Union Govt should amend the Constitution to Protect Cows: Pejawar Swamiji
Udupi: For the protection of cows, the union government should amend the constitution said Sri Vishwesha Theertha Swamji of Paryaya Pejawar Math. He was addressing the day-long hunger strike “Go Satyagraha” seeking a ban on cow slaughter, in the country and other demands related to the cow organised by Karnataka Rajya Go-Shalegala Okkoota at Sri Krishna Math premises here.
Protection of the Cow is the protection of Mother. Cow slaughter cannot be accepted in this country. it is unfortunate that cow slaughter had not been banned in the country as well as in our state. Many people have started to say that it is our right to food and also the cow slaughter issue given a religious touch is painful. It is not the question of the Majority and minority people; we need the support of minorities to protect cows, revered by the majority as mother.
The government has been showing negligence and carelessness about the Cow Protection Act. The preservation of cow is important to humanity in terms of religious, economic, hygienic as well as agricultural point of view. In Karnataka, a maximum number of cows are being transported to the Kerala slaughter houses. The earlier state government had brought the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Bill 2010 and the Karnataka Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Preservation (Amendment) Bill 2012. The present government had withdrawn the bill to appease one particular community. The Union government cannot pass the anti-cow slaughter bill directly. But it can bring an amendment to the constitution with a stronger anti-cattle slaughter law. The voters should also give their precious vote during the elections to the party will bring a stronger anti-cattle slaughter law, he added.
The Go Satyagraha will demand the Union government to pass a stronger anti-cattle slaughter law. And urge the state and district administration to take stringent action against cattle thieves. The cattle traffickers/transporters who are cause for violence should be punished with a five-year imprisonment and Rs one lakh fine. The pastures should be reserved for cattle grazing. Pastures in the state must be surveyed and fenced and green grass should be grown for feeding cows.
Other demands include punishment for the guilty with imprisonment up to seven years and fines up to Rs 50,000. A uniform law across the nation on cow slaughter and seizure of vehicles involved in illegal transportation of cows are included in the list of demands.
Sri Vishwapriya Tirtha Swamiji of Pejawar Math, Sri Vidyavallbha Thirtha Swamiji of Kaniyoor Math, Sri Kalahasthendra Swamiji of Anegundi Math Katapadi, Raghupathi Bhat, Lalaji R Mendon former MLA’s, Mattar Rathnakar Hegde BJP district president, Hindu outfit leaders Dr M B Puranik, Vilas Nayak, Sunil K R and others were present.
What wrong have we done that we don’t appear on your list?
Dear Swamiji,
There is a person sitting behind you by name Mattaru Rathnakara Hegde. He has grabbed government land in front of his home and is now claiming as his own. The BJP party, which boasts about its highly moral principles, does not seem to be bothered by this blatant daylight theft of public property by one of their own leaders. He is not practising what he is preaching.
Could you have a quiet word with him?
Dear ‘non-bovine animal’,
You are right – we hear you. Let’s first start with cows and then extend it to all animals. You are also on the list. Remember – all the good things start with a small step. Everyone didn’t get equal rights on the same day. It was started with one group and then extended to other groups later.
Dear “Truth Seeker”,
1. I did not know you were the official spokesperson of pejavar math. Congratulations on your appointment.
2. We are fed up with the repeated undue importance given only to cows in India and not other animals. Nobody is bothered about us. For a change we would like the pigs appearing on pejavara swamiji’s protection-movement. Cows can take the back seat. I wholeheartedly respect cow’s rights to exist but there are times when we have to think about ourselves first.
3. While you seem to be closely associated with the Pejavar Swamiji, could you also help him in envisioning his grand plans of making the car street business-free? He has been trying for ages but the local thijori-laals are vehemently opposing it. They may listen to you.
4. lastly, respect all animals and plants and fruits and vegetables.
Lastly, I wanted to write a lot more but my battery is about to d
India is home to 300 million cattle and is the world’s largest exporter of beef — it exported $4.8 billion worth of beef only last year — and its fifth-biggest consumer. Not only is the beef industry big in India, so far we have also been able to exercise individual freedom to eat or not eat beef ever since Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power in 2014.
The earliest Vedas do not prohibit the slaughter of cattle. In fact, they ordain it as a part of sacrificial rites. Cattle were not only the major sacrificial victims in the Vedic times, but cow milk products like ghee were also regularly used for ablation a practice that continues to this day. Moreover, the Brahmans that performed the cow sacrifices also readily ate the consecrated beef. It is true that the Rigveda (1500-1200 BCE) alludes to the mystical relationship between the cow and the universe, while the Atharvaveda (1200-1000 BCE) calls the cow the “all producing and all containing universe” but they are silent concerning matters of cow slaughter.
“The Brhadaranyaka Upanishad (700 BCE) advocates that parents should eat rice cooked with beef or veal if they want a learned son who is a knower of the Vedas.In the Dharmaśāstra, Vasistha states that a host may offer hospitality to a Brahman priest by cooking a full-grown ox, while Gautama notes that if an ascetic invited to eat at a sacrifice rejects meat then he shall go to hell for as many years as the slaughtered beast has hairs. It is not until the very end of the Vedic period that we find even the slightest allusions to cow slaughter. Therefore, it is safe to assume that at the close of the Vedic period, the cow was still being slaughtered and eaten by Hindus, even though it served as a powerful symbol.
