“The entire culture of ancient India was based on cows and cow progeny.  Cow Protection means to protect  the cows and bulls too from slaughter or physical harm According to Vedic standards  cows and bullocks are “AGHNYA”,one which must never be killed.”

The following is a bit of a long read but if someone is interested in cows, Vedic culture or varnashram, I think it is well worth the effort.  This was received from Labangalatika dasi, former New Vrindaban resident and current cow protector in India.

BANDE GOMATARAM

TIRUPATI   Dec 1st to 3rd 2007

The   Tirupati Gomataram conference, which many say was brought about by the will of Sri Balaji Himself on behalf of his beloved cows, was an unique gathering of highly qualified  technical experts and scientists as well as cow keepers  inaugurated with very stirring speeches by   saintly persons  and sages . Sri Prasanna Venkatchariar Chaturvedi Swami of Chennai  said that the cow and the sages are twins created by the Almighty , the sages  giving mantra,and the cow  essential materials for the prosperity of the world.  The cow is the divine companion of the human being and by  the slaughter of the cow  our human values are assassinated,   Protection of cows means protection of all living beings  Now we are exporting blood, beef and leather, our heritage is being slaughtered and  human civilization is going backwards.

The cow should be the national animal of India , not the tiger.

Revati Rama prabhu the temple president of Tirupati Iskcon  quoted Srila Prabhupada  and Srimad Bhagwatam on the benefits of cow protection materially and spiritually;that the cow is the most important animal for developing the human body  to perfection, that cow’s milk is particularly essential  for developing finer tissues of the human brain so that one can understand the intricacies of  transcendental knowledge   Cow killing is the grossest type of ignorance.  He told how Maharaj Parikshit  stopped Kali from killing a cow and a bull   and this is the duty of every  leader.   The cow Kamadhenu is the provider of all happiness, as mother of all living beings gives pleasure to everyone. Cow family is born  at the home of the cowherd but it is very  sad nowadays  cowherd treats cow as economic necessity.

Revati Raman Prabhu is greatly respected in the local community  and  by the Tirupati Tirumala Devasthanams,  He was honoured at this function and was chairman  for the  second session afternoon.It was inspiring to see Srila Prabhupada so well represented.

Another saintly person spoke in Telugu. Although outsiders could not understand the words, his devotion  to cow protection spoke directly to the heart.  Some other dignitaries, political and official, addressed  the gathering  and also   Prof Ramaswamy of CARTMAN , but although he says friends of cattle should campaign against meat eating . he still goes on that ahimsa means causing least suffering  and there should be rural based slaughter houses to avoid the suffering of journey to distant slaughterhouses and stunning should be introduced. A real confusion  He does raise an important point that  the central and State governments are spending  a large amount of money on preserving wildlife but not even a fraction of this goes for the welfare of cattle  who serve man so well.

Problems and Solutions to protect the sacred cow . address given by Dr Govindaiah, of Karnataka veterinary University and the  Superintendent of the Tirumala Goshalla* Goshamraksana)    detailed the history of the sacred cow that Pitamaha Bishma told us never to obstruct cows in any way.  Cows were the material and spiritual  assets of the people of the country and that agriculture and cow herding were not just for the vaisya section.  One who possessed a  thousand cows was called  Shastragu with honour.  The Rishis maintained hundreds of milking cows in the ashramas  and people used to donate   grazing land to gaushalas.  The entire culture of ancient India was based on cows and cow progeny.  Cow Protection means to protect  the cows and bulls too from slaughter or physical harm According to Vedic standards  cows and bullocks are “AGHNYA”,one which must never be killed.

They mention the unique contribution of the Sri Ramachandrapura Matt of Karnataka  in preserving Indian breeds  and establishing   13 goshalas in different parts of India with preaching programmes among  farmers to preserve local breeds and establish community projects based on biogas, and  adoption of organic farming,and the Goubanks which   purchase cows from the  cattle markets to save them and lend them to people  on  strict condtions  for their welfare , such s they must never be sold or given away , no artificial insemination.

Cattle husbandry is the subsistence base of small and landless farmers . especially the use of draught bullocks , and if deprived of this it would mean a mass migration of  500 million people from villages to overcrowded cities.

