Thread by @SouleFacts

𝐂𝐨𝐰 Killers Rot In Hell; Expect Central Govt To Ban Cow Slaughter, Declare It A Protected National Animal': 𝑱𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒎 𝑨𝒉𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝑨𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒉𝒂𝒃𝒂𝒅 𝑯𝑪

"Anyone who kills cows or allows others to kill them is deemed to rot in hell as many years as there are hairs upon his body. Likewise, the bull is depicted as a vehicle of 𝑳𝒐𝒓𝒅 𝑺𝒉𝒊𝒗𝒂 a symbol of respect for the male cattle" : #AllahabadHighCourt

#CowSlaughter

"In the #Mahabharata, #Bhishma (grandfather of the leaders of warring factions) observes that the cow acts as a surrogate mother by providing milk to human beings for a lifetime, so she is truly the mother of the world" : #AllahabadHighCourt

#CowSlaughter

"We are living in a #secular country and must have respect for all religions and in #Hinduism, the belief and faith is that #cow is representative of divine and natural beneficence and should therefore be protected and venerated" : #AllahabadHighCourt

#CowSlaughter

"The cow has also been associated with various deities, notably #LordShiva (whose steed is Nandi, a bull) #LordIndra (closely associated with #Kamadhenu, the wise-granting cow), #LordKrishna (a cowherd in his youth), and goddesses in general..." #AllahabadHighCourt

#CowSlaughter

"The #cow is the most sacred of all the animals of #Hinduism. It is known as #Kamadhenu, or the divine cow, and the giver of all desires" : #AllahabadHighCourt

#CowSlaughter

"Her legs symbolise four Vedas; her source of milk is four 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗮 (or objectives, i.e. dharma or righteousness, artha or material wealth, kama or desire and moksha or salvation); her horns symbolize the gods, her face the sun and moon..." #AllahabadHighCourt

"Legends also state that #Brahma gave life to priests and cows same time so that the priests could recite religious scriptures while cows could afford ghee(clarified butter) as an offering in rituals" : #AllahabadHighCourt

#CowSlaughter