An article by Gurudev Dr. Kateswamiji exposing the so-called western historians who malign the Hindu religion and Anti Hindus who toe their line!
1. Cows were slaughtered as a Hindu marriage ritual !
Indologists like Macdonald, Weber, Winternitz have pronounced the Vedas to be barbaric and concluded that ‘Hanyante Gaavaha’ meant that cows were slaughtered in marriage rituals. Our ancient Hindu scholars on the basis of this information from these Indologists pronounced us to be beef eaters. Macdonald has misconstrued the word Hanyante Gaavahaa by saying that in a marriage ritual a cow is slaughtered on the day of the magha lunar asterism and everyone feasts on the cow meat ! The Rigveda states the following in relation to the Sun God’s marriage.
Meaning: Savita gifted the moon who was his daughter’s to be father-in-law with a cow on the auspicious day of Magha asterism and performed the ritual of giving away of the bride (kanyadan) of Surya on the Falgun lunar asterism.
Clarification: The word Aghaasu is Maghaasu in the Atharvaveda . There is no difference of opinion about these words among our ancient translators. In a marriage Agha( Magha) and Arjuni (Falguni) asterisms are important.
All deities are present in Cow (Gomata)
2. Godaan is offering of a cow and Govikartaa means a cowherd !
This is the meaning that these westerners give. The word ‘go’ means ‘hair’.
2 A. Godaan: This word comes from the Rigveda and Smrutigranth. ‘Go’ means hair and ‘daan’ means to cut thus Godaan is cutting of hair. In the Shrout and gruha traditions importance is given to tonsuring. Also the ritual of Chudaakarma means the cutting of hair. Godaan is actually the ritual of ‘Keshant’ as is clearly given by Smurtikar. Chudaakaran, godaan and jataakaran are all synonymous words.
2. B. Govikarta : Govikarta means a barber and not a cowherd.
3. Gopati means a bull!
Max Mueller has derived that ‘gopati’ means a bull . Actually ‘go’ means rays and ‘pati’ means the master of the rays that is the Sun.
Can a dictionary give the exact meanings?
- Gurudev Dr. Kateswamiji (Sanatan Chintan , Year 1, Issue 47, page 1)
Understand the meaning of the Vedas, not by Maxmuller's method, but by the analysis method
Criticism - Maxmuller's ideology has created havoc while interpreting the meaning of Vedic words e.g. Vedic Sages used to consume cow's meat, widows were re-married, unwed mothers were treated respectably, adultery was considered legitimate, etc.
Rebuttal - They have invented this historic method of deriving the meaning with the sole aim of labeling the Vedas as crude and uncivilized. When the words 'Get Saindhav (salt)' are used during meals, it means 'get salt'. However, when the same words are uttered when one is going to one's village, it means 'get a horse'! There are rules to the interpretation of Vedic sentences. The rules enumerated by the analytical sciences explain the meaning of the Vedic mantras in the most appropriate manner.'
- Gurudev Dr. Kateswami (Weekly Sanatan Chintan, 15th November 2007, Issue 40)
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Madhura Bhosale, India (Bharat)
22 Aug 2007, 01:44
FOR HJS
There have been no other worshippers of cow like the Hindus ! They honour her by saying Gomaata i.e Mother Cow. A child never kills his mother, infact he loves her more than himself.Indologists like Macdonald, Weber, Winternitz have lack of wit to understand the holy Vedas i.e. why they have misunderstood the feelings of Hindus towards cow. If an Indologist cannot understand simple and vivid concepts of Hinduism and Vedas, then they have no right to comment on them. Before expressing their views, they need to thoroughly study the Hindu Literature and Ideology of Hindus. Those Indologists who make insane statements hurting the religious feelings of hindus, must be punished for their
kishan bansal, India (Bharat)
14 Feb 2008, 01:38
sir,
cow is an animal, just an animal. so animals should be treat as animal not as mother, actually sir sorry to say but we hindus create a false religion
P.S.Dinachandran, India (Bharat)
17 Feb 2008, 10:21
Tendulkar should not harass Hindus again
Mighty Indian, India (Bharat)
04 Apr 2008, 10:28
Kishan Bansalji,
Hinduism is a way of life and is a dharma, not a religion. Please learn about Sanatana Dharma before commenting on it to be a false religion. Your religious illiteracy doesn't prove anything. My intention is to educate you and not hurting you.
