CC Adi 17.162 (1996)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 162
- jarad-gava hañā yuvā haya āra-vāra
- tāte tāra vadha nahe, haya upakāra
SYNONYMS
jarad-gava — old, invalid cows; 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 cows was not truly killing but an act of great benefit.