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TRANSLATION.
To THE LEARNED IN VARIOUS SHASTRAS, MEMBERS OF THE COLLEGE OF PUNDITS, NADIA.
1. If a Hindu takes cow-lymph from the body of a cow suffering from cow-pox for
the purpose of vaccinating human beings, does he thereby incur any sin?
2. If a Hindu vaccinator vaccinates a Hindu child with cow-lymph taken from the
body of a cow suffering from cow-pox, is the religion of the vaccinator or of the person vacci-
nated affected in any way?
3. If with a view to protect cows from cow-pox, a Hindu vaccinates a cow in the
manner in which human beings are vaccinated, does he thereby commit any offence against
the Shastras?
MOHENDRA NATH VIDYARATNA BHATTACHARJEE, M.A., B.L.,
Deputy Magistrate, Nadia.
The 24th December .1894.
Answers of the Pandits.
1. If a Brahman or other vaccinator following the religion of the Vedas causes a wound
in the body of a cow, suffering from cow-pox in taking cow-lymph thereform for the good of
human beings, the person who does so incurs no sin thereby. Such is the opinion of the
learned.
2. If human beings are vaccinated with the cow-lymph for the purpose of preventing
the dangerous disease of small-pox, neither the person who vaccinates nor the person vaccinat-
ed incurs any sin. Such is the opinion of the learned.
3. For the purpose of preventing cow-pox among cows, there is no objection to vacci-
nating cows in the manner in which human beings are vaccinated. Such is the opinion of
the learned.
SRI JADUNATH SARVABHAUM SHARMA,
Nadia.
SRI MADHUSUDAN SMRITIRATNA,
Nadia.
SRI LALMOHON VIDYABAGISH,
Nadia.
SRI PRASANNA KUMAR VIDYARATNA,
Nadia.
SRI RAJANI KANTA VIDYARATNA.
SRI AJITA NATH NYAYARATNA.
SRI TARA PRASANNA CHURAMONI.
SHITI KANTTO VACHASPATI.
ABINASH CHANDRA NYAYARATNA.
SARVESWAR SARVABHAUM.
MOHENDRA NATH VIDYARATNA BHATTACHARJEE,
President, College of Pandits, Nadia.
MAHAMAHOPADHYA SRI KRISHNA NATH NYAYAPANCHANAN SHARMA,
of Purbasthali, Burdwan.
SRI ADWAITA CHANDRA NYAYARATNA,
Vikrampur, President, Dacca Saraswat Samaj.
ASHUTOSH SMRITIRATNA,
Khulna.
UMANATH SMRITIRATNA,
Khulna.
DEVENDRA NATH SMRITIRATNA,
Samudragarh, Burdwan.
KASHI DAS VACHASPATI,
Bhatpara, 24 -Parganas.
HARI NATH SMRITI BHUSHAN,
Hooghly.
DURGA CHARAN SMRITITIRTHA,
Calcutta.