From the beginnings of civilization, human race has been attaining prosperity, happiness, health, prestige and auspiciousness by serving Gaumata. The Shastaras are full of the benefit of cow service. Let us see some benefits of cow service –
The good karma that is earned by bathing at pilgrimages, by feeing the Brahmins, by keeping fasts, by doing penance, by engaging in charity, by worshipping the Lord, by circumambulating the entire globe, by studying all the Vedas and by performing all the Yajnas; the intelligent people attain this good karma by just feeding the cow.
Those who serve Gaumata with complete devotion, the Gaumata gives him a special boon.
If someone serves Gaumata by serving her fodder, giving her water to drink, caressing her with love and looks after the injured ones, gets whatever he wishes including an offspring, money, knowledge, happiness etc. For him nothing is impossible.
The land where a group of cows sit and breathe in an out becomes pure and devoid of any impurities.
Indra says that all pilgrimages are within the cow. One who respects the cow and bows before her receives good karma equivalent to three days ablutions in all the pilgrimages.
Lord Vishnu, Ekadashi Fast, the Ganga, Tulsi (Basil plant), Brahmin and the Sacred cow – these six makes one get through this world.
The home which has a cow and its calf is lucky. All its problems end and only good things happen there. And the home which does not even have one cow then how can it hope for good things, and how can it hope that its problems will go away.
If someone is doing charity for the cow, for the Brahmins and for the sick, and if someone else advises him not to do so then this adviser will become ghost after death.
Lord Vishnu tells this to Indra that a man who worships the Ashwath tree, his Guru and Gaumata is considered to be worshiping all deities, assures and human beings too. I accept any worship offered by him as something directly offered to me.
The dust kicked up by the hooves of Gaumata (cow) destroys all sin
Reading the Bhagwat daily, contemplating on the God daily, watering and taking care of the Tulsi and serving the cow are considered good deeds of equal merit.
If one has darshan of Gaumata, worships, bows down, circumambulate Gomata, caresses her, feeds her or offers her water then he attains many powers (siddhis).
One who serves Gaumata gets his wishes fulfilled soon.
It is believed that all deities, sages, and the river Ganga reside in the body of Gomata, hence serving her means serving all deities.
Bowing down to Gaumata means attaining all four Purusharthas, namely dharma, artha, kama, Moksha. Hence those who want to remain happy and contented should serve Gaumata.
The sages tell that cow service is the first and the foremost dharma.
If one has darshan of Gaumata first thing in the morning then his day becomes auspicious.
If one has darshan of Gaumata before going on a journey then his journey is auspicious.
Wherever cows live, the environment becomes pure. Hence rearing cows is a noble cause.
Lord Vishnu also becomes happy with cow service. The devotees of Gaumata obtain Heaven easily.
Touching Gaumata early in the morning after daily ablutions destroys all our sins.
Cow milk is nectar of earth. There is none other product in the world as nutritious as cow milk. Cow milk is considered complete food. It also destroys diseases. There is no other option to cow milk. It is a divine drink.
Having cow milk in itself is a service of Gaumata. It is so because using its milk encourages cow rearing and it also protects the cow indirectly. Everyone can contribute to the protection of the cow by doing at least this.
Pancha Gavya is a mixture of cow milk, curd, ghee, cow dung juice and Gau Mutra in certain proportions. All sins of man are destroyed by drinking Pancha Gavya just like wood is destroyed by fire. There is no disease in the human body which cannot be cured by Pancha Gavya. It also destroys subtle and abstract diseases.