My favorite story between the Sacred Cow and the Richyashringa
was the Sacred Cow story. I liked the theme of too much good being a bad thing. the king was too generous and kind that the peace was too much, he needed an army. He needed to beat someone up. The king was depressed and so a goddess filled his life with laughter, but too much laughter becomes a source of "woe".
I think that it is to say the only person deserving of a cow that can provide for all your needs is a sage hermit. No one, especially no one with power such as a king, should have a sacred cow, it would be too much good.
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