Prema-Vivahla

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All of the following text makes me feel like I'm reading about Vrindavana

pastimes in modern day! I am so sorry it is about the passing away of one of

the cows, but it is still very touching.

 

To me this is what Krsna consciousness/varnasrama-dharma/Vedic

culture/devotional service is all about. The difference between discussions of

this nature and some of the other types of discussions are vastly different in

the feeling they give to my heart.

 

Thank you.

 

 

 

P.S. I was wondering if there are still some offspring from the original cows

we bought for Gita-nagari back in 1974? I do not remember their names but they

were beautiful Brown Swiss heifers when we bought them after a long search

around the entire Northeast and Midwest. One I remember was Mother Dvipa.

 

 

 

 

Your fallen servant,

Janesvara dasa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On 27 Apr 1999, Hare Krsna dasi wrote:

 

> > I just had to share with the devotees that my favorite cow,

Prema-Vivahla has just left her body. I remember so many times milking

her in the morning, playing Srila Prabhupada's KT-1 tape, hoping she

would remember it when she left her body.

So many different pastimes with her. She rarely mooed, except when it

was time for the morning milking. One year she was all decorated for

Govardhana puja, with silver hooves and a silk mirrored blanket and a

feather headress and a garland. She was offered puja with Sri Sri

Radha-Damodara who had come to the barn. She was so mild the whole

time. Then the children fed molasses and grain balls to each of the

cows and the Deities circumambulated the whole barn to see each cow. As

the Deities left the barn, Prema-Vivahla let out a long low moo of

separation. Now I pray after giving so much milk to Krsna all these

years that she will be able to join Him and Srimati Radharani in Their

eternal pastimes.

 

> > Balabhadra will remember Prema-Vivahla because I believe he is the one

who gave her her name from a verse in the Fourth Canto which described

ecstatic love of Godhead.

 

> > your servant,

 

> > Hare Krsna dasi

 

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> > Dear Hare Krishna Prabhu,

> >

> > Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to ISKCON founder-acarya

> > Srila Prabhupada!

> >

> > One of our beloved cows, Prema-vivala left her body on Saturday. She

seemed

> > just fine the day before and we found her body the next morning.

> > Fortunately, it was quick and she wasn't down for long. She did so much

> > service for Sri Sri Radha-Damodara and the devotees...

> >

> > Mother Kaulini told us that she is quite dear to you and we thought we

> > should tell you about her leaving. Her daughter, Vrindavanesvari is now

> > pregnant and expecting this fall.

> >

> > Take care, Prabhu and please let us know if we can serve you in any way.

> >

> > Hare Krishna.

> >

> > Your servant for the cows,

> >

> > mangala-arotik Dasi

>