# Cc. Ādi 17.160 ## Text > jiyāite pāre yadi, tabe māre prāṇī > veda-purāṇe āche hena ājñā-vāṇī ## Synonyms *jiyāite*—to rejuvenate; *pāre*—one is able; *yadi*—if; *tabe*—then; *māre*—can kill; *prāṇī*—living being; *veda*-*purāṇe*—in the *Vedas* and *Purāṇas*; *āche*—there are; *hena*—such; *ājñā*-*vāṇī*—orders and injunctions. ## Translation **"In the Vedas and Purāṇas there are injunctions declaring that if one can revive a living being, be can kill it for experimental purposes.**