Le Cow Quote Du Jour # 79

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TRANSLATION

My dear Vidura, in that great sacrifice the entire land came to be like the

milk-producing kama-dhenu, and thus, by the performance of yajna, all daily

necessities for life were supplied.

 

PURPORT

In this verse the word dharma-dugha is significant, for it indicates

kama-dhenu. Kama-dhenu is also known as surabhi. Surabhi cows inhabit the

spiritual world, and, as stated in Brahma-samhita, Lord Krsna is engaged in

tending these cows: surabhir abhipalayantam [bs. 5.29]. One can milk a

surabhi cow as often as one likes, and the cow will deliver as much milk as

one requires. Milk, of course, is necessary for the production of so many

milk products, especially clarified butter, which is required for the

performance of great sacrifices. Unless we are prepared to perform the

prescribed sacrifices, our supply of the necessities of life will be

checked. Bhagavad-gita confirms that Lord Brahma created human society along

with yajna, the performance of sacrifice. Yajna means Lord Visnu, the

Supreme Personality of Godhead, and sacrifice means working for the

satisfaction of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In this age, however, it

is very difficult to find qualified brahmanas who can perform sacrifices as

prescribed in the Vedas. Therefore it is recommended in Srimad-Bhagavatam

(yajnaih sankirtana-prayaih) that by performing sankirtana-yajna and by

satisfying the yajna-purusa, Lord Caitanya, one can derive all the results

derived by great sacrifices in the past. King Prthu and others derived all

the necessities of life from the earthly planet by performing great

sacrifices. Now this sankirtana movement has already been started by the

International Society for Krishna Consciousness. people should take

advantage of this great sacrifice and join in the Society's activities; then

there will be no scarcity. If sankirtana-yajna is performed, there will be

no difficulty, not even in industrial enterprises. Therefore this system

should be introduced in all spheres of life -- social, political,

industrial, commercial, etc. Then everything will run very peacefully and

smoothly.

 

>>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 4.19.7