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Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare!
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare!

There is no stronger obstruction to one's self-interest than thinking other subject matters to be more pleasing than one's self-realization.

Hare Krsna, all glories Srila Prabhupada and all of the devotees of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Vrindabani Gives Laxmi Priya a Kiss!

Vrindabani, or Vrinda Mata gave birth to three calves that we know of, two of which have names.

I met her after she gave birth to Nanda Rani, the second calf, in the late summer of 1999.

Bhakta Seva recognized Vrindabani as the same cow that was milking earlier under the name Goloka, and Krsna Balarama confirmed it.

We bred her a third time and she gave birth to Laxmi Priya in the early spring of 2002.

It is quite astonishing to note how Krsna arranged for Vrinda Mata to be engaged in His service. If we look at the probability of one cow giving birth to three calves over the last six years it is a miracle.

The first two births where by "accident." Our big herd in the late 1990’s consisted of over 180 cows and oxen.

If half were cows, then Vrindabani was one out of 90 cows that was impregnated by bulls from neighboring farms, twice.

"By accident" means when the herd is out to pasture, if a cow is in heat and a bull from another farm close by can detect it, he will sneak into our pastures and mate with the prospective cow.

This means that Vrindabani was coupled twice. Her third calf was by artificial insemination and so was planned. She was the only cow in the barn to take out of nine different attempts.

This shows not only her fertility, but also how much Krsna arranged for her to give milk for His pleasure prior to bringing her back home.

Srila Prabhupada mentions in his lectures in the Radha Damodhara courtyard in Vrindaban about the significance of being born and dying on the Dhama.

He says there that if one is sinful and leaves their body on the Dhama, they will come back in the body of an animal, and after that lifetime as an animal they will return home, back to Godhead.

Also it is mentioned that if one is born on the Dhama, then that is their last birth, that they are liberated.

Vrindabani was born at New Vrindaban over 15 years ago and died at New Vrindaban on the Divine Appearance Day of Lord Krsna.

I personally could experience how the Deities were lovingly guiding her back to Them.

Vrindabani was always peaceful and happy giving milk, and she gave milk up to a few days before she left this world. She was dried up after having a severe case of diarrhea. A few days later she was reluctant to come back from the pasture with the rest of the herd to the barn.

I left her out that day and by the next day she was ‘down’. Her eyes where sunk and her mouth dry. She was dehydrated and couldn't stand.

I fed her electrolytes in water and tried to coax her to stand but inevitable Time was upon her. I called every vet in the book, but no one could come out to see her on Labor Day Weekend.

On Janmastami Day, I and Martyunga, a visiting Sankirtana devotee, went out to be with Vrindabani. We brought with us Sri Nathaji’s long garland of marigolds and a Maha Tulasi leaf along His Divine Grace

with a picture of Sri Sri Radha Vrindaban Chandra, a picture of Srimati Tulasi Maharani, and a picture of Srila Prabhupada.

I turned the Palace speakers so the part of the forest where Vrindabani lay echoed with Prabhupada’s bhajans. Tripada graciously gave us Srila Prabhupada’s Garland from the Palace.

She brought her head up as her life was being called away. She held her head straight up and opened her mouth.

I was meditating on the Holy Name, and wondered if she was chanting. I felt Radha Vrindaban Chandra’s Presence in that shady forest. The wind blew above the treetops.

Her head moved forward until it lay outstretched in front of her body, I moved around and placed it on my lap.

As we chanted and prayed she left her body very peacefully, with Tulasi leaf on her tongue, a Deity Garland around her neck, and devotees chanting and praying on her behalf; less than fifty yards under Prabhupada’s Palace, on Janmastami day, after a lifetime of service to the Dhama.

I pray that I may leave under such auspicious conditions, and I pray that I may have the privilege of her service again.

Her body is buried next to the Palace on the east facing slope which borders the ghat. We will install a plaque in her honor.

Laxmi Priya is the first calf intentionally born at the New Vrindaban small milking barn, and she is the first of the next generation of cows born here to serve the Deities.

She is sweet and fat just like her mother and is now under the care of her foster Mothers, especially Mangala.

Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare!
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare!