232 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 15

Krsna advises go-raksya, the protection of cows. This is essential because
if cows are cared for properly they will surely supply sufficient milk. We
have practical experience in America that in our various ISKCON farms
we are giving proper protection to the cows and receiving more than
enough milk. In other farms the cows do not deliver as much milk as in
our farms; because our cows know very well that we are not going to kill
them, they are happy, and they give ample milk. Therefore this instruc-
tion given by Lord Krsna—go-raksya—is extremely meaningful. The
whole world must learn from Krsna how to live happily without scarcity
simply by producing food grains (anndad bhavanti bhatdni) and giving
protection to the cows (go-raksya). Krsi-goraksya-vanijyam vaisya-
karma svabhdvajam. Those who belong to the third level of human
society, namely the mercantile people, must keep land for producing
food grains and giving protection to cows. This is the injunction of
Bhagavad-gita. In the matter of protecting the cows, the meat-eaters will
protest, but in answer to them we may say that since Krsna gives stress to
cow protection, those who are inclined to eat meat may eat the flesh of
unimportant animals like hogs, dogs, goats and sheep, but they should
not touch the life of the cows, for this is destructive to the spiritual
advancement of human society.

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eRe ea |
a aareradi freq: aacat madi TATA RAI

havirdhanim rser darpan
naran hartum acodayat

te ca mahismatim ninyuh
sa-vatsam krandatim balat

havih-dhanim—the kdmadhenu; rseh—of the great sage Jamadagni;
darpat —because of his being puffed up with material power; nardn—all
his men (soldiers); hartum—to steal or take away; acodayat—en-
couraged; te—the men of Kartaviryarjuna; ca—also; mahismatim—to
the capital of Kartaviryarjuna; ninywh—brought; sa-vatsam—with the
calf; krandatim—crying; balat—because of being taken away by force.
