Vedic references of Cow In a calm voice a Cow named Nandini says to King Dilip (coming in Dynasty of King Raghu):
na kevalam payasa prasutim
ve hi man kam dugham prasannam
Translation: Whenever I am pleased and happy I can fulfill all desires. Don't consider me to be just milk supplier
Cow is abode of gods. She is Kamdhenu (desire fulfiller) personified. All the demigods reside in the body of a Cow. She is receiver of the auspicious rays from all heavenly constellations. Thus it contains influences of all constellations. Wherever there is a cow, there is influence of all heavenly constellations, blessings of all gods are there. Cow is the only divine living being that has a surya ketu nadi (vein connected to sun) passing through her backbone. Therefore the cow's milk, butter and ghee has golden hue. This is because Surya ketu Vein, on interaction with solar rays produces gold salts in her blood. These salts are present in the cow's milk and cow's other bodily fluids, which miraculously cures many diseases.
matrah sarva bhutanam
gavah sarv sukh prada
Meaning: The cow being mother of all living entities gives all pleasures to everyone.
If by chance some poisonous or harmful material enters cow's food, she absorbs it in her flesh. She does not let it go into cow urine, cow dung or milk or releases in very small quantity. These results have been compared with other animals by feeding them various items and then testing milk and urine. Therefore cow urine and dung is pure and removes toxins. Cow milk is certainly anti-toxin. Cow urine is included in "panchgavya". "Panchgavya" is said to be curer of all diseases. Panchagavya is made up of five cow products viz. milk, curd, ghee, urine and dung.
yatvagasthi gatam papam dehe tishthti mamke
prasnat panchgavyasya dahasagnirivendhnam
Meaning: From skin to bones, what ever sins (diseases) are in my body, are destroyed by panchagavya just as fire destroys fuel.
Ayurveda is the branch of Vedas, which deals with holistic aspects of health by using various medicinal herbs. Health means physical, mental and spiritual well being too. In Ayurveda the importance of cow and her products are described in great detail. Some are as follows.
In ayurveda it is said:
gavyam pavitram ca rasayanam ca pathyam ca hrdyam balam buddhi syata
aayuh pradam rakt vikar hari tridosh hridrog vishapaham syata
Meaning: Cow urine panchgavya is great elixir, proper diet, pleasing to heart, giver of mental and physical strength, enhances longevity. It balances bile, mucous and airs. Remover of heart diseases and effect of poison.