Please Help Sri Sri Radha Madhava's Cows

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Hare Krsna dasi

 

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Chakra has recently posted information about the need for help for the

flood clean-up in Mayapur. Much help is needed, especially to help

build the gurukula to a more flood-resistant facility. Certainly, the

loss of buildings and teaching materials in the gurukula is a

heartbreaking situation. One purpose of the gurukula is to help train

our future brahmanas, and as we know, Krsna is always concerned with the

welfare and comfort of the brahmanas.

 

But, even more important to Krsna than the comfort of the brahmanas --

Srila Prabhupada informs us -- is the comfort of the cows:

 

For the cowherd men and the cows, Krsna is the supreme friend. Therefore

He is worshiped by the prayer namo brahmanya-devaya go-brahmana-hitaya

ca. His pastimes in Gokula, His dhama, are always favorable to the

brahmanas and the cows. His first business is to give all comfort to the

cows and the brahmanas. In fact, comfort for the brahmanas is secondary,

and comfort for the cows is His first concern.

 

– Srimad Bhagavatam 10.8.16 Purport

 

 

Reports up to now have not given us any indication whether ISKCON

Mayapur's 108 cows have survived the flood -- hopefully they have.

Certainly Mayapura's cow program, the Nitya Go-Sevaka charity fund, will

need help to rebuild. Devotees can contact the Mayapura Project to

learn how to give funds to support Lord Madhava's cow program.

 

We hope that the GBC will soon provide details as to the situation of

Lord Madhava's cows in the aftermath of the flooding.

 

But, even before the flood, the cow's chief herdsman, Nanda Krishna Das

posted a report last July outlining the need for funding to complete

measures to protect the cows against flooding, and plans to increase the

cows' grazing area. He also presented a complete list of the cows. Not

only does the cow program need to be repaired, the development of a

solid ox power program is vital to insure the welfare of the bull

calves. So funding is necessary both to rebuild and improve the quality

of Mayapur's cow protection program. Nanda Krsna Prabhu's report below

outlines some details of plans to improve facilities:

 

 

(From ISKCON Mayapura GBC Cow Report, July 2, 2000, submitted by Nanda

Krishna Das)

 

IV) Projected plans for the next year July '00 to June '00:

 

a) To make one silage pit, the Lakshmi required Rs 85,000.00. This is

for storing concentrate feeds during flood period when no grass are

available for cows.

b) Construction of a new building for grass cutting machine Rs

1,85,000.00

 

Plan for the next quarter:

 

a) To make a goodown for storing the concentrate feeds as a pre-flood

measure.

 

Five year plan Jan 2000-Dec 2005:

 

a) To make the ground level of herd rise to flood level One third hector

of land should be fill up with earth.

b) To make mud hut for 10 cows

c) To make pasture for cultivation of nepier grass

d) Nitya Go-Sevak Membership Scheme.

 

Land available: One hectare for green grass cultivation

Land needed for herd size: one hectare for more grass cultivation

 

CENSUS TOTAL: 108

 

(Bulls:)

1. Sibajee

2. Lalu

3. Kalu.

4-15 Without name

 

(Oxen....Nil)

 

(Cows:)

16-40 no name

41 Sumitra

42 Satyabhama

43 Sati

44 Laksmana

45 Debaki

46 Lakshmi

47 Jatila

48 Anusua

49 Chandrabati

50 Satyabati

51 Prabhabati

52 Abola

53 Brajarani

54 Saraswati

55 Sagori

56 Usha

57 Sita

58 Chameli

59 Ganga

60 Jhigikana

61 Rati

62 Kali

63 Rebati

64 Bisnupriya

65 Bijaya

66 Jambubati

67 Uttara

68 Padmabati

69 Draupati

70 Sabitri

71 Purnima

72 Panchali

73 Rukmini

74 Krishna

75 Anjali

76 Madhuri

77 Surabi

78 Laksmipriya

79 Subhadra

80 Nandini

81 Kamaladevi

82 Lalita

83 Vishaka

84 Indulekha

85 Tungavidya

86 Rangadevi

87 Sudevi

88 Chitra

89 Champakalata

90 Dhavali

91 Syamali

92 Tulasi

93 Gita

94 Kausalya

95 Jamuna

96 Kalindi

97 Gaurangi

98 Kapila

99 Madri

100 Bhadra

101 Bhanumati

102 Rohini

103 Bhagavati

104 Anuradha

105 Kunti

106 Kaikeyi

107 Kaveri-

108 Debjani