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  "name":"Cc. Ādi 17.166",
  "h1":"Cc. Ādi 17.166",
  "label":"Text 166",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 17.166",
  "description":"\"Cow-killers are condemned to rot in hellish life for as many thousands of years as there are hairs on the body of the cow."

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Cc. Ādi 17.166

Text

go-aṅge yata loma, tata sahasra vatsara
go-vadhī raurava-madhye pace nirantara

Synonyms

go-aṅge—on the body of the cow; yata—as many; loma—hairs; tata—so many; sahasra—a thousand; vatsara—years; go-vadhī—the killer of a cow; raurava-madhye—in a hellish condition of life; pace—decomposes; nirantara—always.

Translation

“Cow-killers are condemned to rot in hellish life for as many thousands of years as there are hairs on the body of the cow.