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jiyaite pare yadi, tabe mare prani

veda-purane ache hena ajna-vani

SYNONYMS

jiyaite—to rejuvenate; pare—one is able; yadi—if; tabe—then; mare—can kill; prani—living being; veda-purane—in the Vedas and Puranas; ache—there are; hena—such; ajna-vani—orders and injunctions "In the Vedas and Puranas there are injunctions declaring that if one can revive a living being, be can kill it for experimental purposes.