Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.165
Responsibility for Killing Cows
“Since you Muslims cannot bring killed cows back to life, you are responsible for killing them. Therefore you are going to hell; there is no way for your deliverance.
What the purport teaches
- The Muslims addressed here cannot bring killed cows back to life.
- The statement therefore holds them responsible for killing the cows.
- The verse warns of hell as the consequence and declares that there is no way for their deliverance.
Try this today
Take a moment today to reflect on the seriousness of taking a life that you cannot restore.
Ask yourself
How does the inability to restore a cow’s life deepen my sense of responsibility toward it?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.