1. GO PUJA
By:
Medha & Shreesh

2. 8.4 Million kinds of Species
Jalaja nava laksani
Sthavara laksa vimsati
Krmayo rudra sankhyakah
Paksinam dasa laksanam
Trimsal laksani pasavah
Catur laksani manusah..... (Padma Purana)
[ There are 900,000 kinds of aquatics,
2,000,000 kinds of trees and plants,
1,100,000 kinds of insects and reptiles,
1,000,000 kinds of birds,
3,000,000 kinds of four-legged beasts, and
400,000 kinds of human species.]
COW also got the name ‘Pasu’ because it represents all 4 legged animals
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3. Within each species there are levels of Consciousness
Dolphin is very developed in Sea Creatures
Banyan Tree is very developed in trees
Cow is very developed in animal species
Devotees are very developed in human species
Killing highly developed incur more sin

4. Why the COW is very Special?
The cow is a symbol of the Earth
We respect, honour and adore the cow.
Hindus regard all living creatures as sacred
Cow gives more than she takes
Cow symbolizes all other creatures
Cow represents life and the sustenance of life
It takes only water, grass & wastes.
And gives milk free, like devotees give spiritual knowledge

5. respect cows by Go Puja – not killing them
Go puja is a puja to worship all cows, bulls, and calves.
But people in this world are slaughtering and killing so many every day.
Between 90, ,000 are killed every day in the USA alone.
Cows are also like our mother. She supplies so much milk for us to drink with just a little grass and water.

6. Sloka about Cow Slaughter (CC Adi lila)
pitā-mātā mari’ khao —eba kon dharma
kon bale kara tumi e-mata vikarma
pita-mata —father and mother;
mari’ —killing;
khao —you eat;
eba —this;
kon —what kind of;
dharma —religion;
kon bale —on what strength;
kara —do;
tumi —you;
e-mata —such;
vikarma —sinful activities.
Lord Caitanya told the Muslim Ruler Chand Kazi..

7. Lord Caitanya told Chand KAZI (MUSLIM RULER)
“Since the bull and cow are your father and mother, how can you kill and eat them? What kind of religious principle is this? On what strength are you so daring that you commit such sinful activities?”
Everyone can understand that we drink the milk of cows and take the help of bulls in producing agricultural products. Therefore, since our real father gives us food grains and our mother gives us milk with which to live, the cow and bull are considered our father and mother. According to Vedic civilization, there are seven mothers, of which the cow is one. Therefore Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu challenged the Muslim Chand Kazi, “What kind of religious principle do you follow by killing your father and mother to eat them?” In any civilized human society, no one would dare kill his father and mother for the purpose of eating them. Therefore Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu challenged the system of Muslim religion as patricide and matricide. In the Christian religion also, a principal commandment is “Thou shalt not kill.” Nevertheless, Christians violate this rule; they are very expert in killing and in opening slaughterhouses. In our Krishna consciousness movement, our first provision is that no one should be allowed to eat any kind of flesh. It does not matter whether it is cows’ flesh or goats’ flesh, but we especially stress the prohibition against cows’ flesh because according to sastra the cow is our mother. (A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Sri Chaitanya Charitamrta Adi-lila 17:154. text and purport).

8. DEMI GODS RESIDING IN A COW
Base of Horns – Lord Bramha and Lord Vishnu
Tip of Horns - All Holy waters
Forehead – Lord Shiva
Middle of the forehead - Goddess Uma
Nose – Lord Ganapathi
Tip of nose - Lord Muruga.
Heart Lord Yama.
Cow dung - holy river Yamuna.
Tails All gods
Hind Part - Godess Lakshmi
Hairs - All the sages

10. WhY GENERAL PEOPLE do Go-Puja?

11. What is the main reason why we do Go-Puja?
To worship those Demigods on them to get their blessings?
To give respect & honor to the cow for what she does?
Because Krishna likes Cows?

12. Moo! It’s quiz time everybody!!
Which gods reside at the base of the cow’s horns?
Who resides in the cow’s hair?
Who resides in the heart of the cow?
Can someone recite any line of the slokas we covered new?
To whom Lord Caitanya was talking this?
Bramha and Vishnu
All the Sages
Lord Yama
Pita mata mari’ khao eba kon dharma
Kon bale kara tumi e-mata vikarma
The Muslim ruler, Chand Kazi

13. Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare