| The moment the cow
stepped in this place, which was a forest, it got a spiritual revelation. It found a
Shivalinga in a bush in the forest and daily poured its milk on the linga. This went on
for a long time. One day King Sadayur, in the course of his hunting expedition, chased a
lion, which disappeared, in a dense forest. There, the wild cow challenged the lion and
killed it. When King Sadayur came to know of this phenomenon, he went in search of that
wonderful cow. After noticing it in a bush, he
sent an arrow at it. The cow immediately jumped out of the place. In that act, the hoof of
the cow unintentionally hit the Shivalinga. The cow felt extremely distressed for the sin
of neglect and wanted to atone for it. But Lord Siva, full of grace, came out of the linga
and said, "I look upon you as my son Skanda", and lifted the curse on the wild
cow which became Kamadhenu immediately. |