Gaushalas used to be just charitable institutions which took in unwanted  or diabled animals  and kept them in semi  starved condtion due to lack of funds but now the  Gaushalas are considered  as reservoirs of  domestic cattlre genetic resources  as conservation centers of indigenous  cattle biodiversity.

The petty gains of a small number of people has resulted in the cruel exploitation and massacre of the most useful animal.  To prevent the movement of the cow to the slaughterhouse  it is necessary to blend science with tradition and put the facts before the people  to save this precious species,  Pancagavya and its products  have a great potential to  form a sustainable economy.  Cattle supply dung and urine  for organic manure and pesticides  at minimum expenditure   Indigenous cattle  genetic resources   and their products should be patented to  bring about  economic benefits to their owners.

The alarming trend in reduction of native breeds of cattle was pointed out by Dr Obireddy. Agricultural changes and lure of subsidies attract farmers to crossbreds   that replace local stock, which are then permanently lost. The local breed cannot return and  the result is  drastic changes in eco systems.  Other factors are  that crop residues of  commercial  horticulture  are not useful to cattle, that planting forests with eucalyptus and silver oak  do not support growth of grasses for  cattle ,lack of local health care , disappearance of village grazing  lands, non availability of local bulls for breeding.

Many breeds have become extinct. Pungamur, Krishna Valley Amrithal and Deoni  are,on verge of extinction and Tharpakar  dwindling in numbers.

Indigenous cow’s milk  is known to have higher therapeutic values  and Vechur cow’s milk is in demand for medical requirements of patients in Kerala.   Indigenous cow’s milk is a rich source  of Omega 3 fatty acids and Higher conjugated Linoleic acids and  MDGI , a protein that suppresses cancer, and an agent Stron-in that  provides proection from atomic radiation.  It has higher levels of carebrocides that increase human brain power, sharpen intellect  , give swiftness to  body and stability of emotions

Cow urine  was called water of life in the Vedas, and by its immunodolatory properties  it cures many ailments and enhances the body’s immunity.  It is effective against TB and cancer  and enhances impact of vaccinations,  It is  a blood purifier , cleans intestines , cures skin diseases , asthma , urinary problems., postpones  ageing.  It is also a valuable bio pesticide .  The use of cow urine in agriculture and for human health  will be of utmost importance since WHO says  by 2020 microrganisms will be resistant  to antibiotics.

For further information please contact  Mr PK Singh, and Mr RK Pundir  and DK Sadana of  the National Bureau  of Animal Genetic Resources, KARNAL  132001′

A professor Lakshmithatachar told his experiences of developing pure Hallikar milch cows,/When he started there were no 100% pure bred Hallikars available  and the milk yield was drastically low .  Farmers did not know how to select a proper bull, only by external characteristics  without considering the milk yield of the mother of the bull   With great difficulty and selective breeding  he upgraded the purity of the herd to 90%,  He says he is already over70 years old and it is now impossible for him to personally take care of these cows and that  government agencies or NGO’s should come forward  to take care of these cows,  He prayed that ultimately Lord Venkateshavara , Govinda, the protector of the cows should shower his blessings on the indigenous breeds and their breeders.

Dr Sathya Shankar VArmudy of Kasaragod. Karnataka . a head and neck  and ENT surgeon     described with slides  showing before and after treatment ,many cures of cancer patients, mostly of mouth and throat. some at stage 1V,  with arka , distilled cow urine..  Most had  tried surgery and radio therapy with no success.    Many  testimonials , eg a lady of  55 years, “  I had been suffering from cancer since 3 months,  I was on feeding tube for the last 3 months ,within 15  days of Arka therapy  I am able to eat without Feeding tube.  I am healthy now”

His address:

Dr Sathya Shankar VArmudy

MS( ENT) Endoscopy ENT head and neck Surgeon

Cancer research Centre

Sree Ramachandrapuram Mutt.  Hosanagra

KIMS Hospital, Kasaragod   671 121

There were many presentations on Pancagavya, ghee.cow milk. Curd, dung and cow urine ,   for agriculture and  human health.. which will have to covered in detail in  separate  reports, its preparation, chemical analysis, remarkable beneficial effect on crop plants ,as fertilizer and bio pesticide.

