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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā, Chapter 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 162

jarad-gava hañā yuvā haya āra-vāra
tāte tāra vadha nahe, haya upakāra

SYNONYMS

jarad-gava—old, invalid cows; hañā—becoming; yuvā—young; haya—become; āra-vāra—again; tāte—in that action; tāra—his; vadha—killing; nahe—is not; haya—there is; upakāra—benefit.

TRANSLATION

“The killing and rejuvenation of such old and invalid cows was not truly killing but an act of great benefit.