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namo brahmanya-devayago-brahmana-hitaya cajagad-dhitaya krsnayagovindaya namo namah

"‘Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto Lord Krsna, who is the worshipable Deity for all brahminical men, who is the well-wisher of cows and brahmanas, and who is always benefiting the whole world. I offer my repeated obeisances to the Personality of Godhead, known as Krsna and Govinda.'Visnu Purana (1.19.65).

Of weapons I am the thunderbolt; among cows I am the surabhi. Of causes for procreation I am Kandarpa, the god of love, and of serpents I am Vasuki. BG 10/28

real mother, wife of the spiritual master, wife of a brahmin, wife of the king, cow, nurse,

and the earth.

The cow is the mother and the bull the father of the human being. The cow is the mother because just as one sucks the breast of one's mother, human society takes cow's milk. Similarly, the bull is the father of human society because the father earns for the children just as the bull tills the ground to produce food grains. Human society will kill its spirit of life by killing the father and the mother. SB 3/2/29

The bull is the emblem of the moral principle, and the cow is the representative of the earth. When the bull and the cow are in a joyful mood, it is to be understood that the people of the world are also in a joyful mood. The reason is that the bull helps production of grains in the agricultural field, and the cow delivers milk, the miracle of aggregate food values. SB 1/16/18

"Since the bull and cow are your father and mother, how can you kill and eat them? What kind of religious principle is this? On what strength are you so daring that you commit such sinful activities?"

Refuting the Kazi's statement, the Lord immediately replied, "The Vedas clearly enjoin that cows should not be killed. Therefore every Hindu, whoever he may be, avoids indulging in cow-killing.Adi 17.159

"‘In this Age of Kali, five acts are forbidden: the offering of a horse in sacrifice, the offering of a cow in sacrifice, the acceptance of the order of sannyasa, the offering of oblations of flesh to the forefathers, and a man's begetting children in his brother's wife.'Adi 17.164

“In my last life, I accumulated unlimited pious credits by being a cowherd boy. Thus in this life I took birth in a family of brahmins.”

O sinless Yasoda, your darling child has festively enhanced His attire with a jasmine garland, and He is now playing along the Yamuna in the company of the cows and cowherd boys, amusing His dear companions. The gentle breeze honors Him with its soothing fragrance of sandalwood, while the various demigods, standing on all sides, offer their music, singing and gifts of tribute.

Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti gives the following information about the transcendental cows of Vrndavana: "For each of the four colors of cows -- white, red, black and yellow -- there are twenty-five subdivisions, making a total of one hundred colors. And such qualities as being colored like sandalwood-pulp tilaka [speckled] or having a head shaped like a mrdanga drum create eight further groups. To count these 108 groups of cows, distinguished by color and form, Krsna is using a string of 108 jewel-beads....

"Thus when Krsna calls out 'Hey Dhavali [the name of a white cow],' a whole group of white cows come forward, and when He calls 'Hamsi, Candani, Ganga, Mukta 'and so on, the twenty-four other groups of white cows come. The reddish cows are called Aruni, Kunkuma, Sarasvati, etc., the blackish ones Syamala, Dhumala, Yamuna, etc., and the yellowish ones Pita, Pingala, Haritalika, etc. Those in the group with tilaka marks on their foreheads are called Citrita, Citra-tilaka, Dirgha-tilaka and Tiryak-tilaka, and there are groups known as Mrdanga-mukhi [mrdanga-head], Simha-mukhi [lion-head] and so on.

"Thus being called by name, the cows are coming forward, and Krsna, thinking that when it is time to bring them back from the forest none should be forgotten, is counting them on His jewel-beads."

Indra and the cow took this opportunity to bestow upon the Lord the name Govinda, and the demigods showered flowers and recited various prayers. SB 10.27

Indra, along with the cow Surabhi, then performed a bathing ceremony for Krsna, using the water of the heavenly Ganges and the milk of mother Surabhi.