One study has   compared the urine  of indigenous cow with that of exotic cow crossbred cow and buffalo and goat through chemical fingerprinting, and  there are15 qualities present in the urine of indigenous cows ,four of which are lacking in exotic cows and ten of which are absent in that of cross bred cows.  Even more important for the quality of the urine is that  cows should go for grazing.

characteristics Indigenous

cow

 goat Exotic cow Crossbred cow buffalo
1 Tridos har + + + x +
2 Madhur ras + + + x x
3 Madhur vipak + + x x +
4 Katu ras + + + x +
5 Tikta ras + + x + +
6 Kashay ras + + + + +
7 Raktas shodak + + + + +
8 deepan + + + + +
9 pachan + + x + +
10 rasayan + + x X x
11 Amhar x + + + +
12 Vat viridhi + + + x x
13 hepatoprotective + + + x +

14 stress reliever                     +                                   +           +           x                     +

15 effect on blood calcium

Level                                      +                        x            +          x                      x

( this is my first attempt to make a table so pleased excuse me)

Pancagavya was well known in the Vishayurveda for enhancing the biological efficiency of plants and the quality of fruits and vegetables.  The scientific basis needs  to be further evaluated , and methods standardized  . Pancagavya was widely used in Ayurveda and there is tremendous potential for cost effective treatment  of chronic diseases. It is evident there can be no ayurveda without the Indian breed of cow.

For agricultural use preparations of pancagavya are made  from cow dung  1 kg, cow urine 3lts. Cow milk 2 lts.  Curd 2lts ,ghee 1lt. mixed with sugarcane juice,  3 lts, tender coconut water 3 lts and 1kg ripe banana.  To be kept in a wide mouthed earthen ware pot and stirred  twice  daily for 20 minutes morning and  evening to facilitate microbial activity for 15 days.  It is to be sprayed at 3% concentration.

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University is standardising the composition of pancagavya as an important input in agriculture, and researching the efficacy of dung and urine collected at different times of the day, and whether  from lactating cow or pregnant cow.

For human medicine it must be taken fresh daily early morning, 100 ml cow urine,50gms cow dung, which are mixed and filtered through an eight fold cloth,  then 20 ml milk, 20 mil curd and 15 ml ghee. There is a new ayurvedic 80 bed cancer hospital  at Valsad for  treatment with pancagavya, herbs and diet.  Contact Mr Vipin Shah  91 – 2632 241815  mobile 09426812694

The current development has caused immense threats to existing biodiversity, impending disaster  by global  warming, erosion of genetic base of agriculture, loss of livelihood ,loss of nutrition with serious health impacts.

Exploitation and abuse of our cattle wealth  has created serious ecological imbalance.   The state governments are requested  to initiate steps  for conservation of  our Agriculture by protecting our Cows,

The Principal Scientist of The Central Institute for Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal  described  many new improved yokes and harnesses and ploughs ,tillage tools, disc harrow, blade harrow cultivator, low cost seed drill diggers, devices for threshing and winnowing   bullock drawn sprayer, bullock carts, bullock powered agro processing . such as grain cleaning,  grinding,  ground nut decorticator,  potato peeling and slicing, even flaking, new technology making bullock power more productive and versatile at much lower cost .

Sri PMV Subarao of IIT Delhi, Mechanical Engineering Dept. Centre for Rural Development and Technology I ndian Institute of Technology. Hauz Khas. New Delhi 110016  gave detailed  information of production of Bio CNG from Biogas  in cylinders for use in automobiles. This is being done successully in a village in Rajasthan and they are willing to give the technology to  any goshala.  About 1000 cows are needed to supply the bio gas plant  with gobar. and   high pressure compressor is required. There is a large potential of biogas generation in India to make it a cheap alternate fuel for vehicles.  The slurry left over from the biogas is excellent   fertilizer  making 2 high value products out of one process.

