Zebu

thumb|A Zebu bull The zebu is a species or subspecies of domestic cattle originating in South Asia. __NOTOC__ From Hindu texts Quotes One who has the bull as his vehicle One of the 1000 names of Shiva, as enumerated in : Sivamahapurana, quoted in Lal, B. B., & Saraswat, K. S. (2005). The homeland of the Aryans : evidence of Ṛigvedic flora and fauna & archaeology. Be it known to thee, o King that... I am the servant of the eight-formed Siva and my back is sanctified by the favour of placing his footsteps, when wishing to mount his bull white as the mount Kailasa. Kalidasa, Raghuvamsa, quoted in Lal, B. B., & Saraswat, K. S. (2005). The homeland of the Aryans : evidence of Ṛigvedic flora and fauna & archaeology. p. 104 When to thy chariot thou hadst yoked two red steeds and two ruddy steeds, wind-sped, thy roar was like a bull's.Thou with smoke-bannered flame attackest forest trees. Let us not in thy friendship, Agni, suffer harm. Rigveda 1.94.10 Rcisama, thou forcest men as with a bull, with anger, in the furious fray.Be thou our Helper in the mighty battle fought for sunlight, water, and for life. Rigveda 6.46.4 SPEAK forth three words, the words which light precedeth, which milk this udder that produceth nectar.Quickly made manifest, the Bull hath bellowed, engendering the germ of plants, the Infant. Rigveda 7.101.1 O tawny Bull, thus showing forth thy nature, as neither to be wroth, O God, nor slay us. Here, Rudra, listen to our invocation. Loud may we speak, with heroes, in assembly. Rigveda 2.33.15 Zebu bulls played an important role in the religion and mythology of Indo-Aryans native to Hindustan since the composition of Rigveda where they are mentioned in an exclusive connection with Indo-Aryan Devas (‗Playing-in-Light‘) in all main chronological layers of the text THE SPREAD OF ZEBU CATTLE FROM SOUTH ASIA TO THE EAST MEDITERRANEAN REGION AS A MARKER OF INDO-EUROPEAN POPULATION DISPERSAL Semenenko, Aleksandr Andreyevich External links Category:Animals