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hierarchy: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (Bhāgavata Purāṇa)
ŚB 12.3.36
In India, the cow is considered sacred not because Indian people are primitive worshipers of mythological totems but because Hindus intelligently understand that the cow is a mother. As children, nearly all of us were nourished with cow’s milk, and therefore the cow is one of our mothers Certainly one’s mother is sacred, and therefore we should not kill the sacred cow.
ŚB 11.11.19
The example of the milkless cow is significant. A gentleman never kills a cow, and therefore when a cow becomes sterile and no longer gives milk, one must engage in the laborious task of protecting her, since no one will purchase a useless cow. For some time, the greedy owner of a sterile cow may continue thinking, “I have already invested so much money in taking care of this cow, and certainly in the near future she will again become pregnant and
ŚB 9.2.5-6
When the very strong tiger seized the cow, the cow screamed in distress and fear, and Pṛṣadhra, hearing He took up his sword, but because the stars were covered by clouds, he mistook the cow for the tiger
ŚB 10.64.16
Once a cow belonging to a certain first-class brāhmaṇa wandered away and entered my herd. Unaware of this, I gave that cow in charity to a different brāhmaṇa.
ŚB 10.24.21
The occupational duties of the vaiśya are conceived in four divisions: farming, commerce, cow protection Out of these, we as a community are always engaged in cow protection.
ŚB 8.8.11
auṣadhīḥ — drugs and herbs; gāvaḥ — the cows; pañca — five different varieties of products from the cow , namely milk, yogurt, clarified butter, cow dung and cow urine; pavitrāṇi — uncontaminated; vasantaḥ
ŚB 1.Introduction
The examples given by the Lord of the conchshell and the cow dung are very much appropriate in this connection If one argues that since cow dung is pure, the stool of a learned brāhmaṇa is still more pure, his argument Cow dung is accepted, and the stool of a highly posted brāhmaṇa is rejected. The Lord continued:
ŚB 4.17.14
At this time, in order to avoid the wrath of King Pṛthu, she took the shape of a cow. Since a cow is never to be killed, mother earth thought it wise to take the shape of a cow in order to King Pṛthu, however, could understand this fact, and therefore he did not stop chasing the cow-shaped
ŚB 10.64
But on one occasion a cow belonging to a first-class brāhmaṇa wandered into my herd. Unaware of this, I gave this cow in charity to a different brāhmaṇa. When the cow’s previous owner saw the second brāhmaṇa taking this cow away, the first brāhmaṇa claimed the cow as his and began arguing with the second brāhmaṇa. approached me, and I implored them to each take one hundred thousand cows in exchange for that one cow
ŚB 8.8.11
Pañca-gavya, the five products received from the cow, namely milk, yogurt, ghee, cow dung and cow urine Cow urine and cow dung are uncontaminated, and since even the urine and dung of a cow are important,
ŚB 8.8.2
In other words, the surabhi cow can yield milk unlimitedly. Since cow protection is recommended everywhere in the śāstras, the brahmāvādīs took charge of the surabhi cow, in which the demons were not very interested.
ŚB 10.64.21
The present owner of the cow said, “I don’t want anything in exchange for this cow, O King,” and went