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<div style="float:left">'''[[Sri Caitanya-caritamrta|Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta]] - [[CC Adi|Ādi-līlā]] - [[CC Adi 17|Chapter 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth]]'''</div> | <div style="float:left">'''[[Sri Caitanya-caritamrta|Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta]] - [[CC Adi|Ādi-līlā]] - [[CC Adi 17|Chapter 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth]]'''</div> | ||
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''prabhu kahe'' | ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=prabhu&tab=syno_o&ds=1 prabhu] [//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=kahe&tab=syno_o&ds=1 kahe]'' — the Lord replied; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vede&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vede]'' — in the ''Vedas''; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=kahe&tab=syno_o&ds=1 kahe]'' — is enjoined; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=go&tab=syno_o&ds=1 go]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vadha&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vadha]'' — cow-killing; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=niṣedha&tab=syno_o&ds=1 niṣedha]'' — prohibition; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ataeva&tab=syno_o&ds=1 ataeva]'' — therefore; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=hindu&tab=syno_o&ds=1 hindu]'' — Hindu; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=mātra&tab=syno_o&ds=1 mātra]'' — any; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=nā&tab=syno_o&ds=1 nā]'' — does not; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=kare&tab=syno_o&ds=1 kare]'' — execute; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=go&tab=syno_o&ds=1 go]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vadha&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vadha]'' — cow-killing. | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:24, 3 June 2026
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 159
- prabhu kahe,—vede kahe go-vadha niṣedha
- ataeva hindu-mātra nā kare go-vadha
SYNONYMS
prabhu kahe — the Lord replied; vede — in the Vedas; kahe — is enjoined; go-vadha — cow-killing; niṣedha — prohibition; ataeva — therefore; hindu — Hindu; mātra — any; nā — does not; kare — execute; go-vadha — cow-killing.
TRANSLATION
Refuting the Kazi’s statement, the Lord immediately replied, “The Vedas clearly enjoin that cows should not be killed. Therefore every Hindu, whoever he may be, avoids indulging in cow-killing.
PURPORT
In the Vedic scriptures there are concessions for meat-eaters. It is said that if one wants to eat meat, he should kill a goat before the goddess Kālī and then eat its meat. Meat-eaters are not allowed to purchase meat or flesh from a market or slaughterhouse. There are no sanctions for maintaining regular slaughterhouses to satisfy the tongues of meat-eaters. As far as cow-killing is concerned, it is completely forbidden. Since the cow is considered a mother, how could the Vedas allow cow-killing? Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu pointed out that the Kazi’s statement was faulty. In the Bhagavad-gītā (BG 18.44) there is a clear injunction that cows should be protected: kṛṣi-gorakṣya-vāṇijyaṁ vaiśya-karma svabhāva-jam. “The duty of vaiśyas is to produce agricultural products, trade and give protection to cows.” Therefore it is a false statement that the Vedic scriptures contain injunctions permitting cow-killing.