The text that perhaps distances itself farthest from the sacrificial cult is the Bhagavata Purana (400-1000 CE), where refraining from harming all living beings in thought, word, or deed is promoted as the highest Dharma. However, even the Bhagavata Purana acknowledges that for special rites a king may kill the required number of animals, and that one with a penchant for meat may eat the remnants of the sacrificed animals. The Bhagavata Purana also allows the consumption of meat in emergency situations like famines. In fact, it prohibits alcohol more than it does meat. Bummer!
Cow worship is a relatively recent development in India. Some scholars believe that it was with the advent of Buddhism and Jainism at the beginning of the fifth century BCE that the notion of ahimsa or nonviolence slowly rose in prominence within Brahmanical circles (Basham 1959, 48-54). The sacred texts and law books from this period make ample references to it. The Bhagavad Gita (500-400 BCE), for example, “mentions the term four times (10.5, 13.7, 16.2, 17.4), but it is not used in a doctrinal sense” (Frank J Korom 2000, 188). Manusmrti (200 BCE-300 CE) explicitly prohibits eating meat for Brahmans, but does not prohibit its consumption by other castes (Frank J. Korom 2000, 188), and obviously other religions.
Swamiji we want your indefinite fast against the cow slaughters by beef exporters which took the ‘pink revolution’ to become #No.1 under PM Modi’s regime undermining the values of Hindu feelings.
Human sacrifice for the sanctity of cow should also be equally condemned.
An enthusiast from the Society of Cow Protection once came for an interview with Swami Vivekananda and asked for his contribution. On learning that the society had a considerable amount of funds, Swamiji said to the preacher, “A terrible famine has broken out in central India. Nine lakh people, your own brothers and sisters, have fallen into the jaws of death, yet you have not thought it your duty, even though you have the means, to help them in that terrible calamity with food”? The preacher replied, “No, we protect the mother-cows of our country from the hands of the butchers, because the Shâstras say that the cow is our mother.” Swamiji smilingly replied, “Yes, the cow is indeed your mother. Who else could give birth to such accomplished children?”
“A Rat is Lord Ganesha’s ride.. everyone kills rats by poisoning them, or they are killed/used in lab testing.. no one blinks an eye-lid.. Monkeys are a roop of Hanuman.. they are mistreated in circuses and are killed in lab testing.. no one bothers..,.ban on killing of snake, fish, pigs, buffalo, owl, crow and frog, citing these animals’ relevance in Hindu religion.
“The snake is revered too as it is around Shiva’s neck and also there is a festival called ‘Nag Panchmi’.. but snakes are killed the moment people spot them.. Pigs are killed for ham and bacon, but Varaha devta is worshipped by Hindus. Fish ( matsya ) is the first avatar of Lord Vishnu,” he wrote.
“Buffalo is the sawari of Lord Yamaraj. Owl is the sawari of Lakshmi. Crow is the sawari of Shani (Saturn ), one of the navgrahs or 9 planets. Frog ( manduk ) is the name of one of our Puranas,””ban these too”?
“The Bhagavata Purana prohibits alcohol more than it does meat”. Alcohol does more damage to the society than beef eating. Why ‘somapan’ is revered and not banned? This political motivated agitation should be stopped and truth should be open to the worshipper.
Jai Hind
Jai Hind
Pejavar wishes to impose his community’s retrogressive ideas on all Indians.
Dear ‘non-bovine animal’,
Thanks for responding back and letting me know that you are actually a pig. It helps to know who I am talking to! As you know, I have been a great champion of all animals and birds. I feel sorry for you because you are raised for only one reason – ‘naaalige chapala’!! Especially one particular community loves you so much that they can’t live without your body parts!! Unfortunately, they hate people like me and Pejaavara swamiji for many reasons that go back several generations. I hope that one day good sense prevails and they stop slaughtering you and your ilk. Meanwhile, people like Pejaavara Swamiji and I will try legal route to ban these savage acts. Hang in there, buddy.
Meanwhile, people like Pejaavara Swamiji and I will try legal route to ban these savage acts. Hang in there, buddy. – RampaNNA muttering to himself
Aloo, Pyareallu Thyampu,
Being Yumreeki, do you have legal recourse to Indian Law? Can you even file a RTI petition to inquire about the color of Kejriwal’s socks? Just curious…. 🙂
Veteran BJP politician Mr.Jaswant Singh is right in his assessment. This center government UPA II plus cow.
Why Swamiji is not calling for blanket ban on ‘beef exports’ which took ‘pink revolution’ under PM Modi’s regime to world no1 exporter?
Sadly,Human killing in the name of cow sanctity should be condemned in the harshest terms.Will Swamiji will ever speak to this open murders in the name of cow protection?
Jai Hind