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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Ādi-lilā, Ch. 17]
SYNONYMS
ataeva —therefore;  jarad-gava —old animals;  māre —killed;  muni-gaṇa —sages;  veda-mantre —by the power of Vedic hymns;  siddha —rejuvenated;  kare —makes;  tāhāra —his;  jīvana —life.
TRANSLATION
“Therefore the great sages sometimes killed old animals, and by chanting Vedic hymns they again brought them to life for perfection.
TEXT 162
অরদ্যাব হঞ্জা যুবা হয় আরবার ।
তাতে তার বদ নহে, হয় উপকার ॥ ১৬২ ॥
jarad-gava hañā yuvā haya āra-vāra tāte tāra vadha nahe, haya upakāra
SYNONYMS
jarad-gava —old, invalid animals;  hañā —becoming;  yuvā —young;  haya —become;  āra-vāra —again;  tāte —in that action;  tāra —his;  vadha —killing;  nahe —is not;  haya —there is;  upakāra —benefit.
TRANSLATION
“The killing and rejuvenation of such old and invalid animals was not truly killing but an act of great benefit.
TEXT 163
কলিকালে তৈছে শক্তি নাহিক ত্রাক্ষণে ।
অতএব গোবধ কেহ না করে এখনে ॥ ১৬৩ ॥
kali-kāle taiche śakti nāhika brāhmaṇe ataeva go-vadha keha nā kare ekhane
SYNONYMS
kali-kāle —in the age of Kali;  taiche —such;  śakti —power;  nāhika —there is none;  brāhmaṇe —in the  brāhmaṇas ;  ataeva —therefore;  go-vadha —killing of cows;  keha —anyone;  nā —does not;  kare —execute;  ekhane —at the present.
TRANSLATION
“Formerly there were powerful  brāhmaṇas  who could make such experiments using Vedic hymns, but now, because of Kali-yuga,  brāhmaṇas  are not so powerful. Therefore the killing of cows and bulls for rejuvenation is forbidden.