Cow was sacred from ancient vedic times.In the Hindu tradition the cow is honoured and given special feedings in festival times all over India. In the Vedas cows represents wealth and joyous earthly life.In the Mahabharata, we have Bhishma saying: "Cows represent sacrifice. Without them, there can be no sacrifice…Cows are guileless in their behavior and from them flow sacrifices…and milk and curds and butter. Hence cows are sacred...".Of all gifts, gifting cow is still considered the highest in rural India. Lord Rama was given a dowry of thousands of Cows and bullocks when he married Sita Devi.
Kamadhenu aslo known as 'surabhi' is divine goddess described in Hinduism as mother of all cows. Kamadhenu is regarded as a form of Devi and is closely related to the fertile Mother Earth, who is often described as a cow in Sanskrit. The sacred cow denotes "purity and non-erotic fertility, ... sacrificing and motherly nature and sustenance of human life". All the gods are believed to reside in the body of Kamadhenu—the generic cow. Her four legs are the scriptural Vedas; her horns are the triune gods Brahma (tip), Vishnu (middle) and Shiva (base); her eyes are the sun and moon gods, her shoulders the fire-god Agni and the wind-god Vayu and her legs the Himalayas.
The cow is believed to be a symbol of the earth - because it gives so much yet asks nothing in return.Because of its great economic importance, it makes good sense to protect the cow.
*SAVE THE HOLY COWS*
Kamadhenu aslo known as 'surabhi' is divine goddess described in Hinduism as mother of all cows. Kamadhenu is regarded as a form of Devi and is closely related to the fertile Mother Earth, who is often described as a cow in Sanskrit. The sacred cow denotes "purity and non-erotic fertility, ... sacrificing and motherly nature and sustenance of human life". All the gods are believed to reside in the body of Kamadhenu—the generic cow. Her four legs are the scriptural Vedas; her horns are the triune gods Brahma (tip), Vishnu (middle) and Shiva (base); her eyes are the sun and moon gods, her shoulders the fire-god Agni and the wind-god Vayu and her legs the Himalayas.
The cow is believed to be a symbol of the earth - because it gives so much yet asks nothing in return.Because of its great economic importance, it makes good sense to protect the cow.
*SAVE THE HOLY COWS*
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