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The ingredients of pañca-gavya are milk, yogurt, ghee (clarified butter), cow urine and cow dung. All these items come from the cow; therefore we can just imagine how important the cow is, since its The major portion of this preparation also comes from the cow.

In India, the cow is considered sacred not because Indian people are primitive worshipers of mythological totems but because Hindus intelligently understand that the cow is a mother. As children, nearly all of us were nourished with cow’s milk, and therefore the cow is one of our mothers Certainly one’s mother is sacred, and therefore we should not kill the sacred cow.

The example of the milkless cow is significant. A gentleman never kills a cow, and therefore when a cow becomes sterile and no longer gives milk, one must engage in the laborious task of protecting her, since no one will purchase a useless cow. For some time, the greedy owner of a sterile cow may continue thinking, “I have already invested so much money in taking care of this cow, and certainly in the near future she will again become pregnant and

Surabhi cows are generally found on the Vaikuṇṭha planets. These cows are the Lord’s pet animals. From the surabhi cows one can take as much milk as one needs, and one may milk these cows as many times In other words, the surabhi cow can yield milk unlimitedly. cow, in which the demons were not very interested.

At this time, in order to avoid the wrath of King Pṛthu, she took the shape of a cow. Since a cow is never to be killed, mother earth thought it wise to take the shape of a cow in order to King Pṛthu, however, could understand this fact, and therefore he did not stop chasing the cow-shaped

Pañca-gavya, the five products received from the cow, namely milk, yogurt, ghee, cow dung and cow urine Cow urine and cow dung are uncontaminated, and since even the urine and dung of a cow are important, Therefore the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, directly advocates go-rakṣya, the protection of cows especially those of the vaiśya class, who engage in agriculture and trade, must give protection to the cows As long as human society continues to allow cows to be regularly killed in slaughterhouses, there cannot

Protection of bulls and cows and all other animals can be possible only when there is a state ruled by form and features of the surabhi cows in the spiritual kingdom. they were prepared to punish the cow killer with all chastisement, including death. and suitable laws, the cow and the bull are not given protection. For protecting the cows and brahminical culture, the Lord, who is very kind to the cow and the brāhmaṇas

If one is trained to honor and worship the cows and brāhmaṇas, he is actually civilized. The worship of the Supreme Lord is recommended, and the Lord is very fond of the cows and brāhmaṇas ( In other words, a civilization in which there is no respect for the cows and brāhmaṇas is condemned. Cow protection insures sufficient food prepared with milk, which is needed for an advanced civilization One should not pollute civilization by eating the flesh of cows.

bathing the Deity in the abhiṣeka ceremony with various liquids, such as milk, honey, yogurt, ghee, cow dung and cow urine, it is customary to supply yellow garments.

The next symptom of the Age of Kali is the distressed condition of the cow. Milking the cow means drawing the principles of religion in a liquid form. The cow’s calf not only is beautiful to look at, but also gives satisfaction to the cow, and so she delivers The cow stands with tears in her eyes, the śūdra milkman draws milk from the cow artificially, and when there is no milk the cow is sent to be slaughtered.

in household affairs, ladies could take charge of protecting a child simply by taking help from the cow There are so many facilities afforded by cow protection, but people have forgotten these arts. They keep cow dung very carefully and dry it to use as fuel. Simply by giving protection to the cow, the villagers live so peacefully. Even the urine and stool of cows have medicinal value.

Generally the calves and cows are pastured separately. The elderly men take care of the cows, and the small children see to the calves. This time, however, the cows immediately forgot their position as soon as they saw the calves below Govardhana

The idea here is that the King gave innumerable cows in charity.

Personality of Godhead respects and protects the brāhmaṇas and brahminical culture, as well as the cows ; in other words, wherever there are brāhmaṇas and brahminical culture, there are cows and cow protection In a society or civilization in which there are no brāhmaṇas or brahminical culture, cows are treated mention of the word gavām by Pṛthu Mahārāja is significant because the Lord is always associated with cows In pictures Lord Kṛṣṇa is always seen with cows and His associates such as the cowherd boys and the gopīs

As far as cow-killing is concerned, it is completely forbidden. Since the cow is considered a mother, how could the Vedas allow cow-killing? In the Bhagavad-gītā (18.44) there is a clear injunction that cows should be protected: kṛṣi-gorakṣya-vāṇijyaṁ “The duty of vaiśyas is to produce agricultural products, trade and give protection to cows.” Therefore it is a false statement that the Vedic scriptures contain injunctions permitting cow-killing

One who becomes vīrāsana takes the vow to stand all night with a sword to give protection to the cows We can further understand from this vow accepted by Pṛṣadhra how essential it is to protect the cows. Some son of a kṣatriya would take this vow to protect the cows from ferocious animals, even at night. What then is to be said of sending cows to slaughterhouses?

The statement here that the heavenly cow Surabhi approached Lord Kṛṣṇa along with her progeny (sva-santānaiḥ ) is a reference to the transcendental cows who play with Lord Kṛṣṇa in Vṛndāvana. Although Lord Kṛṣṇa’s cows are transcendental, the heavenly cow Surabhi affectionately saw them, as indeed

For the cowherd men and the cows, Kṛṣṇa is the supreme friend. His pastimes in Gokula, His dhāma, are always favorable to the brāhmaṇas and the cows. His first business is to give all comfort to the cows and the brāhmaṇas. In fact, comfort for the brāhmaṇas is secondary, and comfort for the cows is His first concern.

At least up to the time of Mahārāja Parīkṣit, no one could imagine the wretched conditions of the cow whether the bull was not a demigod assuming such a wretched condition to indicate the future of the cow

Personality of Godhead generally appears in various types of incarnations to give protection to the cows The Lord is described as go-brāhmaṇa-hitāya ca; in other words, He is always eager to benefit the cows appeared, He purposefully became a cowherd boy and showed personally how to give protection to the cows personal activities, human society should learn how to give protection specifically to the brāhmaṇas and cows Without protection of cows, brahminical culture cannot be maintained; and without brahminical culture