You sound the same like one of those of bookish religions.
I just read an article by Dr.N.S.Raghunath that Hindus were eating cows and gave the following as evidence out of which one is already explained above brilliantly. Can we get true explanation of other citations also please: Rg.Veda 10.85.13 and 6.17.1 Apasthamba grihasutra 1.3.10 Vashishta dharmashastra 11.34 Manusmriti 5.30 Vivekananda Collected writings 3.173.4 D.D.Kosambi: the culture and civilisation of ancient India,P.102 D.N.Jha: The myth of the holy cow R.R.Mitra: Beef eating in india P.V.Kane:The History of the Dharmashastra Thanking you and looking forward, M.S.Thimmappa.
Sir, I was raised a vegetarian and am trying to go vegan for the last few weeks. The most hurtful thing is that for a country where cows are worshiped by the masses, India also happens to be the largest exporter of leather in the world. Leather is supplied from India to all leading footwear and bag manufacturing companies of the world. We Hindus, vegetarian or not, should first of all stay clear of leather goods. IF YOU USE LEATHER PRODUCTS THEN YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR COW SLAUGHTER. STOP BUYING LEATHER GOODS TODAY, BURN ALL THE LEATHER PRODUCTS YOU HAVE. There are plenty of shoes, bags, belts, wallets etc available in the market that are made of material other than leather.
Thanks
Mahesh
Pala, South Africa
30 Jun 2008, 06:34
The cow is revered as out mother as she provides us with milk, the cow is also revered as the mother as it the same form as that of mother bhumi(the earth). The use of leather is allowed if the animal has died of natural means and was not killed to eat its flesh or the use of any part of its body for material or spiritual gains( we as hindus do not salughter animals for sacrifice even). Cows are animals, yet they are revered for certain reasons. Unfortunately i do not know them all. those are just 2. There is another realtionship betwwen the cow and Lord Krishna but i am not qualified to explain that relationship properly.
hasan, India (Bharat)
15 Jul 2008, 16:00
Dear Mr Pala you r saying that animal should not killed for the eating flesh etc than why lord rama chais deer with dhanush and teer .definately they want to kill the deer if a god dooing this mistake than what we can say for the common people
2 and if cow is god than it is only indian cow or all worlds cow because indian cow give only 4-8 liter milk but europion cow give 25-30 liter milk than europion cow are more godest than indian ,bring one resolution in UNO and banned all the slughtering in world.or
3 cow,goat -herbivorous teeth they have only molar
lion lepord dog-cornivorous-teeth only canine
man -omnivorous teeth both canine and molar why God give both teeth to man think pleas
People like Hassan are sadist people, they only like to criticise other religion, Cow is the most sacred animal in Hindhu religion, these people should learn to respect other religion in this world. People like only spread poison. Now the world is shrinking into Global Community. He should practice vegetarism and see the difference. Think before expressing your thoughts cause poison spreads only poison in the society.
Rahul, India (Bharat)
09 Sep 2008, 21:24
Hasan,
If you want to know the truth then you can easily find out by reading any hindu book about cows and why sriramji had to kill the deer. But if your intentions are to defame any beliefs then you are at loss.
Cows were worshipped by mine as well as your ancesters because Brahmaji created the body of cow first before anybody which was not found suitable for devatas. Then this body was accepted and given to devatas as well as humans. But because Cow's body was created Pratham, devatas accepted to live in Sukshma roopa in all her body parts. In every organ of cow's body their exist devata in Sukshma roopa first, even in excretory organ as well as excretion. That's why cow is pavan.
Rahul, India (Bharat)
09 Sep 2008, 21:40
Hasan,
Herbivorous animals have almond shape eyes while carnivorous animal have round eyes. So as Humans. The teeth you are talking about in Human as canine are not canine actually. If you see the canine teeth of dogs, lions etc, there is always a bend in the teeth and there exists a cavity behind these teeth. Whereas in Humans it is flat with no cavity and bend. Also, please study stomach scretion in carnivorus and harbivorus animals. Humans digestion system is similar of harbivorus animals such as elongated intestine, pancreas etc.
Therefore cow is most venerable and eating meat is prohibited in all authentic vedic culture.
