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Kamadhenu is the goddess of wealth. She is also considered as a divine cow in Hinduism.The word ‘kamadhenu’ derives from the Sanskrit root-verb "dhan" which means “wealth”, and "ka" which means “cow”. The goddess Kamadhenu represents primordial abundance in Hinduism, and she's often depicted with four legs, though sometimes with two or six. This holy animal can suckle the earth, she breathes air and drinks water to produce everything humankind needs to live peacefully on earth. Kamadhenu is revered in India. Kamadhenu’s story is told in the Hindu scriptures, the Vedas, Puranas and the Upanishads. According to the Vedas she was created by Brahma alone to grace this world with her beauty. According to the Puranas, she was created by Vishnu out of earth while he rested on his third day of creation. He then placed her under Laksha’s care since Laksha was always entrusted with the cows born from Brahma. She was given a son named Vrishaparva who grew up to father God Manu, who would rule over mankind after he entered human form. According to the Upanishads, she was created from Brahma’s tears. The Manu Smriti defines her as the chief of cows, and one who is self-born, self-existent and self-sustained. The Brahma Purana tells us how she has four teats from which the four Vedas emerged. She was created with four legs to distinguish her from other animals; however, sometimes she is depicted with two legs or six legs. A three-legged form exists showing her close connection to Brahmin ideals, as it is believed that Devas hold three forms of knowledge while Brahmin holds four containing them all. The three legs are also said to symbolise dharma, artha and kama. There are many stories about Kamadhenu, but the most important ones are the story of how she gave wealth that made Brahma proud, and the story of how she denied it to her own son. Kamadhenu lived with her son Vrishaparva in a forest, away from people who would take advantage of her generosity. One day a group of sages visited Kamadhenu asking for something to eat. Though she had very little milk left with her, she gave them whatever milk she had left. The sages were very grateful and sat on the fence of their enclosure to cool down. Vrishaparva was watching them from inside, saddened that his mother was giving away all her milk to strangers. Later that night, Kamadhenu saw the sages leaving. She asked her son why he was not with them and he said that he was too tired from running around all day. She realized the error of her ways and started crying, asking why she had been so foolish as to give away everything that she had for strangers. She then realized that by keeping all the milk for herself she might have starved to death or even worse – eaten by a wild animal. cfa1e77820
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