[world-vedic] WHY "MOTHER COW?"

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WHY “MOTHER-COW”

By Panna Lall Mundhra

 

 

“The Supreme Court of India, in its judgment in 1994 has stated that

cows should not be slaughtered in the name of religion in the country.

It is mostly known that they are being killed in many States on Bakr

Id. Hence one can only hope that State Governments would take

necessary steps to honor the verdict of the Apex Court of the country

to save the cow on all such religious days when it is indiscriminately

killed.

Scriptures have hailed the cow saying : Gawo vishwasya matarah, The

cow is the mother of the universe.

The Cow is a mother not only because it provides milk with maternal

affection but also in the sense that it absorbs harmful pesticides and

chemical residues of the fodder, in her body and only a little quantity

which she can not absorb, comes out through her milk. It has been

found through researches at agricultural universities that if the same

fodder containing DDT, BHC and other pesticides is given to the cow and

buffalo the mild of cow contains only 5% of DDT and BHC etc, while the

milk of buffalo contains 12% of the same.

It may be of interest to know that when the cow is milked, the milk

coming out in the beginning contains only 2% fat which is good for old

people and patients. The milk coming out next, contains 4% fat which

is advisable for the growing children. The milk coning out in the last

containing 10% fat is advisable for the calf, pregnant women and

hard-working people. When the milk is turned into curd the top layer

contains 50% fat which is good for pregnant women and lean and thin

people. Curd in the bottom contains only 5% fat recommended for obese

people, heart patients and diabetics. The middle portion of the curd

contains 20 to 25% fat which is good for growing children. Buffalo

milk contains about double the quantity of fat which is not good for

general health and at the same time is not easily digestible. Eminent

Naturopaths and the Ayurveda cite various examples of how cow’s milk

can cure several diseases, treatment of which is still not found by

medical sciences.

It is wrong to argue that cows after becoming dry, become a burden.

The fact remains, that even after becoming dry, the cow through its

dung and urine, through NADEP process or through liquid organic manure

process provides as much as Rs 20-25 thousand worth of manure in terms

of NPK. Obviously, it is a boon to the poor farmers.

The first step to be taken is to stop indiscriminate killing of

animals so that we can get ample quantity of animal dung along with

animals for draught for manuring and farming.

In this context, I give below details of the process, popular in

Africa.

Collect animal dung (fresh dung), put it in a sack, and tie it

securely. Suspend the bag in a drum of urinated water. The sack

should contain 40-50 kgs dung, the drum should have about 200 lbs. of

water containing adequate quantity of animal urine. Use a stick to

suspend the bag.

Move the stick up and down to stir the mixture and to quicken the

release of nutrients. Do this every three days. Once the nutrients

are fully released keep the water for 10-15 days. The liquid manure

shall be ready for use, when the color of the water changes to dark

brown.

The liquid manure is ideal for top-dressing of growing crops. It

should be around the roots of the plants. Before use, the manure

should be diluted in the ratio of 1:2.

The above process makes every animal, even old or barren, economically

viable, since animal, whether cow or buffalo, horse or donkey can

provide about 1500 lts. of concentrated liquid manure in a year, from

its dung and urine, which if valued, on the basis of the cost of

chemical fertilizer, chemical pesticides and better return on

investment to the farmer, shall be worth thousands of rupees yearly and

thus any farmer can earn much more than the expenditure he incures in

maintaining the animal.

Mr Oak’s Comment- Vedic culture accords the Mother Superior status to

the cow because of her great benefic role for all humanity as

elaborated in the above article extracted from Weekly Organiser (New

Delhi, June 3, 1995). While the human mother can suckle her own child

only for a year or two all humans have to depend on cow’s milk for the

rest of their lives for their health and vitality. Those old in age or

in frail health may also benefit from cow’s milk and ghee. (From the

Collection of Mr Oak)

 

 

 

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