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tomara vedete ache go-vadhera vani

ataeva go-vadha kare bada bada muni

SYNONYMS

tomara vedete—in Your Vedic literature; ache—there is; go-vadhera—for cow-killing; vani—injunction; ataeva—therefore; go-vadha—cow-killing; kare—does; bada bada—very, very great; muni—sages.

As a learned scholar, the Kazi challenged Caitanya Mahaprabhu, “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.”