Killing the Cow is Equal to Killing Krishna Himself

Cow crops up in our spiritual minds just as the flute, the peacock and the gopis come up

with the cow herd God Krishna. No picture of Krishna is complete without a cow, flute and

peacock feather. Killing the cow for us becomes as emotional as killing Krishna Himself.

The entire Braja Leela revolves around Krishna and the cows. Krishna belongs to a family of

cow herds and has over a lakh cows in His home yet loves to steal butter and milk from

houses. When He is five He takes the cows for grazing barefoot out of respect and walks

behind them so that the holy dust settles on His face.


Seeing His love for cows He was called Gopala (nurturer of cows) and Govinda (giver of

pleasure to cows). In Bhagavad-gita, Lord Krishna tells Arjuna, ‘dhenunam asmi 

kamadhuk’, ‘Among cows I am the wish fulfilling cow’.

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