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    Why are cows holy?

    Hari Bol!
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    For most Santani's, a cow is sacred, why is this? What does it symbolize, i know it is dharmic to respect all life forms, but why out of all animals, is the cow sacred and does it have any connection to this verse from Bhagavatam and Vaisnavisim?

    Goloka, also called Vrindavana, is always full of cows. There are many waterfalls, which are always pouring water, and the sound is so sweet that it covers the sound of the crickets. And because water flows all over, the forest always looks very green and beautifu

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    Re: Why are cows holy?

    Namaste
    Quote Originally Posted by Samraat Bhismadeva Maurya View Post
    Hari Bol!
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    For most Santani's, a cow is sacred, why is this? What does it symbolize, i know it is dharmic to respect all life forms, but why out of all animals, is the cow sacred and does it have any connection to this verse from Bhagavatam and Vaisnavisim?
    See at BBT, vedabase, Srila Prabhupada's purport on the Bhagavad gita 14.16.
    He quoted there a verse from the Vishnu Purana "My Lord, You are the well-wisher of the cows and the brahmanas". In this verse cows and Brahmanas stand out as especially favored by the Lord, and thus they are especially sacred.
    Read the whole purport for this Bhagavad gita 14.16 verse.


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    Re: Why are cows holy?

    Namaste,

    I had once attended a talk where a person was stating the virtues of a Cow from the Hindu point of view.

    Then I stood up and said 'I agree with what you said but lets take a vote to see how many people seated here today would like to be born as a cow in their next birth?"

    No one raised their hand!

    So frankly speaking I dont think we humans are fully capable of considering anything holy besides ourselves.

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    Re: Why are cows holy?

    Why would anything created by the Divine NOT be holy?!

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