• DR. SANTIGOPAL DAS

Abstract In every religious volume of literature in the world we get the advices of non-violence. There are the important discussions about this in Indian literature also. Almost everywhere we see the rejection of violence and acceptance of non-violence. Sometimes we see contradiction between violence and non-violence in literature. Which one we should accept? We see the line in the ‘Udyogparva’ of Mahabharata - ‘अहिंसॆका सुखावहा’. That means only non-violence creates happiness. In Ramayana, Mahabhara and Puranas we find the heroic activities of Kings, Gods and Sages. Basically this heroism was based on violence. What should do a man when the matter is about self protection, defense in the battlefield etc.? Manu says in his ‘Manusamhita’ that the protection of peoples is the first duty for Ksatriya. They should fight to save people. Is completely non-violence possible for human being? Men eat meet, fishes etc. and collect vegetables, fruits etc. from the trees. This kind of violated works for existence we see here and there. In Vedic Yajna (sacrifice) the killing of animals is violence, but the authors of scriptures justified it as non-violence work. We see in Bauddha literature the rejection of all types of killing. So, sometime we should accept violence though always non-violence is acceptable.

Key Words Violence, Non-Violence, Gita, Srikrishna, Veda, Manusamhita, Ramayana, Mahabharata, Purana, Jain Philosophy, Buddhist Philosophy, Yogadarsana, Samkhyadarsana.

"Violence or Non-Violence – What should we follow: An observation from Sanskrit Literature. ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.518-520, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906J03.pdf

"Violence or Non-Violence – What should we follow: An observation from Sanskrit Literature. ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp518-520, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906J03.pdf