It is written, "Thou shalt not kill," and "If any man kill with the sword, he must be slain by the sword."

It is also written: "Eye for eye, tooth for tooth". Now, if this principle is to be applied, it is against him who cruelly, impudently, sacrifices the life of others to ensure his own subsistence. True social justice consists in condemning such a wretch to the death penalty, in order to spare him hell. The killing of a murderer by the state is a blessing for the guilty, for thus he will not have to suffer for his crime in his next life. The death penalty is, in truth, the smallest sentence that such a murderer can pronounce against him, and the smrti-sastras stipulate that by receiving from the king such punishment, according to the principle of "eye for eye, tooth for tooth ", The culprit is purified of all his faults, so much so that he can become apt to be promoted to the Edenic planets.

Murderer is also the one who kills an animal. This is what Manu, the illustrious author of the treaty, contains all the civic codes and religious principles applicable to human society. For animal flesh is not destined for a civilized man, whose first duty is to prepare his return to God. According to Manu, the act of killing an animal is part of a vast conspiracy carried out by a group of sinners, all equally guilty, and liable to be punished for murder, exactly as a group of conspirators who attempt, in an effort Combined, to the life of a man. He who allows the killing of the animal and the one who performs the murderous act, the one who sells the flesh of the animal thus slaughtered and the one who prepares it, the one who distributes such food and, Eat, all are murderers, all equally punishable by the laws of nature.

In spite of all the progress of material science, no one is in a position to create a living being; No one has the right to kill a living being in his own way.

The person who knows the degradation but who in his previous life was virtuous, if he turns to God will regain his original position.

At the Lord's command, an accomplished bhakta can sometimes descend into the material universe as an ordinary man would. But because of his past practices, he will naturally attach himself to the service of devotion, and for no apparent reason. Despite the various obstacles that arise around him due to various circumstances, he will automatically continue in the path of devotional service and thus progress gradually to the level of perfection which was originally Its. Bilvamangala Thakura, for example, who had been in his previous life an evolved bhakta, suffered great degradation by attaching himself to a prostitute. However, the words of this same prostitute, who had so fascinated him, suddenly transformed his whole behavior and