344 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Adi-lila, Ch. 17

SYNONYMS

ataeva—therefore; jarad-gava—old animals; mdre—killed; muni-gana—sages; veda-
mantre—by the power of Vedic hymns; siddha—rejuvenated; kare—makes; tahdra—
his; jivana—life.

TRANSLATION

“Therefore the great sages sometimes killed old animals, and by chanting Vedic
hymns they again brought them to fife for perfection.

TEXT 162
HATHA Ras] Jal RA SAA |
CS Gi BM ALS, SA SUBIA Sat
Jarad-gave hafia yuva haya ara-vera
tate tara vadha nahe, haya upakdara

SYNONYMS
jarad-gava—old, invalid animals; hand—becoming; yuvag—young; haya—become;
Gra-véra—again; tdte—in that action; ¢tdra—his; vadha—killing; nahe—is not; haya—
there is; upakara—benefit.
TRANSLATION

“The killing and rejuvenation of such old and invalid animals was not truly
killing but an act of great benefit.

TEXT 163

afaaica CSte «fe ates area |
BSH CUA CH MN FCA AWA | so

kali-kdle taiche Sakti nahika brdhmane
ataeva go-vadha keha né kare ekhane

SYNONYMS

kali-kale—in the age of Kali; taiche—such; sakti—power; ndhika—there is none;
braGhmane—in the brahmanas; ataeva—therefore; go-vadha—killing of cows; Reha—
anyone; na—does not; kare—execute; ekhane—at the present.

TRANSLATION

“Formerly there were powerful brahmanas who could make such experiments
using Vedic hymns, but now, because of Kali-yuga, brahmanas are not so powerful.
Therefore the killing of cows and bulls for rejuvenation is forbidden.
