Le Cow Quote Du Jour # 21

[Guest guest]

Dear Prabhus:

 

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

 

Please forgive me for my failure to keep the cow quotes coming. I was spread

a little too thin for a while and additionally, I thought there was

sufficient activity on the conference anyway. The rate of posts is slowing

again and so I am herewith resuming the flow of cow quotes. Thank you for

accepting my humble service. Hare Krsna. I hope this meets you in good

health and I beg to remain,

 

Your servant,

Taraka dasa

 

 

 

 

Prabhupada: Yes. So far I have studied, not only Australia, but also America

and Africa, there are immense land uncultivated. So I think all these

countries... The population increased in India, China, and similar other

places. They should allow to come them, come here and produce food grains.

If you cannot manage the over-populated countries, they should come. If the

government allows, they would immediately come and utilize the vast land for

producing food grains. And in the Bhagavad-gita we have the statement --

find out, annad bhavanti bhutani. Find out this verse. Annad bhavanti

bhutani.

Caru:

 

annad bhavanti bhutani

parjanyad anna-sambhavah

yajnad bhavati parjanyo

yajnah karma-samudbhavah

[bg. 3.14]

 

"Translation: All living bodies subsist on food grains, which are produced

from rains. Rains are produced by the performance of yajna, sacrifice, and

yajna is born of prescribed duties."

 

Prabhupada: This is the cycle, that we should produce immense food grain

both for the animals and for men. And there should be cooperation. Just like

the cow and bull. The bull helps plowing. That is the original system. Now

they have invented tractors, what is called? Tractor?

Madhudvisa: Cultivators.

Prabhupada: And the bulls are being killed. Why they should be killed?

Engage them in tilling the field. They will have occupation. And the man

also will have occupation. There is immense land. So there will be no

question of unemployment. And the machine, it works hundreds of men's labor

and hundreds of men become unemployed. So unemployed means devil's workshop.

 

>>> Ref. VedaBase => Room Conversation with Scientists -- July 2, 1974,

Melbourne