Thread by @bhargavasarma

Today > GauVatsa DwaAdasi🙏
Vatsa means off-spring/dear, Vatsala means loving, kind, affectionate; VaAtsalya means showing love/affection; Lord Sri Krishna is Gau-Vatsala who shows VaAtsalaya towards Cows;

नमो ब्रह्मण्य देवाय गोब्राह्मण हिताय च ।
जगत् हिताय कृष्णाय गोविन्दाय नमो नमः ॥
Namo Brahmannya Devaaya Go-Braahmanna Hitaaya Ca |
Jagat Hitaaya Krssnnaaya Govindaaya Namo Namah ||

My repeated salutations to the Supreme God, ParaBrahma; the one Who is the well-wisher of Cows and Brahmins; the one Who is the benefactor of the whole world; the one Who is Lord Sri Krishna Who is the Govinda;

"govindo govidam patih" (Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram) - Govinda means the One who is the Lord of Cows, protector of Cows, one who has lifted the hill called Goverdhanagiri with His little finger to save & protect the Cows & Cowherds, also the one who is the protector of Earth.

Lord Sri Krishna is popularly called as Govinda Who is also known as Gopala the protector of cows.

Gau-MaAtha is also known as KaAmadHenu, Nandini, Surabhi; Sushila, Bahula;

Cow is a symbol of piousness (Satvik) - By doing Gau-Aaradhana one will develop SaAtvik qualities; Cow (DhEnu) is considered as one of the 7 Mothers. Gau-Aradhana includes,
> GauPooja,
> GauBhakti,
> GauSeva,
> GauPoshana,
> GauRakshana...
very dear to Paramatma (Sri Krishna);

सर्वकामदुधे देवि सर्वतीर्थीभिषेचिनि l
पावने सुरभि श्रेष्ठे देवि तुभ्यं नमोस्तुते ll
Sarvakaamdudhe devi sarvatithirbhishechini l
Pavane surbhi shreshte devi tubhyam namostute ll

Aaswayuja Bahula Dwadasi is reckoned as GoVatsa Dwadasi dedicated to the worship of Gau-Maatha;
Worshiping Cow is a Vedic culture/Hindu Dharma. It is strongly believed that all Deities reside in the body of a sacred Cow & is revered as a divine mother in animal form > Go-Maatha.

In Hinduism, Cow is considered as holy; a symbol of auspiciousness; Lord Sri Krishna says in Bhagavad-Gita (10th Canto) that He is KaamadHenu among the Cows; “DheNuunaAm Asmi KaAmadhuk”
Go-Savithri Stothra is an extract from epic Mahabharata (Bheeshma - Yudhishtira samvaada;)

Cow (DhEnu) is considered as one of the Seven Mothers...

Five products derived from a Cow viz.
Gomoothra (cow urine), Gomaya (cow-dung),
Goksheera (cow milk), Godadhi (cow-curd), and
Goghrutha (cow ghee). Mixture of these five ingredients is known as Panchagavya.

Since time immemorial Panchagavya is used in all traditional Hindu rituals; considered as highly sacred and believed to provide spiritual purification. It is also used in Hindu families for purification of self as well as sprinkled across the house after asoucha.

Lot of research is going on in Aayurvedic science on the healing properties of Panchagavya as a natural medicine for curing various diseases. Ingredients R considered to have anti-septic, anti-bacterial & anti-fungal properties; used widely in preparation of Aayurvedic medicines.