The Gaushalas   should become centres of rural development. In one instance 250   dry and barren cows and  oxen who could not work filled 2  big gobar gas plants, one 80m and the other 64m  to produce 130 units of electricity . the left over slurry was used to prepare fertilisers,   Each cow or bullock contributed Rs 40,000 per year income.

In designing eco friendly, easily maintainable  cow protection centers for rural communities, Dr Laxman Singh  related how  he led a campaign during the drought year of 1977 to rebuild broken embankments , repair percolation tanks  and desilt   community  ponds with local volunteers from his village on his own land  in Laporiya, Rajasthan.  By people centered  governance and  rebuilding  the irrigation tanks, treating the entire pasture land,  bumper harvests soon  arrived , by 1998  two harvests a year  even in drought years, and migration from the village to the cities also came under control.  He showed on film the innovation of the Laporiya squares for rainwater harvesting for range management in near desert conditions.

On a slight slope of community pasture  a large patch is divided into rectangles of varying size and each unit enclosed by 1.5 meter high dykes on three sides with earth dug from inside the rectangle,  Rainwater enters the square  and fills it and the overflow passes to the next square and so on till the excess water reaches the village tank.  In the squares different moisture levels allowed a variety of grasses to grow , thus restoring the pastures and with it  wildlife and birds ,   Wheat was harvested in Laporiya after 20 years  and the village tank was named Ana Sagar or sea of grain.

Dr VN Vishwanatha Reddy of  the Veterinary College of   Bangalore  gave guidelines for  health care in cow protection centres  with some useful homeopathic  remedies  as well as allopathic treatment and ethnoveterinary.  Some of the latter treatments were shocking and very repulsive using  pig fat and intestines for treatment  which is something we would never do.   One good homeopathic recipe for raising haemoglobin levels is in 450 gms of size 20 sugar pills add 5 ml of Ferrum Phos 6C , 5 ml of Ferrum Met 6C, 5 ml of Selenium 30, 5ml of Echinacea 3x. After pills are soaked add  Leicithin 3x powder in small amounts and mix till all the pills get a coating   .Feed pills 4 times a day. 4 days a week for 4 weeks, ¼ tsp for calves. ½ tsp for heifers and 1 tsp for adults respectively.  I   have treated a weak bullock with  this and he seems stronger ,but he is also getting 200ml fresh pancagavya daily too.

For abscess he recommends  Hepar sulph 6c and Calcarea Sulph 6 C  10 pills 3 times a day until it ripens.

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The   delegates had been allotted  15 minutes in which to speak, but time was running short so each one was given only 5 minutes which was practically impossible and no time for discussion or questions  .A scientist  gave an address on the CDM potential of cattle in India.   There was  a presentation on the cloning of zebu catle . the application of modern  biotechnological  tools in  conservation of zebu cattle,  which was very disturbing to many delegates..  A talk on the  role of cow in integrated  organic faming systems , as biodynamic, agnihotra or Homa, pancagavya,Rishi Krishi and Natural farming  systems followed and a paper on the standardization of cow urine by the very important and useful invention of a  test kit  was presented by Mrs Tiwari from the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Rural industrialization, Wardha.

Dr SVN Rao  spoke on how to encourage farmers to rear indigenous cows.  and  that the farmer himself should look after the animal till its natural death.  And  there were talks on community action in cow protection, the need for massive education campaign about the significance of the cow and  organic  farming and cow products and the need to upgrade the  milk yield of indigenous cows which will be a long process of selected breeding and  good nutrition. Pressure on grampanchayats to utilize community lands for pasture,  Temples should be actively involved  in   supporting these programmes.

Due to excessive use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides in a vicious cycle the land quality has  deteriorated,   and yields are reduced  and the health of the people  is suffering , and the increase of milk production by introducing foreign cattle has greatly reduced the  health beneficial properties of milk which used to come from native cows, richer in calcium and medicinal properties, to the detriment of the people’s health.  The Indian cow has to be protected from the Slaughter House and how to do this is the million rupee question of the day., by propagating the  values and benefits of Indian cow breed, establishing Goshalas  with provision of Govt subsidy.

