The staus and of Cow in Hindu religion

. * ЁЯМ╖ЁЯЩПЁЯП╗реРЁЯЩПЁЯП╗ЁЯМ╖ЁЯТР* Hindus revere and worship Cows. Hinduism is a religion that raises the status of Mother to the level of Goddess. Therefore, the cow is considered a sacred animal, as it provides us life sustaining milk. The cow is seen as a maternal figure, a care taker of her people. The cow is a symbol of the divine bounty of earth. *ЁЯТРЁЯМ╖ЁЯЩПЁЯП╗реРЁЯЩПЁЯП╗ЁЯМ╖ЁЯТР* *ЁЯТРЁЯМ╖ЁЯЩПЁЯП╗реРЁЯЩПЁЯП╗ЁЯМ╖ЁЯТР* Lord Krishna, one of the most well known of the Hindu deities is often depicted playing his flute amongst cows and dancing Gopis. He grew up as a cow herder. Krishna also goes by the names Govinda and Gopala, which literally mean тАЬfriend and protector of cows.тАЭ It is considered highly auspicious for a true devotee to feed a cow, even before eating breakfast oneself. ЁЯТРЁЯМ╖ЁЯЩПЁЯП╗реРЁЯЩПЁЯП╗ЁЯМ╖ЁЯТР* *ЁЯТРЁЯМ╖ЁЯЩПЁЯП╗реРЁЯЩПЁЯП╗ЁЯМ╖ЁЯТР* Ayurveda is a big proponent of the sattvic qualities of ...