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Do these verses mention about cow slaughter?

Please translate it completely.

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Yes. There is mention of the slaughter of various animals including the cow for a banquet. The following translation omits translating the line with cows in it but the word "gavAM" is very clearly present (first half of verse 61).

Some things to keep in mind when reading this:

  • This happened in Dvapara yuga.
  • The Purana is a less-reliable source due to being one of the Rajasic group as categorized by the Padma Purana.
  • The speaker urging the slaughter of cows is Rukmi, the brother of Rukmini. He is described in this very same Purana to be a person associated with Adharma. Eventually he was defeated by Krishna but spared to live.

BTW, there are typos in this translation. 'Rubies' should be 'Rabbits', etc.

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Here's a translation of verse 61:

gavāṃ lakṣam chedanaṃ ca hariṇānām dvilakṣakam। caturlakṣaṃ śaśanāṃ ca kūrmāṇām ca tathā kuru॥

Slaughter one lakh cows, two lakh deer, four lakh rabbits and the same number of tortoises.

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    Can u pls specify which chapter is this?
    – YDS
    Dec 10, 2020 at 15:12
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    @YDS - It's Krishna janma kanda - chapter 105 -archive.org/details/…
    – SwiftPushkar
    Dec 10, 2020 at 15:17
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    @hash - You can add the link provided in above comment in your answer instead of screenshot.
    – SwiftPushkar
    Dec 10, 2020 at 15:19
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    @strugglingseeker Added translation for that verse.
    – hashable
    Dec 11, 2020 at 17:30
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    @ram updated as suggested.
    – hashable
    Jan 11, 2021 at 9:21

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