kṛṣṇa-janma-khaṇḍa 185.180
Ref.courtesy vanisource.org/wiki/CC_Adi_17.164 –

The following are to be eschewed in the Kali age: horse and cow sacrifices, meat in the sraddha ceremony, sannyasa.
Hindu Dharma The Universal Way of Life

Athrey
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  • Can you quote the exact verse from Brahma Vaivarvata Purana?? Where there? Like Chater and verse?? –  Jul 17 '22 at 10:58
  • Krishna Janma khanda – Athrey Jul 17 '22 at 10:59
  • Sure. Will update after some time – Athrey Jul 17 '22 at 11:00
  • Update Brahma-vaivarta Purāṇa (Kṛṣṇa-janma-khaṇḍa 185.180 https://vanisource.org/wiki/CC_Adi_17.164 –  Jul 17 '22 at 11:01
  • But it also says Sannyasa is not for Kali Yuga??? –  Jul 17 '22 at 11:02
  • But the OP is asking for Brahmins eating meat and not about offering in Shraddha.. – hanugm Jul 17 '22 at 11:09
  • @HariKumar maybe its after marraige sanyas – YOu will not know Jul 17 '22 at 11:36
  • @YOuwillnotknow it simply says Sannyasam. And nothing else is said. –  Jul 17 '22 at 11:41
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    Puri shankaracharya comments on this by saying till there are agnihotri brahmins one can take sanyas – YOu will not know Jul 17 '22 at 11:46
  • @HariKumar If your q. asks reg.. consumption of non veg. food , independent of the context of shraddha and sacrifices,a part of this ans, may ans. your question. https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/questions/30431/does-parashara-smriti-allow-eating-non-vegetarian-food .If you / moderators opine that this ans is a duplicate of the one mentioned in prev comment , please mark so . – Athrey Jul 17 '22 at 17:32
  • @YOuwillnotknow yes thank you –  Jul 17 '22 at 18:36
  • @Athrey thank you Athrey, I have accepted the answer. –  Jul 17 '22 at 18:37