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The Narada Bulletin

August 2017

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DearReaders,

WelcometotheAugust2017 issueofTheNaradaBulletin.First,wearegrateful for theyearsofsupportandpatronshipfromeachoneofyouthathelpsusmoveforward.Wehave lotsofgoodnewstoshareabouttheprogressthathasbeenmadeinservingSrilaPrabhupada’sinstructionsthroughcowprotectionandagricultureat ISKCON farm project Sahyadri Sri Krishna Balarama Kshetra. Please feel free to write back to us atsriramadasa.brs@gmail.comtoofferfeedbackandhelpusdevelopthisbulletinbetter.Youcanalsocontactusatthesameemailtooffersupportandfinancialdonationstowardsthisproject.

Yourservantandwell-wishers,

TheEditor

Festivals:AsfollowersoftheBrahmaMadhvaGaudiyaVaisnavaSampradaya,wecelebratedseveralfestivalsthisyeartohonortheappearanceoftheLordandHisdevotees.Inparticular,wegrandlycelebratedNarasimhaChaturdasi,SriBalaramPurnima,SriKrishnaJanmastamiandSriRadhastamihereat ISKCONSahyadriSriKrishnaBalaramKshetrafarmproject.

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HisHolinessRPBhaktiRaghavaSwamiMaharajagracedusontheoccasionofSriBalaramPurnima.AlongwithHG Damodar Dulala Prabhu, Minister for Cow Protection, ISKCON Daiva Varnasrama Ministry (India) heperformedgo-pujaonSriBalaramPurnimaday.DamodarDulalPrabhubroughtsaplingsofaspecialvarietyofgreengrasscalledJhinjuaforcultivatingfodderforthecowsatISKCONSSKBK.

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OnSriKrishna Janmastamiday this year, thedevotees fasted tillmidnightandperformedabhishekam to thedeities. HG Madhava Prabhu gave an enchanting talk on the appearance and childhood pastimes of LordKrishna.ThedevoteesofVishnuarecalledVaisnavas,thedevoteesofLordSriKrishnaarecalledKarsnas,andthe devotees of Srimati Radharani are called Gaudiyas. On the occasion of Sri Radhastami, we performedabhishekam for Sri Sri Radha Shyamsundar ji. Hordes of visitors from the nearby Bangaru Gudde villageparticipatedenthusiasticallyinthefestivalandweservedaprasadamfeasttoall.

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Go-Seva:

LordSriKrishnaisworshipedbythewholeworld,butHeHimselfworshipsMotherSurabhitoshowushowtotake care of go-mata. Everyday Lord Balarama, Lord Sri Krishna & Their cowherd boyfriends would takehundreds and thousands of cows for grazing the varieties of grasses across the twelve special forests ofVrindavan.TryingtofollowthefootstepsofLordSriKrishnaandLordBalaram,wetootakeourcowsgrazingintheforestareassurroundingSSKBKfarm.Grazingcowsoutsideisgoodforthehealthsincetheygetbrightwarnsunshineand freshgrasses. Everyday,wegooutby8a.m. andafter the cowseat sufficient grass,webringthembacktoourpremises.

"Vrajanti gavahyasminnati vrajah”- the landwhere thecows, cowherd men, cowherd boys, and cowherd girlswanderisknownasVraja"

TheVedicscripturesdeclarethateveryhumanhassevenmothers,anditisonlyonemother,Go-mata,whosemilkwedrinkthroughoutourlife.So,itisourdutytoserveandtakecareofher.Tosupplementtheirnutrition,wefeedthecowswithamixtureofwheatflour,moongdalflour,ricehusk&groundnutcake.Eachcowgets6kilosofthissupplementperday,givenintwoportions,onemorningandoneevening.Protectingcowsmeanswetakereallygoodcareoftheiroverallhealth.

Healthycowsnaturallygivebirthtohealthycalves!MotherRadhikadeliveredamalecalfon4thJune,2017,3.10a.m.,andHGBasuGhoshPrabhunamedthecalfBalabhadra.MotherSubhadradeliveredafemalecalfon13thAugust,2017at6.30a.m.andHHRPBhaktiRaghavaSwamiMaharajanamedherBahula.

Go-pujawasdoneonSriBalaramaPurnimaandSriKrishnaJannmasthami.HGSriKrishnaPurushottamPrabhuandHGAbhiramPrabhudidgo-pujaontheauspiciousdayofSriKrishnaJanmastami-2017.Threebulls,Balaram,Shiva,andKannaarebeingtrainedtopullcartsandploughthesoil,whichisvitalforproducingfoodgrains.

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Agriculture:

HGGirirajPrabhuhascompletedploughinglandforthecultivationofpaddywiththehelpoftwooxen,Bala&Krishna.Paddy transplantationwasdoneunder the leadershipofHGNagaraniMatajiwith thehelpof locals.Vegetablessuchasbhindi,karela,anddondawereplanted.Weinstalledmesh-fencingaroundthepaddyandvegetable fields to protect them frommonkeys. Since theproperty is suitable for cultivating black pepper, apremiumspice,webegunablackpepperplantationhere.

