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CC Adi 17.153 (1975)



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 153

prabhu kahe,--go-dugdha khāo, gābhī tomāra mātā
vṛṣa anna upajāya, tāte teṅho pitā


SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe—the Lord said; go-dugdha khāo—you drink cows' milk; gābhī—the cow (is); tomāra—your; mātā—mother; vṛṣa—the bull; anna—grains; upajaya—produces; tāte—therefore; teṅho—he; pitā—(is) your father.


TRANSLATION

The Lord said, "You drink cows' milk; therefore the cow is your mother. And the bull produces grains for your maintenance; therefore he is your father.