gO mAdhA in ruins?

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Dear members,

Though this subject is not totally relevant to this list, it has some

significance, I feel.

In our tradition cow is as sacred as Lord Narayana Himself since it's

believed to house all the dEvAs in its various angams. Mainly speaking, humans

have been for eons impressed by the sAtvic characteristics of the gO mAdhA and

hence worship the soft-natured being as Holy mother. But though the sAtvic

character is inherent in a cow, its nature should also be because of the food

that it consumes and the shed that it lives in. This being the ideal, now we

come to see some heart-rending things that are happening to these creatures in

our country and abroad (no need to talk about slaughter houses here).

Here in Bangalore (even in vArANasi kshEtram where I visited last year),

it's a common sight these days to see cows roaming in the streets haplessly.

Their main food is garbage of the town. This garbage includes all sorts of

things plastic bags, paper, all junk that houses dump into the garbage can in

the streets. Once it seems a cow was operated and they took out unimaginable

kind of things from its stomach. I feel so sad when I see a cow feeding on the

garbage.

This being the status in our country,

in Western countries, esp US, I read in the internet somewhere, the vet.

scientists (they call themselves thus) have discovered that replacing some

vegetarian diet of a cow with fish oil increases the yield and improves the

nutrients of the milk. I can't imagine to what extent man will tamper with the

nature in meeting his ends,.. it's simply heart-rending.

This being the case, will a cow and its offsprings (and the milk) still

possess the sAtvic character that is so dear to us ? Sometimes they say "rishi

mUlam and nadhi mUlam" should not be analysed.

I sincerely apologise if the contents above are hurting.

 

adiyEn,

chandrasekaran.