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PreachingActivities:

Wedoregularpreachingactivities,bookdistribution,andnagarsankirtan.Weconductedpreachingactivitiesatthefollowinglocations:

• AmruthaBharathiJr.College,Hebri.• BYSManipal

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Renovations:

WeperformedroofrenovationsforBhaktiKutir,templebuilding,andgrihastakutirs.WealsolaidnewflooringforthetemplebuildingandtheBhaktiKutir.WaterfacilitieswerearrangedforBhaktiKutir,grihastakutirs,thegoshalaandthetemple.Wehaverenovatedthegoshalaflooringandalsoarrangedwaterfacilities.Thegoshalawaswhitewashedwithlimeandanewshedwasconstructedfortheoxen,BalaandKrishna.

DevoteeCare:

WeeklyishtagosthisareheldatSSKBK.Twonewfamiliesenteredinthenewgrihastakutir.HGNarayanaSevaPrabhufromBelgavijoinedon20thJune2017forgo-seva.

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Visitors:

ThefollowingpeoplevisitedISKCONSSKBKFarmProjectthusfar:

• HHRPBhaktiRaghavaSwamiMaharaja• HHSukadevSwamiMaharajaandentourage• HHRadhaRamanaMaharajafromISKCONVrindavan• HGBasuGhoshPrabhuandSamskritanandaHariPrabhufromISKCONBaroda• HGDamodharDulalPrabhufromTalaseriFarm,ISKCONMumbai• HGNamacharyaPrabhuandfamilyfromParbhani• HGMadhavaPrabhu,HGGopalBhattaPrabhu,HGAmritaKrishnaPrabhu,

andBhaktaSuhasfromBelgavi• HGMadhavaGopalPrabhu,HGGauranatarajPrabhuandfamiliesfromISKCONSalem• HGAseemanandaPrabhufromKuwait• HGHariKirtanPrabhuandHGKirtirajPrabhufromChirala• HGRevatileelaPrabhuandfamilyfromBangalore• Mr.RajendraNaiduandfamilyfromDhavangiri• Mr.SashidharBhatandteamfromPuttur

UpcomingActivities:

We shall begin construction of a wall on the south-east side of the property. We shall also construct aVarnasramaCollege,gurukulbuilding,andanextensionofthecurrentgoshala.

Wewillalsobeputtingupmesh-fencingtoprotectourcowsfromwanderingoutside,andtopreservethefreshgrassesforfodder.Wewillalsobeginmakingarrangementstoharvestandusewaterinourpremises.

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WellConstruction:

TocultivatefreshgrassestouseasfodderforthecowsatISKCONSSKBK,weneedasteadysourceofwater.Waterisalsoessentialtomaintainalltheactivitiesonthispremisesandtotakecareofthedeitiesanddevoteeshere.Forthesepurposes,weareconstructingwellsonthepropertyandrepairingoldwells.

Donors:

WearedeeplygratefultoallthosewhosupportthisendeavourtopleaseSrilaPrabhupada.Inparticular,wearethankfulforthefinancialcontributionstotallingmorethan3.5LakhINRgivenby

• PuligillaVani

• VinodDeshmukh

• Sureshji

• SmitaAgrawal

• SanjuSurendranath

• RaviLavania

• NavadeepSingh

• IndraneelGollapudi

• GaryGavarammaKrishnaCharitableTrust

• KanakaPrabhaMataji

• VaikunthapatiPrabhu

Membership

Please consider this wonderful opportunity to render go-seva through becoming a patron member of the Sahyadri Sri Krishna Balaram Kshetra. The different levels of membership and benefits are given below:

Kamadhenu:DonateINR3001permonthor35,000ayearandreceiveaspecialgift,organicrice,organicfruits,twokurthas,andmonthlykitofcowproductssuchasdhoop,soap,toothpowderetc.

Surabhi:Donate2001permonthor24,000peryearandreceiveaspecialgift,organicrice,twokurthas,andmonthlykitofcowproductssuchasdhoop,soap,toothpowderetc.

Nandini:Donate 1001 permonth or 12,000 per year and receive a special gift, two kurthas, andmonthly kit of cowproductssuchasdhoop,soap,toothpowderetc.Toapplyformembership,pleasewritetosriramadasa.brs@gmail.comwiththefollowingdetails:Name:________________________Address:_________________________________________________________________City:_______________________ State:_____________________ Country:_____________________PIN:_____________________EmailID:_____________________Phone:_____________________

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ForContributionpleaseusethisfollowingaccount:AccountName:ISKCONDaivaVarnasramaMinistry,Bank:CanaraBank,A/CNo:2502101013739,IFSC:CNRB0002502HebriBranch.Address:SahyadriSriKrishnaBalaramaKsetraBangarugudde(Village),Hebri(Taluk&Post),Udupi(Dist),Karnataka,India.Pincode:576112.Mobilenumber-9642330011,Emailid:sriramadasa.brs@gmail.com