CC Adi 17.161
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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 brought them back to life for perfection.