Wisdom of the Seers

The Hindus consider the cow as sacred and worship her as their mother. But few people know about the reason behind it.  Let us read what the ancient Holy Scriptures say about the greatness of the cow – The Vedas say –   Cows are the mother of the universe. They are the mother of the rudras , the daughter of the vasus and the sister of the adityas . They are the nucleus of nectar (milk). So never ever kill the cows which are innocent and not to be killed. As per puranas , all important deities and heavenly beings reside in the body of the cow such as Brahma , Vishnu , Shiva , Saraswati , Lakshmi , Gouri , Vasus , Rudras , Gandharvas , Pitrus etc. In the hair follicles of the cow reside thirty three (33) types of  devas . The Dharma with its four feet, the four vedas , the agnis and the yajna , all reside in the body of the cow. All the lokas (worlds) are established in the cow. So the Cows are sacred and auspicious. In ancient times cows had an important rol...

In the Shatarudra Samhita of Shiva Purana, various Shiva avatars are described. Lord Shiva has taken innumerable avatars. Only a few of them have been mentioned. In the 19th Kalpa, called as "Shwetalohita" Kalpa, Shiva took the "Sadyojata" avatar. When Lord Brahma was meditating to get a son, a child was born whose body was shwetalohita or white & red. Then Brahma realized that he was none other than Shiva Himself and worshiped Him. Then in the 20th Kalpa called as "Rakta", Brahma was meditating to get a son. Then a son was born from him whose body was adorned with red garments and red garland. His eyes were red and also his ornaments. He was called as "Vamadeva".Then in the 21st Kalpa called as "Pitavasa", Brahma was again meditating to get a son. At that time a son was born from him who had worn yellow garments and had huge & powerful arms. Then Brahma came to know that he was Shiva in form of "Tatpurusha". Then i...