Indeed, in its past life it had killed many crows, and karmic justice had condemned it to be reincarnated in a pigeon's body, and to be killed in turn by the very crows it had killed. Such are the laws of nature.

If human beings wish to be saved from these chain reactions of killing life after life, they must dedicate themselves now to developing Krishna consciousness, God consciousness, and cease all sinful activities.

It is imperative to respect and apply the guiding principles established by God, which forbid illicit sexual relations outside of marriage, the consumption of meat, fish, and eggs, the use of drugs and stimulants such as coffee, tea, alcohol, and cigarettes, gambling, abortion, and the extraction of fossil fuels like oil, gas, and coal, as these play a crucial role in the stability of the planet and the climate. Putting an end to these sinful acts allows us to know God, so let us immediately cease committing these sins.

It is strictly forbidden to kill a wise scholar, a cow, a woman, a child, or an old person.

In the glorious days before the advent of the present age—an age of discord, quarrels, hypocrisy, indifference, and sin—wise scholars, cows, women, children, and old people were all duly protected, and the whole of society derived great benefits from this.

The protection of wise scholars ensures the maintenance of the nation's organization, the institution par excellence, since it offers the most reliable experimental method of raising all members of society, on the plane of spiritual life, to the perfection of existence.

The protection of the cow ensures an abundance of the most miraculous of all foods, milk, which refines the subtle tissues of the brain, and thus allows one to know the higher values ​​of existence.

The protection of women preserves their chastity and, consequently, the moral purity of society as a whole. In this way, men of exemplary character can be conceived, capable of maintaining society in a state of peace, tranquility, and progress.

The protection of children allows every being who has attained human form the best opportunity to embark on the path that will liberate them from the shackles of matter. The child must be protected from the moment of conception, through the performance of a purification rite, which marks the beginning of a pure existence.

The protection of the elderly gives them the opportunity to prepare for a better existence after death.