Why Cow Protection is needed.

This Article is not a religious one but an information which I thought should Share.

In the Vedic tradition, cows are worshipped as mothers. According to the scriptures, there are seven mothers: atma-mata (one’s own mother) guroh patni (the wife of one’s teacher) brahmani (the wife of a brahmana) raja-patnika (the wife of the king) dhenu (the cow) dhatri (the nurse) and prithvi (the Earth) are all considered mothers. The bull is also considered the father of human society because just as the father earns to feed the children, fills the earth to produce food grains. These energetic animals are trained to plough the fields and carry loads to help in farming activities.

Cow’s milk is considered the most miraculous food which helps in developing the finer tissues of the brain that helps in understanding the higher purposes of life. Milk can be transformed into yogurt, curd, butter, ghee and by combining the milk and milk products with grains; hundreds of palatable dishes can be prepared. A patient who is suffering from a disorder of the bowels due to overindulgence in milk products is cured by another milk product, namely curds. Even the urine and dung of cows have medicinal value. Cow dung contains all antiseptic properties and is considered a purifying agent and also can be dried and used as fuel.

In Ayurveda, Cow Urine is claimed to be helpful in the treatment of leprosy and cancer. A mixture of cow urine, Triphala, and cow milk is used for the treatment of Anaemia. It is also used in the treatment of fever by mixing it with black pepper, yoghurt, and ghee.According to the head of the Ayurvedic institute Dhanwanthari Vaidyasala in India, it is also used for peptic ulcer, certain type of cancer, liver ailments, and asthma

A civilized man is, therefore, expected to give all protection to the bulls and cows. But, today, people are becoming more and more uncivilized by neglecting such instructions and they are encouraging cow killing. In Rig Veda (9.46.4) it is said: one who is desirous of killing the cow is in the grossest ignorance. Instead of killing the cow and eating its flesh, civilized men must subsist on various milk and agricultural products..

In Vedic society, the economy was based on agriculture and cow protection. It is mentioned in Bhagavad-gita(18.44):
But civilized society is unfortunate in spiritual consciousness, and nature disturbs them in so many ways, especially through incurable diseases and through frequent war among the nations. As long as human society continues to allow cows to be killed in slaughterhouses, there cannot be any question of peace and prosperity.