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The '''Gomedha''' yajna is a Vedic sacrifice in which an old cow was sacrificed and then brought back to life in a young body, by chanting the Vedic hymns. The sacrifice was just meant to prove the efficacy of the hymns of the Vedas. But in case if the sacrifice was conducted improperly under inexpert management, surely the performers of sacrifice would become responsible for cow killing. In this age of Kali, there is no possibility of performing the yajnas perfectly for want of expert brahmanas who are able to conduct such yajnas. Therefore, Gomedha yajna is completely prohibited.

The '''Gomedha''' yajna is a Vedic sacrifice in which an old cow was sacrificed and then brought back to life in a young body, by chanting the Vedic hymns. The sacrifice was just meant to prove the efficacy of the hymns of the Vedas. But in case if the sacrifice was conducted improperly under inexpert management, surely the performers of sacrifice would become responsible for cow killing. In this age of Kali, there is no possibility of performing the yajnas perfectly for want of expert brahmanas who are able to conduct such yajnas. Therefore, Gomedha yajna is completely prohibited.

== The Sacrifice ==

== The Sacrifice ==

In the Vedas and Puranas there are injunctions declaring that if one can revive a living being, one can kill it for experimental purposes.Therefore the great sages sometimes killed old cows, and by chanting Vedic hymns they brought them back to life for perfection.The killing and rejuvenation of such old and invalid cows was not truly killing but an act of great benefit.Formerly there were powerful brahmanas who could make such experiments using Vedic hymns, but now, because of the Kali-yuga, brahmanas are not so powerful. Therefore the killing of cows and bulls for rejuvenation is forbidden. (CC Adi 17.160-164)

In the Vedas and Puranas there are injunctions declaring that if one can revive a living being, one can kill it for experimental purposes.Therefore the great sages sometimes killed old cows, and by chanting Vedic hymns they brought them back to life for perfection.The killing and rejuvenation of such old and invalid cows was not truly killing but an act of great benefit.Formerly there were powerful brahmanas who could make such experiments using Vedic hymns, but now, because of the Kali-yuga, brahmanas are not so powerful. Therefore the killing of cows and bulls for rejuvenation is forbidden. (CC Adi 17.160-164)