SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -The cow was gradually incorporated into a religious ritual and itself became sacred and an object of veneration from the 4th century BCE. It represents Mother Earth, as it is a source of goodness and its milk nourishes all creatures.

Detailed explanation-2: -In India, when a baby has stopped nursing he/she goes on to be nourished by cow’s milk and so the cow is venerated as a mother. In fact, she is seen as a mother to all beings-gentle, kind and nurturing. Many Hindus see killing a cow as equivalent to killing one’s own mother.

Detailed explanation-3: -Kamadhenu (Sanskrit: , [kaːmɐˈdʱeːnʊ], Kāmadhenu), also known as Surabhi (, Surabhi or , Surabhī), is a divine bovine-goddess described in Hinduism as the mother of all cows.