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CC Adi 17.197 (1975)



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 197

tumita yavana hañā kene anukṣaṇa
hindura devatāra nāma laha ki kāraṇa


SYNONYMS

tumita—but you; yavana—meat-eaters; hañā—being; kene—why; anukṣaṇa—always; hindura—of the Hindus; devatāra—of the God; nāma—the name; laha—you take; ki—what; kāraṇa—the reason.


TRANSLATION

" 'The Hindus chant the name Hari because that is the name of their God. But you are Muslim meat-eaters. Why do you chant the name of the Hindus' God?'