Go-Seva
Krishna was named according to different Leelas” he performed in Vrindavan. When he killed demons like Kesi, Madhu and Ari he was named Kesisudan, Madhusudan and Ari sudan. When Mata Yashoda tied him to UKHAL, he was called Damodar.
When Krishna taught a lesson to the king of heaven Indra by lifting Govardhan, Embarrassed Indra asked for an apology and gifted a cow to please Krishna. There indra named him as Govind.
Krishna was also named “Gopal” because of his service to the cows. Krishna would take the cows in the forests and would even milk cows while in Braj. He treated cows with utmost care. When he would play flute cows would stop eating and start crying. When Krishna went to Mathura cows would not even eat, they were deeply saddened by krishna’s absence.
In the entire tenure of Krishna, you can not ignore the presence and importance of cows. During the attacks of demons in Braj Mata Yashoda would apply Gomutra, Goraj on Krishna, thinking that it will save Krishna from all demons.
Kansa-the king of Mathura sent Akrur to Vrindavan to bring Krishna & Balram to Mathura. Akrur was gifted a cow by Krishna during that meeting. Krishna would gift cows to bramhins, saints when he was in Dwarka. Moreover in Dwarka Krishna created deities of cows and would often offer his “Pranams” to them.
At the end of his Avatar Krishna told his keen Uddhava that cow’s pooja(worship) is equal to my pooja (worship). This thing is worth making note of. While going to Golok Vrindavan Krishna remembered a great devotee Vidur and when Vidur came to know that the supreme godhead remembered him while ending his Avatar, he had tears in his eyes. At the same time Krishna spoke to Uddhava about cow.
Krishna told Uddhava that whatever things I could do, whatever demons I could kill, was just because I served cows and I got this power by simply worshipping and serving a cow. He attributed credit of his deeds to cows.
If we offer a bath to Krishna with “Panchagavya” then it pleases Krishna the most. Panchagavya means all the things that a cow yields namely curd, milk, ghee, gomutra and gober. Panchagavya is used in all dharmik vidhi including sacrifices (Yagya).
This tells us about how important it is for us to take care of an animal that even Krishna adored. A little scratch to cows pleases Krishna. One who is serious in his devotional life, one who wants Krishna and his love can not ignore the importance of a cow.
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