jiyÄite pÄre yadi, tabe mÄre prÄṇī
veda-purÄṇe Äche hena ÄjñÄ-vÄṇī

 jiyÄite - to rejuvenate; pÄre - one is able; yadi - if; tabe - then; mÄre - can kill; prÄṇī - living being; veda-purÄṇe - in the Vedas and PurÄṇas; Äche - there are; hena - such; ÄjñÄ-vÄṇī - orders and injunctions.


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“In the Vedas and PurÄṇas there are injunctions declaring that if one can revive a living being, one can kill it for experimental purposes.

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