Janmashtami is the birth of Lord Krishna who during his childhood was a Gopal (ie cowherd). Krishna's family used to have cows and so as all their neighbours in a village called Nandgaon in Uttar Pradesh of India.
Now you would think if Krishna was a cowherd, his village was known for producing highest quality butter then why one should avoid Dairy to be Krishna Conscious? To answer this question lets look at following reasons.
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5 Reasons you should avoid Dairy on Janmashtmi
- Krishna would not eat Butter unless he knows Calf has been fed first
Krishna found one woman is Nandgaon not allowing the calf to drink enough Milk and converting most to the butter. Usually Krishna and his friends would go everyday to steal the butter from homes however on that day when his friends came to Krishna for the usual routine he refused to take butter, he explained this situation to his friends and their mission of the day was to teach that women a lesson so so they did.
What happens in Dairy Industry today ?
Calf's are not allowed to stay with their mothers, they are tied separately. Some are fed by bottle / pipe so they do not develop a bond with their mothers. Male calf's are useless to Dairy Industry and hence are starved to death.
There is also a book on Amazon "Utilization of Soymilk as Milk Replacer for Raising Calves" For Dairy Framers Milk given to calf is wasted milk and they do everything to make more more profit (like adulteration).
Further, the first milk which comes out of cow after delivery has a lot of colostrum and provides key nutrients for the fragile baby calf which just came in this world, however that is also sold for humans to consume, I also know some big companies selling Cow Colostrum Powder as a way to improve immunity based on totally false claims.
2. Krishna was the protector of cows, not abuser
3. Krishna rejected to send milk outside of his village.
Once Krishna stopped a bullock cart transporting Butter to Mathura, he said Calf's have the first right to Milk and then the Kids in Nandgaon only when these two are fed properly we may export out of this village.
What happens in Dairy Industry today ?
Milk has become commodity and is sold outside to various places, there is a Milk train from Gujarat to Delhi which takes Milk in Large Volumes, Milk is also converted to Powder and exported to other countries. All this is happening without feeding enough or any-milk to calf's and kids of the same village. According to reports 48% of children in India are undernourished.
4. Krishna gave up Dairy after growing up.
Krishna said "If one offers me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit or water, I will accept it." Though Krishna being a cowherd, he did not ask for Butter why ? Because he didn't need it after growing up
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The conclusion of Krishna's Bhagvat Geeta is "Parivartan Hi Sansaar Ka Niyam Hai" ie Progress is the Universal Law. Today Indian Dairy Industry is the cruelest of all, secondly 4 in 5 Indian's are lactose intolerant (ie cannot digest milk) and finally according to FSSAI 68% of Milk in India is adulterated. There are so many healthy options available now like AlmondMilk and Peanut Buttermilk which provide us the same taste minus all drawbacks so let's Welcome the Change and go Dairy Free starting this Janmasthmi
Hare Krishna
