CC Adi 17.160
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 160
- jiyāite pāre yadi, tabe māre prāṇī
- veda-purāṇe āche hena ājñā-vāṇī
SYNONYMS
jiyāite — to rejuvenate; pāre — one is able; yadi — if; tabe — then; māre — can kill; prāṇī — living being; veda-purāṇe — in the Vedas and Purāṇas; āche — there are; hena — such; ājñā-vāṇī — orders and injunctions.
TRANSLATION
“In the Vedas and Purāṇas there are injunctions declaring that if one can revive a living being, one can kill it for experimental purposes.