Forsooth, O son, flesh has its origin in the vital seed. There is great sin attaching to its eating, as, indeed, there is merit in abstaining from it.
शुक्राच्च तात सम्भूतिर्मासस्येह न संशयः। भक्षणे तु महान् दोषो निवृत्त्या पुण्यमुच्यते॥