Hitopdesh • Chapter 2 • Shloka 64
गृध्रोऽवदत् -- मार्जारो
हि मांसरुचिः । पक्षिशावकाश्चात्र निवसन्ति । तेनाहमेव ब्रवीमि ।
तच्छ्रुत्वा मार्जारो भूमिं स्पृष्ट्वा कर्णौ स्पृशति । ब्रूते
च -- मया धर्मशास्त्रं श्रुत्वा वीतरागेणेदं दुष्करं व्रतम् चान्द्रायणम् अध्यवसितम् ।
परस्परं विवदमानानामपि
धर्मशास्त्राणाम् अहिंसा परमो धर्मः इत्यत्रैकमत्यम् । यतः ।
सर्वहिंसानिवृत्ता ये नराः सर्वसहाश्च ये ।
सर्वस्याश्रयभूताश्च ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः ॥
The vulture said - The cat is fond of flesh; and the youngs of birds live here. Therefore, I say so. The cat, on hearing this, touched the ground and then his ears and said, I, having learnt the code of dharmic ordinances and being free from passion have undertaken this arduous vow of the Moon. Although the dharmic texts disagree with one another (in other respects) they are quite at one in this that abstinence from killing is the highest dharmic duty. For, those men, who are averse to all sort of killing, who bear all things and who are the refuge of all, go to heaven.
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