On the sanctity of the cow: the heart has its reasons


The Vedic People, since 1600 BCE, have bred and used the cow in their homes, community and society. While these ancient Indians were familiar with a large number of animals (horses, cats and tigers, dogs, deer, elephants and even the rhinoceros) the cow has always been held and worshipped in maternal terms (go-matha). This sanctity of the cow is respected to this day. She is tame, gentle, gives us our daily milk, and we use even her droppings for a variety of purposes.

These are already enough reasons to admire and adore her; yet some people have tried to thrust several ‘unique’ but, alas, scientifically untenable properties on the cow. My cousin Sundaram had sent me one such set of claims, which are found in the site https://www.iskconbangalore.org/blog/why-should-i-not-kill-cow/. There are a few other sites with similar ‘scientific’ claims. In this column, I wish to point out whey these claims are scientifically untenable.....................Read more

 

Source: The Hindu


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