# Cc. Ādi 17.161 ## Text > ataeva jarad-gava māre muni-gaṇa > veda-mantre siddha kare tāhāra jīvana ## Synonyms *ataeva*—therefore; *jarad*-*gava*—old cows; *māre*—killed; *muni*-*gaṇa*—sages; *veda*-*mantre*—by the power of Vedic hymns; *siddha*—rejuvenated; *kare*—makes; *tāhāra*—his; *jīvana*—life. ## Translation **"Therefore the great sages sometimes killed old cows, and by chanting Vedic hymns they again brought them to life for perfection.**