Hanumân Dakshinâmûrti Dattâtrey, France
09 Oct 2008, 08:06
dear HASAN,
I am hindu and vegetarian and my dogs are... veggie ! My dogs are in good health ! REALLY, besause Ahimsa Devi defends us against physical and mental suffering !
In Mamallapuram (in Tamil Nadu), I known a hindu veggie family who has vegetarian dogs too... and also in good health !
If Dogs can be veggie with "carnivorous teeth", it is very easy for a human to be veggie !
Swamiji Maharaj has explained "Why cow is so sacred" very beatifully
in Sadhaka Sanjivani (Ref: Gita 18-44, page 1947 in English). Some of
the points from the commentary are:
1. In the materialistic world of today, a cow is very useful. Her
milk, ghee and cow-dung add to the wealth of a nation. India being
primarily an agricultural country, bullocks are used to plough the
land. The land can also be ploughed by male-buffaloes or camels.
Buffaloes cannot work so efficiently as bullocks because the bullocks
have more sattvic strength, they can work for a longer time in the
sun compared to buffaloes. Camels cost lot more than the bullocks.
meghan, Bahrain
10 Oct 2008, 12:28
2. The grains produced by cow-dung and urine of the cows as manure
are considered pure. Dung and urine of cows make the land more
fertile as compared to chemical fertilizers as has been learnt by
conducting experiments. Chemical fertilizers destroy the fertility of
land in a few years and make it barren. Cow-dung is being
3. Cows of India are gentle and sattvic in nature. Their sattvic milk
sharpens the intellect and makes the nature of the person mild.
Foreign cows give more milk but they are angry by nature, their milk
makes one cruel. A she-buffalo gives more milk than a cow but her
milk is of rajasic nature.
meghan, Bahrain
10 Oct 2008, 12:29
Those who drink cow's milk are more active
than those who drink a she-buffalo' s milk. Once an experiment was
conducted on military horses, it was found that horses fed on cow-
milk could cross a river while the horses fed on buffalo-milk could
not do though the later seemed stronger. The milk of she-camel being
of tamasic nature is not useful and it is not used to curd and xxxxer.
4. Cow occupies an important place in performing all religious rites.
Her milk, ghee and dung are used in performing rites and ceremonies
at birth, tonsure and sacred thread. Cow-dung purifies the places too
where these rites are performed.
meghan, Bahrain
10 Oct 2008, 12:31
5. The cow is a sacred animal, even the air which touches her body
becomes pure. Her dung and urine, check epidemics such as plague and
cholera. Houses plastered with cow-dung are not so much affected by
bombs as the cemented houses. Cow-dung eliminates poison. In
Varanasi, there was a case of a saint saving a man who was supposed
to be dead by a snake-bite, just by smearing the body with cow-dung
two times. Urine of cow is very useful in heart diseases. A little
quantity of urine of a she-calf, as a dose everyday cures stomach
diseases. A saint suffering from asthma had a lot of relief by
drinking a little urine of the she-calf.
These days several medicines
are prepared from cow-dung and urine of cows. Cooking gas is made
from cow-dung also.
6. Service to the cow without expectation of any reward leads to
purification of heart and enables eventually one to achieve
salvation. Lord Krishana is known as Gopala because He staged a human
play as a cowherd with bare feet.
meghan, Bahrain
10 Oct 2008, 12:35
7. In Indian historical records, innumerable names are mentioned who
sacrifices their lives for the protection of cows. But today, it is
sad plight that thousands of cows are slaughtered daily, out of greed
only. If this state of affairs continues, cows will totally
disappear. Then of course cow-dung will not be available. Without cow-
dung land will go barren and there will not be production of corn,
wheat and cotton. People will be deprived of the bare necessities of
life, such as food & clothing and they will have a miserable life.
Slaughter of cows is the main cause of increasing number of natural
disasters such as famine, droughts, volcanoes etc.
Ram Ram
meghan, Bahrain
10 Oct 2008, 12:37
india is the largest producer of leather along with china
much of the leather come from cows.
most of these cows which come to slaughter houses are dairy animals.
these dairy animals after feeding millions of stomach, dont produce much milk when they are becoming old.So they are termed useles and sent to slaughter houses.
Peta has exposed 7 years back but this still continues
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