Always abstaining from cruelty to all creatures is what is lauded. We establish this from what is directly perceptible. We do not rely on what is beyond direct perception.
अहिंसा सर्वभूतानां नित्यमस्मासु रोचते। प्रत्यक्षतः साधयामो न परोक्षमुपास्महे॥