Shloka : 22

देवतायै भवेद्यस्य सुरामांसनिवेदनम् ।

यत्पुरोऽजादिहिंसा च न भक्ष्यं तन्निवेदितम् ॥ 22 ॥

અને જે દેવતાને સુરા અને માંસનું નૈવેદ્ય થતું હોય અને વળી જે દેવતાની આગળ બકરા આદિક જીવની હિંસા થતી હોય, તે દેવતાનું નૈવેદ્ય ન ખાવું. ॥ 22 ॥

And the deities to whom meat and wine are being offered and for whom goats etc. living beings are being sacrificed, the offerings to such deities should not be accepted. || 22 ||

Commentary

The deities, to whom meat and wine are being offered and for whom goat, buffallo etc. animals are being sacrificed, are of Rajas or Tamas Prakriti. The offerings offered to such deities should not be accepted i.e. not only meat and wine but also the other offerings like coconut, sweets, fruits, water etc. should not be accepted, evenif, they are not forbidden food as per the religion. Because by accepting such offerings, one may get attracted to such deities. And as a result one may be tempted to eat meat and wine which can contaminate one’s self. Therefore, such offerings are completely forbidden to consume.