CC Adi 17.162 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth

Ādi-līlā 17.161 - Ādi-līlā 17.163

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.

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.

Ādi-līlā 17.161 - Ādi-līlā 17.163