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  "name":"Cc. Ādi 17.158",
  "h1":"Cc. Ādi 17.158",
  "label":"Text 158",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 17.158",
  "description":"As a learned scholar, the Kazi challenged Caitanya Mahāprabhu, \"In Your Vedic scriptures there is an injunction for killing a cow. On the strength of this injunction, great sages peformed sacrifices involving cow-killing.\""

} —

Cc. Ādi 17.158

Text

tomāra vedete āche go-vadhera vāṇī
ataeva go-vadha kare baḍa baḍa muni

Synonyms

tomāra vedete—in Your Vedic literature; āche—there is; go-vadhera—for cow-killing; vāṇī—injunction; ataeva—therefore; go-vadha—cow-killing; kare—does; baḍa baḍa—very, very great; muni—sages.

Translation

As a learned scholar, the Kazi challenged Caitanya Mahāprabhu, “In Your Vedic scriptures there is an injunction for killing a cow. On the strength of this injunction, great sages peformed sacrifices involving cow-killing.”