Sri Suni Mansinghka of the Gauvigyan Anusandhan Kendra, Nagpur, who got the US Patents on cow urine distillate told how the Kendra  was established in 1996 by Shyam Balla and others who worked hard to establish utility of non milking cattle to mankind in a scientific way. He had  gone inside AlKabeer slaughter house and  he thought if Khamdhenu is being slaughtered in such a way we will lose all our cattle wealth in no time.  To avoid slaughter sale of cow should be stopped.  The farmer has been misguided to think that  cow with less milk is  burden on him.  Actually wealth , Laxmi resides in cow dung.  Only the western countries consider it as  waste.

Besides the patent  and others also filed, the Kendra  has a self reliant Goshala of 425  non milking cattle . There they are preparing and researching vermicompost, pest repellent , amrit pani, pancagavyas, and  training farmers and tribals.

Sri Varadan Chander of Sri  Bashyakara Charitable Trust Chennai  proposed a blueprint for  National Cow wealth Development Programme and to bring about an organization  for all like minded people  called Indians for Cow Movement .

There has been a surge in the demand for export of Indian beef in last few years  after the affliction of western cows by mad cow disease  so we cannot continue to remain  indifferent and mute witnesses  when such animals of  great national significance  are treated as objects of trade and commerce.   Killing of the cow and its progeny for beef and leather purposes  must be declared as abuse and misuse of precious national wealth and must be banned in toto

The Central and State governments need to review their agricultural policies  to utilize cow wealth and benefit  the farmers,  Corporates  and  Hindu religious endowments  should support  Indians for Cow movement  by donating lands and funds.

Sri RK Joshi of Viniyog Parivar  Trust   gave a paper on the prevention of cruelty to cattle with reference to issues  in the enforcement  of current anti cow slaughter laws.( this paper  has been  sent to you in full)

He says  the issue of honest and strict implementation of cow protection laws  is another area of concern.  No one can say  that in the 13 states which  have laws to totally prohibit slaughter of cow progeny that not a single cow is  slaughtered,          The meat lobby in connivance with the state machinery, politicians, police and other law enforcing agencies is having a field day and there is rampant  violation of laws.  Uttar Pradesh is the largest centre of cow slaughter where  scores of refrigerated go downs are full with thousands of tons of beef for export  through Delhi and Mumbai airports  .  The railway Ministry has permitted transport of  cattle on the railways   which has made it easy to transport  thousands of cattle  at once from any place to the state of Bihar   from where they are smuggled across the border into Bangladesh and slaughtered for export.  The railway Ministry should be persuaded to reimpose the ban and  vigil on the Indo Bangla border should be strengthened to prevent smuggling/

Sri Paramanand Mittal. Advocate  , says there is a proposal in the 11th Five Year Plan  for allocation of Rs 2500 croes  to establish 500 big mechanized slaughterhouses in the rural areas and Rs 1000 crore to establish 50 modern export oriented slaughterhouses  and establishment of a National Meat and Poultry Development Board/   To remedy this current situation  saintly persons should travel and create public awareness in the  villages for protection of cows. there should be country wide agitation  to stop cattle smuggling, to check crossbreeding, to not establish a Meat  Board, to ban cattle slaughter.  Teams of volunteers  if possible armed for self defence  should check the  illegal activities of cattle slaughter and Goshallas  established in every district for  rehabilitation of  rescued animals .

Dr Mannem Murthy. A retired  nuclear scientist  has developed an electronic gadget called  the Universal Thermo Scanner  which measures the Bio energy fields of  animate and inanimate objects.  The energies of cow and pancagavya  have such high positive energies they can be used to neutralize  negative energies  in the environment, Our ancients have used these positive energies for healing human ailments and  for safeguarding  the society in certain rituals  in which the Cow is very important.  We have forgotten our culture and heritage inviting negative energies  into our way of life.   Machines have replaced cattle power and  and there is no place for cattle grazing.  Hence the livestock  ratio of human cattle population is  running down drastically, We are losing ecological balance. Such awareness should be brought to the State governments to protect the valuable Gomata  to save our ancient culture and heritage.

Phone no  ( 91) 040 27733366  ,  09440596188.