Please Help Mayapur Cows
By Hare Krsna dasi

CHAKRA (Mayapur, India) - November 10, 2000: 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, Krishna is always concerned with the welfare and comfort of the brahmanas.

But, even more important to Krishna than the comfort of the brahmanas -- Srila Prabhupada informs us -- is the comfort of the cows:

For the cowherd men and the cows, Krishna 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 Krishna 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 godown 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

 © CHAKRA 10-November-2000

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