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CC Adi 17.161 (1975)



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 again brought them to life for perfection.