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There is a miracle in milk, for it contains all the necessary vitamins to sustain human physiological conditions for higher achievements. Brahminical culture can advance only when man is educated to develop the quality of goodness, and for this there is a prime necessity of food prepared with milk, fruits and grains. SB 1/16/4

The cow is the most important animal for developing the human body to perfection. The body can be maintained by any kind of foodstuff, but cow's milk is particularly essential for developing the finer tissues of the human brain so that one can understand the intricacies of transcendental knowledge. SB 3/5/7 Rupa Goswami

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The surabhi cow is described as havirdhani, the source of butter. The performance of sacrifice, is essential; to perform yajna, clarified butter is absolutely necessary; and to get clarified butter, milk is necessary. SB 8/8/1

Since cow protection is recommended everywhere in the sastras, the brahmana vadis took charge of the Surabhi cow, in which the demons were not very interested. SB 8/8/2

Panca-gavya, the five products received from the cow, namely milk, yogurt, ghee, cow dung and cow urine, are required in all ritualistic ceremonies performed according to the Vedic directions.

Dung & Urine PureCow urine and cow dung are uncontaminated, and since even the urine and dung of a cow are important, we can just imagine how important this animal is for human civilization. SB 8.8.11

All Secretions Pure

Agricultural is still the mainstay of India's economy - cow breeding and cow preservation are integral to it. 75 per cent of Indians live in villages and derive the greatest benefits from cows and bullocks. Despite the compulsions of modernism, tractors are not suitable for Indian land holdings. In US the land available to each person is around 14 acre; in India it is around 0.70 acre. A tractor consumes diesel, creates pollution, doesn't eat grass nor produces dung for manure. So for Indian conditions ploughing is still ideal.

Even Albert Einstein, in a letter to Sir CV Raman, wrote: "Tell the people of India, that if they want to survive and show the world path to survive, then they should forget about tractor and preserve their ancient tradition of ploughing.”

A clinical dietician's chart will show that beef, with 22 per cent protein, ranks far below vegetable products like soybean (43), groundnut (31), pulses (24). Moreover, excess intake of protein is not good, as it only contributes to obesity, a bane of modern civilisation. To procure 1 kg of beef (or for that matter flesh) it takes 7 kg of crops and 7,000 kg of water. This contributes to water shortage in regions where beef is prevalent. Mothercow.org

Never before cow abused

Grains and vegetables can sumptuously feed a man and animals, and a fatty cow delivers enough milk to supply a man sumptuously with vigor and vitality. If there is enough milk, enough grains, enough fruit, enough cotton, enough silk and enough jewels, then why do the people need cinemas, houses of prostitution, slaughterhouses, etc.?

What is the need of an artificial luxurious

life of cinema, cars, radio, flesh and hotels? Has this civilization produced anything but quarreling individually and nationally? Has this civilization enhanced the cause of equality and fraternity by sending thousands of men into a hellish factory and the war fields at the whims of a particular man? SB 1/10/4

In every sastra, cow killing is vehemently condemned. Indeed, one who kills a cow must suffer for as many years as there are hairs on the body of a cow. Manu-samhita says, “Those who desire to eat meat may satisfy the demands of their tongues by eating lower animals, but they should never kill cows, who are actually accepted as the mothers of human society because they supply milk.” SB 6/4/9

Man (Me) Sa (Him)

The cow's calf not only is beautiful to look at, but also gives satisfaction to the cow, and so she delivers as much milk as possible. But in the Kali-yuga, the calves are separated from the cows as early as possible for purposes which may not be mentioned in these pages of Srimad Bhagaavatam. The cow stands with tears in her eyes, the sudra milkman draws milk from the cow artificially, and when there is no milk the cow is sent to be slaughtered. These greatly sinful acts are responsible for all the troubles in present society. SB 1/17/3

ISKCON is the single largest organization in the world to run maximum number of Goshala’s across the world. Speaking at the Vishwa Mangala Gou Grama Yatra’s conclusion program held 12/17/09 in Hyderabad Mr. Uma Maheshwar Rao President of Vishwa Mangala Gou Grama Yatra Andhra Pradesh, expressed his deep appreciation to ISKCON’s effort in cow protection not only in India but across the world.

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