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CC Adi 17.158 (1975)



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 158

tomāra vedete āche go-vadhera vāṇī
ataeva go-vadha kare baḍa baḍa muni


SYNONYMS

tomāra vedete—in Your Vedic literature; āche—there is; go-vadhera—for cow-killing; vāṇī—injunction; ataeva—therefore; go-vadha—cow-killing; kare—does; baḍa baḍa—very, very great; muni—sages.


TRANSLATION

As a learned scholar, the Kazi challenged Caitanya Mahāprabhu, "In Your Vedic scriptures there is an injunction for killing a cow. On the strength of this injunction, great sages peformed sacrifices involving cow-killing."