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"name":"Cc. Ādi 17.161", "h1":"Cc. Ādi 17.161", "label":"Text 161", "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 17.161", "description":"\"Therefore the great sages sometimes killed old cows, and by chanting Vedic hymns they again brought them to life for perfection."
} —
ataeva jarad-gava māre muni-gaṇa
veda-mantre siddha kare tāhāra jīvana
ataeva—therefore; jarad-gava—old cows; māre—killed; muni-gaṇa—sages; veda-mantre—by the power of Vedic hymns; siddha—rejuvenated; kare—makes; tāhāra—his; jīvana—life.
“Therefore the great sages sometimes killed old cows, and by chanting Vedic hymns they again brought them to life for perfection.