Cow Quote 3

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Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Ch. 17 Text 9

 

TRANSLATION

O son of Surabhi, you need lament no longer now. There is no need to fear

this low-class ™dra. And, O mother cow, as long as I am living as the ruler

and subduer of all envious men, there is no cause for you to cry. Everything

will be good for you.

PURPORT

Protection of bulls and cows and all other animals can be possible only when

there is a state ruled by an executive head like Mah€r€ja Par…kit. Mah€r€ja

Par…kit addresses the cow as mother, for he is a cultured, twice-born,

katriya king. Surabhi is the name of the cows which exist in the spiritual

planets and are especially reared by Lord ®r… KŠa Himself. As men are made

after the form and features of the Supreme Lord, so also the cows are made

after the form and features of the surabhi cows in the spiritual kingdom. In

the material world the human society gives all protection to the human

being, but there is no law to protect the descendants of Surabhi, who can

give all protection to men by supplying the miracle food, milk. But Mah€r€ja

Par…kit and the P€Šavas were fully conscious of the importance of the cow

and bull, and they were prepared to punish the cow-killer with all

chastisement, including death. There has sometimes been agitation for the

protection of the cow, but for want of pious executive heads and suitable

laws, the cow and the bull are not given protection. The human society

should recognize the importance of the cow and the bull and thus give all

protection to these important animals, following in the footsteps of

Mah€r€ja Par…kit. For protecting the cows and brahminical culture, the

Lord, who is very kind to the cow and the br€hmaŠas (go-br€hmaŠa-hit€ya),

will be pleased with us and will bestow upon us real peace.