Srila Prabhupad Views On Panchgavya
Srila Prabhupad Views On Panchgavya
In Ayurveda it is said:
gavyam pavitram ca rasayanam ca pathyam ca hrdyam balam buddhi syata
aayuh pradam rakt vikar hari tridosh hridrog vishapaham syata
Meaning:
Cow urine panchgavya is great elixir, proper diet, pleasing to heart, giver of mental and physical strength, enhances longevity. It balances bile, mucous and airs. Remover of heart diseases and effect of poison.
For thousands of years, people in India have used cow urine and cow dung for different purposes in their daily and ceremonial activities.
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada (Founder-Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness – ISKCON), mentioned several times in his lectures the importance and good things that can be acquired from using cow urine and cow dung.
For this matter, the Go Kripa Goshala located at Jasdan in Gujarat which is currently hosting more than 100 cows of Gir breed, is inspired to produce its own kinds of cow urine and cow dung products. The ultimate desire is toglorify and to serve the cows (Go-Seva) and to please Lord Govinda, the tender of cows.
For many months, research was conducted on how to make the recipes based on scriptural information. Some of the inputs were also taken from the most reliable research papers of other organizations that have been introducing these products for quite some time in the Indian market. The soul reason to pursue this endevour is based on the truthful fact that cow urine and cow dung are always pure, making the other contents purified.