Friday, February 15, 2008

The sacred cow

India being the most rich nation in cultural heritage could identify the worth of numerous natural assets as sacred and hence the old mythology started worshipping them. The important mentions in this regard are the peepal tree, the sun and the most beneficial pet animal cow Besides sufficient appreciation in the Vedas and other Hindu scriptures, the worth of cow had been very much emphasized by the holy prophet Mohammad (p.b.u.h.) of course 14 centuries ago, He preached his disciples about its milk to be beneficial, its ghee to be curative in so many diseases and for bade eating of its meat as it was suggested to be harmful to the system and the health. Recently it has been reported that its excreta is good absorbent of deadly radio-active emissions as pollutants in the precious environment.

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