Cows

COWS

- - - - BG 10.28 among cows I am the surabhi.

There are 8 herds made up of spotted speckled mridanga tilak

Yellow Herd

Red Herd

White Herd

Colour

Black Herd

Divisions

25 further divisions

900,000 cows

25 black leaders

25 white leaders

25 red leaders

25 yellow leaders

spotted

speckled

mrdanga

tilak

Total 108 herds of 90,000 cows

Names of some of the cows

Another herd leader Shyamala,

Another herd leader Dhumala,

Another herd leader Yamuna, etc

Herd Leader ‘Dhavali' the name of a white cow. Another herd leader Hamsi,

Another herd leader Candani,

Another herd leader Ganga,

Another herd leader Mukta'

and so on, the twenty-four other groups of white cows come

Herd Leader Aruni, the name of a red cow.

Another herd leader Kunkuma,

Another herd leader Sarasvati, etc.

Herd Leader Pita, the name of a yellow cow

Another herd leader Pingala,

Another herd leader Haritaki, etc.

(Srimad Bhagavatam 10.35.19 purport)

Nanda Maharaja had 900,000 cows. Visvanatha Cakravarti gives this description of the cows of Vrindavana. Krishna knew every cow by name. If any cow was missing Krishna would immediately chase after the missing cow and call her by name. The cows were divided into herds by color, either black, white, red, or yellow. In each color there were 25 further divisions making a total of 100 herds. There were also eight herds of cows that were spotted or speckled or had heads shaped like a mridanga or that had tilak marks on their foreheads. There was a total of 108 different herds of cows. Each of the 108 herds had a herd leader.

"Thus when Krishna calls out, 'Hey Dhavali' (the name of a white cow) a whole group of white cows comes forward, and when Krishna calls 'Hamsi, Candani, Ganga, Mukta' and so on, the twenty-four other groups of white cows come. The reddish cows are called 'Aruni, Kunkuma, Sarasvati, etc., the blackish ones 'Shyamala, Dhumala, Yamuna, etc., and the yellowish ones are Pita, Pingala, Haritaki, etc. (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.35.19 purport)

"As described in the Brahma Samhita (surabhi apbipalayantam), Lord Krishna on His planet, Goloka Vrindavana, engages in tending the surabhi cows. These cows are the Lord's pet animals." (Srimad Bhagavatam 8.8.2 purport)

Krishna's Pet cows

Mangala, Pingala, Ganga, Pisangi, Manikastani, Hamsi and Vamsipriya are the most important of the surabhi cows, who are all very dear to Lord Krsna.

Srila Rupa Gosvami mentions these In Radha-Krishna-ganoddesha-dipika) (109-110)

Padmagandha and Pisangaksa are Krsna's pet oxen

Radha's Pet cows

Sunada, Yamuna and Bahula are the most important of Srimati Radharani's pet surabhi cows. Tungi is Her chubby pet calf.

KAMADHENU - The wish fulfilling cow

Lord Krishna reveals that among cows He is manifested as the kamadhuk meaning kamadhenu the original wish fulfilling cows known as the surabhi cows. Cows are the mothers of all creatures. Cows are verily the mothers of the 33 crores of demigods that administrate creation in the material existence throughout all the universes. Cows are the goddesses of the gods and the refuge of all auspiciousness

The surabhi cow descended from the spiritual worlds and manifested herself in the heavenly spheres from the aroma of celestial nectar for the benefit of all created beings. The direct descendants of the surabhi cows are the sacred cows from the continent India which are uniquely distinguished the same as thesurabhi by the beautiful hump on their backs and the wonderfully soft folds of skin under their necks. Since all cows in existence in the world today are factual descendants of the sacred cows of India they are all holy as well and should always be lovingly cared for and protected with the highest esteem and greatest respect.

Usha's Vahana = chariot of seven cows

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