WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Subsequently, with the rise of the ideal of ahimsa (“noninjury”), the absence of the desire to harm living creatures, the cow came to symbolize a life of nonviolent generosity. In addition, because her products supplied nourishment, the cow was associated with motherhood and Mother Earth.

Detailed explanation-2: -And here’s a fun fact-Hindus associate several animals with different gods and consider them sacred, including the monkey (Hanuman), the elephant (Ganesh), the tiger (Durga) and even the rat (Ganesh). But none is as revered as the cow. Q: Have Hindus always considered the cow sacred? A: No.

Detailed explanation-3: -A Rg Vedic passage (X. 85.13) refers to the slaughter of a cow on the occasion of marriage, and later, in the Aitareya Brahmana (III. 4), we are told that “if a ruler of men comes as a guest or anyone else deserving of honour comes, people kill a cow.