### CC Adi 17.153

> প্রভু কহে, — গোদুগ্ধ খাও, গাভী তোমার মাতা ।\
> বৃষ অন্ন উপজায়, তাতে তেঁহো পিতা ॥১৫৩॥

> prabhu kahe,—go-dugdha khāo, gābhī tomāra mātā\
> vṛṣa anna upajāya, tāte teṅho pitā

*prabhu kahe*—the Lord said; *go-dugdha khāo*—you drink cows' milk; *gābhī*—the cow (is); *tomāra*—your; *mātā*—mother; *vṛṣa*—the bull; *anna*—grains; *upajaya*—produces; *tāte*—therefore; *teṅho*—he; *pitā*—(is) your father.

**The Lord said, "You drink cows' milk; therefore the cow is your mother. And the bull produces grains for your maintenance; therefore he is your father.**