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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā, Chapter 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 161

ataeva jarad-gava māre muni-gaṇa
veda-mantre siddha kare tāhāra jīvana

SYNONYMS

ataeva—therefore; jarad-gava—old cows; 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 cows, and by chanting Vedic hymns they brought them back to life for perfection.