Cow is not just a milk giving animal, this is small attempt made to highlight its other important reasons why one should protect cow.

1. Gomaata Part-1
By: Dr.Panchajanya Kumar. Deevi.
(M.S) Ay.

2. Contents
• Introduction
• Gomaata(cow)
• Mythological
• Cultural
• Domestic
• Medicine
• Disasters
• Conclusion.

3. Introduction
• Gomaata(cow):Scientific classification
• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Mammalia
• Subclass: Theria
• Infraclass: Eutheria
• Order: Artiodactyla
• Family: Bovidae
• Subfamily: Bovinae
• Genus: Bos. Species: B. taurus .

4. Cont.
• Cow is highly domestic animal round the globe.
• It is one of the best milk giving animal among the
mammalians(which feed their baby with milk).
• Cow gives milk almost having the qualities of mother milk.

5. Gomaata
• Cow was given utmost respect with the word maata as suffix .
• No other animal on earth can be compared with cow.
• Again if you see the 5 elements of universe only prithvi is called as
bhumaata.
• This is clear that inert or live which will be sustainer of all living
and inert things can be called as maata.
• Mother always love her children all alike whether they give respect
or hurt.
• Just like that cow also love and live for us.

6. Mythology
• Kaamadhenu which is a celestial cow having
all powers just like creator, origined from
Ksheera saagara manthana.

7. Cont.
• In Dwapara yuga lord Krishna done Go samrakshana .
• Lord venkateswara primarily feeded by cow milk in valmika take
the beaten stroke of cow master him self to protect cow.

8. Culture
• In India every auspicious program just started with cow eg: griha
pravesha.
• Yaaga sthali the place where sacred mantras are chanted and
offerings to the god given is first smeared with cod dung and urine
to gain auspiciousness.
• Cows milk, ghee, curd, dung, Mutra are called as pancha gavyas ,
which are frequently used in different cultural activities.
• in some cultures go daana offering cow to Brahmins and learned
persons as a token of honor, at the same time the giver get punya.

9. Domestic
• Due to benefits gained from cow ,they are highly domestic animals
compared to other animals in animal kingdom.
• Milk and its products of cow are healthy, that’s why these products
are used in even in babies and in medicine preparation.
• Cow dung is useful in making manure and production of gobar gas.
• Cows urine is best anti microbial and disinfectant for both plants
and human.
• Bulls which are backbone to farmers in agriculture are given by
cows.

10. Medicine
• Cows milk is just like ambrosia for mankind, it consists of
essential nutrients and mineral needed for health.
• Its milk can be used as an eye drop in sever eye ailments for
soothening and healing.
• Its ghee used as base for many number of herbal
formulations.
• Milk and milk products are rich source of vitamins like
vitamin A&D which are mainly useful in growth and bone
strength.

11. Cont.
• Urine of cow is mostly used as medicine in humans suffering with
unknown chronic and dread full illness like carcinoma.
• The medicines titrated with cow urine are enhanced in their potency.
Eg: gomutra hareetaki.
• Even in vrikshayurveda many number of pests are controlled with
cow urine after mixing it with turmeric curd etc.
• After its death ,the parts like hoofs, horns, hair all are used for
different medical purposes in Ayurveda.

12. Disaster
• Disasters which are caused by human by himself due to ignorance
and irresponsible nature.
• Eg: Bhopal gas tragedy in which all the people living near to that
plant died and current generations are also suffering with
deformities, few are un affected with in the same radius. They do
Agni hotram (Havan) with go Ghrita and cow dung cakes are safe
because of protective aura generated from Havan.
• Cow dug can absorb all 3 rays alpha beta and Gama rays and protect
form radiation.

13. Conclusion
• Gomaata is protected by god by himself in his
incarnation.
• They are not meant for beef -they meant for our
life.
• Don’t kill cow for food it will feed you for your
entire life with its milk.
• It is time to open eyes- Gavau rakshati rakshitaha.