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.

“Therefore the great sages sometimes killed old cows, and by chanting Vedic hymns they brought them back to life for perfection.