What makes a cow important?

Answer 1

Not only do I like them because they are our main food source but they are gentle animals that have great personalities, I like them because some can be a challenge and when working with them you never know what your day is going to be like.

Answer 2

Cows are important for many reasons, including providing dairy products, meat, and leather. They also play a role in sustainable agriculture by grazing on grasslands and recycling nutrients back into the soil through their manure. Additionally, cows are significant in many cultures around the world for their symbolic and economic value.

Answer 3

I believe it is because Indians believe that cows are perhaps their dead ancestors. If you kill a cow, they are afraid it could be a family member in an afterlife.

Answer:

Many religions use animals as symbols, Christians use sheep and doves, Hindus use cows. Lord Krishna was a cowherd, and the bull is depicted as the vehicle of Lord Shiva.

As a consequence the cow is respected as a sacred animal.. It is associated with more than the gods. It is believed to be a symbol of the earth - because it gives so much yet asks nothing in return.

Though the cow is viewed as sacred to the Hindus, it is not exactly worshipped as a deity by all. One ceremony a year, on the 12th day of the 12th month of the Hindu calendar (Phālgun (फाल्गुन)), a cow ritual is performed in Jodhpur palace, in the western Indian state of Rajasthan.

The Link provides more details on the importance of the cow in India.

Answer 4

Because they're smarter than most people think, plus they're pretty fun to work with. Cows also come in a wide variety of sizes, shapes and colours (except pink, purple, blue and green), and have a variety of temperaments, from the really docile to the really wild.

Answer 5

I was thinking about why cows are considered very special according to Vedic wisdom, and after doing a little research found the following information.

The Vedic texts give us the following injunction:

mahimsat sarva bhutani - "Never harm any living entity."

In the Vedic culture, all living entities are treated with a special care, and it is our human duty to protect them. So we should not cause harm to any living entity. Though all living entities are respected and protected, the cow is given a very special status, so much so that harming a cow is considered one of the greatest sins.

One of the reasons why the cow is given this special significance is due to its relationship with us. For example, all humans are equal, but we care more for our mother than for an unknown person. The relationship we have with our mother makes them more dear to us. The cow is especially dear to the followers of the Vedic culture because of the service the cow performs for us. From the cow we receive milk, which is the most essential food ingredient according to the Vedas. Milk is actually a transformation of the blood of the cow. By drinking the milk of the cow we are accepting her as our mother, and thus it is our duty to provide special care for her. Unfortunately today very little care is given to cows, what to speak of other living entities.

Among the animals, the cow is situated within the sattva-guna. There are three paths from which living entities can be elevated to the human form. These are through the body of the cow, the lion and the monkey. The lion and monkey belong to the rajo-guna and tamo-guna respectively. When the soul leaves the body of these three animals, it will attain a human birth. Out of 8,000,000 species, these are the three by which human birth can be attained.

The entire Vedic culture is based on sacrifice to God through yajna. For this the cow plays a crucial role as the provider of ingredients for sacrifice. Ghee is the prime ingredient used in all sacrifices, and for other types of worship the panca-gavya (five items from the cow) are used. Thus man is dependent on the cow for numerous things.

The cow is an emblem of service. And this service is what grants the cow a special status. The monkey and lion perform little service for others, as is the case with most other living entities. Even among the humans there are those who perform more selfless service and those who do not. For example, in the ancient times the brahmanas (those qualified with truthfullness, austerity, etc.) were required to teach the spiritual knowledge to others free of charge. They received no salary for their services, though sometimes they received remuneration in the form of donations and alms. Because they engaged in selfless service, they were glorified in society and given a special position.

Beyond this qualification of selfless service there is an even higher qualification which actually catches the eye of the Lord. This is the qualification of pure unmotivated devotion, or bhakti.

Krishna is not attracted to material activities. He sees only one's spiritual devotion. He is equal to everyone, yet He especially favours His devotees:

samo 'ham sarva-bhuteshu

na me dveshyo 'sti na priyah

ye bhajanti tu mam bhaktya

mayi te teshu capy aham

"I envy no one, nor am I partial to anyone. I am equal to all. But whoever renders service unto Me in devotion is a friend, is in Me, and I am also a friend to him."

This special favour which the Lord shows to His devotees does not make him partial, for anyone can receive the Lord's special favour by taking to devotion. No one is barred from devotion.

Answer 6

In Ancient India, some verses of the 'Rigveda' describe the cow as being the goddess Aditi, the mother of all the gods. In early AD centuries, the cow was designated as the only appropriate gift to high priests of the Caste System, called brahmans. Soon after this appropriation, it was said that to slaughter a cow would be the equialent of killing a brahman.

Answer 7

Lots of things: they come in a wide variety of colours and colourations, they have a stomach with four chambers, they are used for both meat (called beef) and milk, they are the most popular species used for dairy production over Goats and Sheep, their ancestor is long extinct and there are no truely wild Bos primigenius species in the world. Cows are a colloquial name for these domesticated bovines, but cow is also in reference to the mature females of the same species. Cows also refer to the females of other non-bovine species like elephants, whales, rhinos, moose, manatees, and caribou.

Answer 8

Yes, I would say that cows are cool. They are also called Bovines or Cattle.

Answer 9

I think the special thing about mammals is they know swimming in deepest water and they could live in water without sleeping for many hours and could live without eating for a couple of days.

Answer 10

Generally because of their milk and meat.