### CC Adi 17.158

> তোমার বেদেতে আছে গোবধের বাণী ।\
> অতএব গোবধ করে বড় বড় মুনি ॥১৫৮॥

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

*tomāra vedete*—in Your Vedic literatures; *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.

**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 performed sacrifices involving cow-killing."**