COW PROTECTION IN SANATAN DHARMA ( HINDUISM) ~ the eternal code
:
Sanatan Dharma (सनातन धर्मं) is a devine code of conduct established by the dearest
lord. In it there are various Shrutis Smritis Dharma Shastras who glorify the
devinity of cows & fruits of serving them.
Cows (गऊ माता ), are a symbol of abundance & all sanctity of life on
earth, that serves the beings like a mother without asking much in return. It
is a part of Ancient traditions to avoid/ reject consumption of beef.
Hinduism is based on the concept of omnipresence of the Divine,
and the presence of a soul in all creatures, including bovines.
Thus, by that definition, killing any animal would be a sin:
one would be
obstructing the natural cycle of birth and death of that creature, and the
creature would have to be reborn in that same form because of its unnatural
death. Historically, even Krishna, one of the most revered forms of
the Divine (Avatar), tended cows.
A Cow is said to be the abode of all the Gods. Every atom
in cow’s body is abode of the 33 crore Gods. All the 14 mythical worlds exist
in the limbs of cow.
§ Brahma and Vishnu on
the root of two horns.
§ All the sacred
reservoirs and Vedavyasa on the tips of the horns.
§ Lord Shankara on the
centre head.
§ Parvathi on the edge
of head.
§ Kartikeya on the nose,
Kambala and Ashwatara Devas on the nostrils.
§ Ashwini Kumaras on the
ears.
§ Sun and Moon in the
eyes.
§ Vayu in dental range
and Varuna on the tongue.
§ Saraswathi in the
sound of cow.
§ Sandhya goddesses on
the lips and Indra on the neck.
§ Raksha Ganas on the
hanging under the neck.
§ Sadhya Devas in the
heart.
§ Dharma on the thigh.
§ Gandharvas in the gap
of hoofs, Pannaga at the tips, Apsaras on the sides.
§ Eleven Rudras and Yama
on the back, Ashtavasus in the crevices.
§ Pitru Devas on the
ides of umbilical joint, 12 Adityas on the stomach area.
§ Soma on the tail, Sun
rays on the hair, Ganga in its urine, Lakshmi and Yamuna in the dung,
Saraswathi in milk, Narmada in curd, and Agni in ghee
§ 33 crore Gods in the
hair
§ Prithwi in stomach,
oceans in the udder, Kamadhenu in the whole body
§ Three Gunas in the
root of the brows, Rishis in the pores of hair, and all the sacred lakes in the
breathe.
§ Chandika on the lips
and Prajapathi Brahma on the skin
§ Fragrant flowers on
nostrils
§ Sadhya Devas on the
arm-pit
§ Six parts of Vedas on
the face, four Vedas on the feet, Yama on the top of the hoofs, Kubera and
Garuda on the right, Yakshas on the left and Gandharvas inside
§ Khecharas in the fore
of the foot, Narayana in intestine, mountains in the bones, Artha, Dharma, Kama
and Moksha in the feet.
§ Four Vedas in the
Hoom… sound
