High Rishis given to the observance of vows and self control have said that abstention from meat is worthy of praise, productive of fame and Heaven and a great satisfaction itself.
धन्यं यशस्यमायुष्यं स्वर्ये स्वस्त्ययनं महत्। मांसस्याभक्षणं प्राहुर्नियताः परमर्षयः॥