Ādi 17.163

TEXT 163

TEXT

কলিকালে তৈছে শক্তি নাহিক ব্রাহ্মণে ।
অতএব গোবধ কেহ না করে এখনে ॥ ১৬৩ ॥

kali-kale taiche sakti nahika brahmane

ataeva go-vadha keha na kare ekhane

SYNONYMS

kali-kale-in the age of Kali; taiche-such; sakti-power; nahika-there is none; brahmane-in the brahmanas; ataeva-therefore; go-vadha-killing of cows; keha-anyone; na-does not; kare-execute; ekhane-at the present.

TRANSLATION

"Formerly there were powerful brahmanas who could make such experiments using Vedic hymns, but now, because of Kali-yuga, brahmanas are not so powerful. Therefore the killing of cows and bulls for rejuvenation is forbidden.