250 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 18

items, before breakfast one should worship the cows, the
brahmanas, the goddess of fortune and the Supreme Personality
of Godhead.

PURPORT

If one is trained to honor and worship the cows and brahmanas, he is
actually civilized. The worship of the Supreme Lord is recommended,
and the Lord is very fond of the cows and braéhmanas (namo
brahmanya-devaya go-brahmana-hitaya ca). In other words, a civiliza-
tion in which there is no respect for the cows and braéhmanas is con-
demned. One cannot become spiritually advanced without acquiring the
brahminical qualifications and giving protection to cows. Cow protection
insures sufficient food prepared with milk, which is needed for an ad-
vanced civilization. One should not pollute civilization by eating the flesh
of cows. A civilization must do something progressive, and then it is an
Aryan civilization. Instead of killing the cow to eat flesh, civilized men
must prepare various milk products that will enhance the condition of
society. If one follows the brahminical culture, he will become competent
in Krsna consciousness.

TEXT 53

fant dhadtartcaneyatanes: |
qf areaiaiassa earteRterd aa RM

striyo viravatis carcet
srag-gandha-bali-mandanaih
patirh cdrcyopatistheta
dhyayet kostha-gatarh ca tam

striyah—women; vira-vatih—possessing husbands and sons; ca—
and; arcet—she should worship; srak—with garlands; gandha—sandal-
wood; bali—presentations; mandanaih—and with ornaments; patim—
the husband; ca—and; drcya—worshiping; upatistheta—should offer
prayers; dhydyet—should meditate; kostha-gatam—situated in the
womb; ca—also; tam—upon him.
