g�va� surabhi gandhinyas

tath� guggulu gandhaya�

g�va� prati��h� bh�t�n��
g�va� svastyanam mahat

The great sage Vasistha said, �O King, many varieties of aroma emanate from the
body of a cow. As such, many cows are as fragrant as guggula resin. The cow is the
support of all living entities, and the ocean of auspiciousness.�

Text Two

g�vo bh�t�m ca bh�vya� ca

g�vah pustih san�tan�
g�vo laksm�s tath� m�la�
go�u dattam na na�yati

�The cow is the past and future. She nourishes the health of all living entities,
and she is the root of prosperity. The piety one achieves by feeding a cow in never
destroyed.
Text Three

anna� hy paramam g�vo

dev�n�� parama� havi�
sv�hak�ra va�a� k�rau
go�u nitya� prati��hitau

�The cow is the cause of one�s accumulation of food grains. She awards the best
sacrificial ingredients to the demigods. The sacrifice of the demigods and the
sacrifice of Indra are both performed on the basis of the cow.�

Text Four

g�vo yaj�asya hy phala�

go�u yaj�ah prati��hitah
g�vo bhavi�ya� bh�ta� ca
go�u-yaj��� prati��hita�

�It is the cow which awards the result of sacrifice. The performance of sacrifice
is dependent upon her. She is the past and future. All sacrifices are based upon
her.�

Text Five

s�ya� pr�ta�ca satata�

homa k�le mah�dyute
g�vo dadati vai homyam
��ibhya� puru�arsabha

�O greatly powerful King, every morning and evening when the sages perform fire
sacrifices, it is the cow who supplies them the essential ingredients, in the form
of ghee, etc.�

Text Six

y�ni k�ni ca durg�ni

du�k�t�ni k�t�ni ca
taranti caiva papm�na�
dhenu� ye dadati prabho
�My dear King, those who give milk cows in charity become liberated from all types
of danger, and also become free from all sinful reactions.�

Text Seven

ek�m ca da�ugurdady�t
da�a dady�tcca go�ati
�atam sahasra purdady�t
sarve tulya phal� hy te

�One who has ten cows should donate one cow, one who has one hundred cows should
donate ten cows, and one who has one thousand cows should donate one hundred cows.
All these persons are eligible to achieve the same amount of piety.�

Text Eight

an�hit�gni� satagur
yajv� ca sahasra gu�
sam�ddho ya�ca kina�o
n�rdhyamarhanti te traya

�A person who does not perform agnihotra sacrifices, even after keeping one hundred
cows, a person who does not perform fire sacrifices, despite possessing one
thousand cows, and a person who does not give up miserliness, are not fit to be
shown any respect.�

Text Nine

kapil�� ye prayacchanti
sa vats�� k�msya dohan�m
subrat�� vastra samvit�m
ubhau lokau jayanti te

�A person who donates a brown cow that is full of auspicious symptoms, along with
her calf, and also donates a pot made of bell metal for milking the cow, conquers
both this world and the next.�

Text Ten

yuv�n�m indriyopet��
�atena �ata yu�hapa�
gavendram br�hmanendr�ya
bhuri ���gam ala�k�t��

vrsabha� ye prayacchanti
�rotriy�ya para�tapa
ai�varya� te� dhigacchanti
j�ya m�n�� puna� puna�

�O destroyer of the enemy, those who donate one hundred healthy, strong, nicely
decorated bulls, that have strong horns, along with one hundred cows, to a
qualified brahmana, who is expert in the knowledge of the Vedas, certainly achieve
great wealth in this life and in future lives as well.�

Text Eleven
n� k�rtayitv� g�ha supy�t
t�s�� sa�smrty� cotpatet
s�y�� pr�tar namasye ca
g�stata� pustim�pnuy�t

�Do not go to bed at night without praising cows. Do not get up in the morning
without remembering the cow. Offer respect to the cow daily, in the morning. By
doing so, a human being achieves strength and nourishment.�

Text Twelve

gav�� m�tra purisasya

nodvijeta katha�cana
na c�s�� m��sa ma�n�y�d
gav�� pusti� tath�pnuy�t

�Do not hate cow urine and cow dung. Never eat cow meat. By following this advice,
human beings can become prosperous.�

Text Thirteen

g��ca sank�rtaye nitya�

n�va manyeta t�stath�
anista� svapram�laksya
g�� nara� samprak�rtayet

�Chant the name of the cow daily and never insult her. If one sees a bad dream, one
should immediately remember the cow.�

Text Fourteen

gomayena sad� sn�y�t

kar�se c�pi sa�vi�ot
�lesma m�tra puris�ni
pratigh�ta� ca varjayet

�Before taking a daily bath, apply cow dung. Sit down on a place smeared with cow
dung. Do not spit, urinate and pass stool upon cow dung. Always avoid hitting
cows.�

Text Fifteen

gh�tena juhuy�dagni
gh�tena svasti v�cayet
gh�ta� dady�t gh�ta� pr��od
gav�� pusti� sad��nute

�Use ghee in fire sacrifices. Use ghee in all auspicious activities. Donate ghee
and also us it for personal necessities. By doing this, the human beings will
always support the cows and understand their value.

Text Sixteen

gomaty� vidyay� dhenu�

t�l�n�� abhimantrya ya�
sarva ratra mayi� daddy�tra
sa �ocet k�t�k�te

�A person who donates a cow to a qualified brahmana, along with sesame seed, after
duly performing the necessary ritual, does not have to suffer the consequences of
his pious and sinful activities.�

Text Seventeen

g�vo ma�upatisthantu
hema �r�gy�h payo mucah
surahu saurabhe ya�ca
saritah s�gara� yath�

�As the rivers flow into the ocean, may Surabhi and Saurabheyi cows that give milk
and have horn covered with gold, come to me.�

Text Eighteen

g�vai pa�y��yaha� nitya�

g�vah pa�yantu m�� sad�
g�vo� sm�ka� vaya� t�s��
yato g�vastato vaya�

�May I always see the cow and may the cow always see me. The cow belongs to me and
I belong to the cow. I wish to live in a place where cows live.�

Text Nineteen

eva� r�trau div� c�pi

samesu visamesu ca
mah�bhaye�u can narah
k�rtayan mucchyate bhay�t

�A person who, either during the day or at night, either in happiness or at a time
of fearful conditions, remembers or glorifies the cow, certainly becomes freed from
all fearful conditions.�

Text Twenty

gav�� d���v� namask�tya

kury�cciva pradak�ina�
pradaki�n� k�t� tena
saptadvip� vasundhar�

m�tarah sarva bh�t�n��

g�vah sarva sukha prad�h
v�ddhi� �ka��at� nitya�
g�vah k�ry�h pradak�in�h

�One should see, offer obeisances, and circumambulate the cow. By doing so, one is
suppose to have circumambulated the entire earth, with its seven islands. The cow
is the mother of all. She gives happiness to everyone. People who desire prosperity
should daily circumambulate the cow.