Guest guest Posted December 31, 2001 Report Share Posted December 31, 2001 Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 8 Ch.8 Text 1 TRANSLATION ®ukadeva Gosv€m… continued: Upon Lord ®iva’s drinking the poison, both the demigods and the demons, being very pleased, began to churn the ocean with renewed vigor. As a result of this, there appeared a cow known as surabhi. PURPORT The surabhi cow is described as havirdh€n…, the source of butter. Butter, when clarified by melting, produces ghee, or clarified butter, which is inevitably necessary for performing great ritualistic sacrifices. As stated in Bhagavad-g…t€ (18. 5), yajña-d€na-tapaƒ-karma na ty€jyaˆ k€ryam eva tat: sacrifice, charity and austerity are essential to keep human society perfect in peace and prosperity. Yajña, the performance of sacrifice, is essential; to perform yajña, clarified butter is absolutely necessary; and to get clarified butter, milk is necessary. Milk is produced when there are sufficient cows. Therefore in Bhagavad-g…t€ (18.44), cow protection is recommended (ki-go-rakya-v€Šijyaˆ vaiya-karma svabh€va jam). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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