Cow is the source of all spiritual powers. All great men served mother cow. Maryadapurushottam Sri Ram, Yogeshwar Sri Krishna, Maharaja Dilip, Satyakam, Jabal and Sri Sanat Kumar served cows and ate products given by cows like cow milk, curd, Ghee, etc. In our all samskaras, there has been a tradition of donating cows from birth of a child till his or her marriage.
Panchgavya: Products given by cows and their byproducts and their medicinal uses - Cow urine, Cow ghee or ghreet, Cow milk, Panchgavya - are capable in treating dangerous diseases including cancer.
Fertiliser: By using cow dung and urine, a best quality fertiliser can be prepared which can save a lot of money spent on chemical fertilisers.
Insect Controller: Insecticide made of cow urine is an effective option of chemical pesticides and insecticides.
Energy: Energy requirements can be fulfilled by using biogas produced from cow dung.
Transportation: Calf and oxen are best available means to draw load in the rural areas.
If the economic assessment of cow is done on the basis of these five observations, a cow can earn for you nearly Rs. 25 lakhs in her whole life. But when it is slaughtered, one can earn not more than Rs. 25,000/- by selling flesh, bones and skin.
Cows have been an integral part of social, economic, religious and cultural life of India. This is the reason why the Indian Kings and their subjects in past made greatest sacrifices to protect cows. History of India has been a witness to such examples. Citing some examples, Lala Hardev Sahaji says:
- Great emperor Dilip, ancestor of Lord Rama, had agreed to sacrifice his own life to protect a cow Nandini. Maharishi Vashisht incurred a lot of pain to protect a cow.
- Maharishi Jamadagni was beheaded for hi bid to protect the cow. Cows have been called Aghnya (one which should not be killed) for 131 times in Vedas.
- Prithvi Raj Chouhan had put his empire at stake in 1192 but his army denied to hit the cows which Mohammad Ghori had used to defend himself and his army.
- Chhatrapati Shivaji had put his life at stake at the tender age of twelve to chop the hands which were slaughtering cows in the Kingdom of Bijapur.
- Guru Tegh Bahadur had in 1675 sacrificed his life to protect cows and Brahmans.
- The immediate reason for 1857 revolt were the bullets in which fats of cows were used. In some of the British military camps, some Indian soldiers put their life at stake by denying to use the bullets.
- On 17-18 January, 1872, sixty-four Sikh Namdharis were blown up by artilleries for their love and affection for cows and a 12-year-old boy Kaka Bishan Singh was tied with the mouth of an artillery and blown up. Baba Ram Singh, the leader of Namdhari Sikhs were asked to leave the country with his twelve disciples who later took exile in Rangoon.
- On 18th August, 1919, 145 cow lovers and devotees of Katarpur (near Haridwar) were sentenced severe punishment. Eight of them were sentenced to death, 135 were sentence to Kalapani and two others were sentenced to seven years imprisonment.
- In Arthashastra of Kautilys, there was a provision for punishment for killing animals and birds.
- Mahatma Buddha had stopped by his speeches the killing of cows by leftists.
- In Ashoka's period (273-32 B.C.) was a golden era for animals as he had imposed complete restrictions on killing of animals and any living creature.
- First Mughal emperor Babar had advised his son to avoid cow slaughter in his will.
- Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati had launched a campaign in 1880 to send a memo to Queen Victoria demanding a ban on cow slaughter.
- Gandhiji in 1925 had said, "killing a cow and a human being are equally cruel".
- Acharya Vinobha Bhave had said in 1951, "Banning cow slaughter is a public mandate. He held fast unto death in 1976 seeking ban on cow slaughter across the country".
- Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) had launched a signature campaign in the country in 1952 seeking ban on cow slaughter and on 08th December, 1952, a delegation led by Guruji Hansraj Gupta met the then President Dr. Rajendra Prasad with the meorandum and signature of nearly 1,75,000 people. It is noteworthy that the memo was endorsed by even people of Christian and Muslim communities.
- Hundreds of peaceful demonstrators were shot by police when they holding a peaceful rally at Sansad Marg in New Delhi to protest against the practice of cow slaughter. Those who sustained injuries in the police firing were kept in the vehicles carrying dead bodies and later they were also allegedly cremated along with dead bodies.
- Scholars and scriptures have said that cow slaughter is like self-immolation.
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