CC Adi 17.160 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth
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, be can kill it for experimental purposes.