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  "name":"Cc. Ādi 17.160",
  "h1":"Cc. Ādi 17.160",
  "label":"Text 160",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 17.160",
  "description":"\"In the Vedas and Purāṇas there are injunctions declaring that if one can revive a living being, be can kill it for experimental purposes."

} —

Cc. Ādi 17.160

Text

jiyāite pāre yadi, tabe māre prāṇī
veda-purāṇe āche hena ājñā-vāṇī

Synonyms

jiyāite—to rejuvenate; pāre—one is able; yadi—if; tabe—then; māre—can kill; prāṇī—living being; veda-purāṇe—in the Vedas and Purāṇas; āche—there are; hena—such; ājñā-vāṇī—orders and injunctions.

Translation

“In the Vedas and Purāṇas there are injunctions declaring that if one can revive a living being, be can kill it for experimental purposes.