Narada Bulletin February, 2007

*Hebri/Udupi* * India*

Hare ! All glories to Srila Prabhupada and his varnasrama mission.

Highlights

· Subhadra giving 3 litres of milk in the service of Sri Sri Gaura . · Maharaja’s new book “Make Vrndavana Villages” was released for distribution at Hebri, Manipal, Udupi and Mangalore. · No Outside Cows enter the farm - Due to thorough fencing. · Summer heat sets in – Plants surviving very well with pond and well water. · Varieties of plants and vegetables grown. · and Nature Cure go outdoors into the nature. · BYS comes out with a Newsletter · Assistant Commissioner visits SSKBK.

REPORT IN DETAILS

GO-SEVA

Mother Subhadra, after feeding full milk for 12 consecutive days to her new born calf named Laksmi, has started serving Sri Sri Gaura Nitai (and Their devotees) with 3 Liters of pure NECTAR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Everyone who saw the calf, including Ashiwin (the donor) and the doctor, has expressed seeing extraordinary traits. From day one, Laksmi has been jumping and running, a known characteristic of a pure original local breed. Our “own grown” special cow grass (elephant grass) is being fed along with natural organic home made cow feed developed by our devotees, in consultation with Bharat Vikas Kendra, Manipal. Our cow and bulls are grazing and walking around in our own land.

We are trying to get aid and some extra land, if possible, through the help of the Govt. of Karnataka who is showing special interest in developing Go-Raksha through local contacts.

A contingent of devotees from ISKCON Vrndavana is also attending the Viswa Go- Sammelan at Hosanagar near here.

AGRICULTURE

Water levels are still good at the pond and well, thanks to the extended rains last year. If the level continues for 2 more months, we can have a good harvest of crops planted. Corn and elephant cow grass have grown over 3 feet tall. Vegetables like ash gourd, bendi (okra), karela (bitter melon), cucumbers, coriander (dhaniya), meti, palak (sak), muli (raddish), beans are being used in our daily offerings. Self wound coconuts leaves are made by our devotees. Around 15 mango trees are giving fruits this year, out of which 5 are ripe fruit variety and others are good for pickles. We are planning to make pickles for off season use.

Our indigenously made repellent for getting rid of insects and worms was used with good results. (The formula is simple: cow urine, cow dung, neem powder and a little limestone& chili). All the seeds were planted with following procedure.

· Digging the hard earth to about 1-2 feet · Then the soil is mixed with self made organic manure. · Rows were made for the planting the seeds at equal intervals. · Seeds grow on the manure due to lack nutrients in the earth. · Complete area was fenced out with bamboo thrones, cut from within our land. · Regular watering with alternative method of drawing water was used. · Constant vigilance was kept to protect from animals & insects. NUMBER OF DEVOTEES

The total number of devotees serving Sri Sri Gaura Nitai at Sahyadri Sri Krsna Balaram Ksetra is 11. Dr. Candramauli, Kinkini Pr., Ranchor Pr., Rameshwar Pr. and his father, Sundarananda Pr., Yadgiri Pr., Bh Nipun, Pavitra Pr., Raya Das and Govinda Prabhu. Plus we have Mother Subhadra, her new calf Laksmi and Subhadra’s brother, Balaram.

Dr. Candramauli is regularly visiting Udupi and Mangalore for preaching the importance of our project here at Hebri and is getting very good response and donors.

REGISTRATION

The Assistant Commissioner, with all his entourage, visited SSKBK, Hebri for inspection. He took a short tour of the land and wrote an on-the-spot report in consultation with the devotees. Presently the file is in the D.C.’s office and is expected to be sent to Bangalore soon.

BHAKTIVEDANTA YOUTH SERVICES

BYS students of Manipal have brought out a newsletter “CARPE DIEM” (Seize the Day). Kinkini Pr. and Bh. Nipun visited BYS program and taught them a few lessons on Mrdanga.

YOGA THERAPY & NATURE CURE

The Yoga Therapy classes, conducted by Pavithra, have been going on successfully since Feb 1st with a good participation of two batches at the town of Hebri. In response to this, people have started visiting our ashram for consultation, as well as for supporting the out- door Nature Cure setup in the woods.

Expenditures (For the Month – Feb 2007) Amounts (Rupees)

Grocery 5311 Vegetables 1490 Go Seva 2377 Petrol 556 Travel 605 Communication (Email, Phone, etc) 615 Cooking Gas 340 Tools 705 Medicine 10 Toiletries 168 Misc. 261 Total Expenses 12438

Pavitra Study Loan (Dec06, Jan07) 10000 Yoga (Infrastructure Development) 5000 8000 Ashram Roof 3000 Grand Total 30438

Donations: 8401 Candra Mauli 5000 GD 3000 RRD 401

Prepared by Govinda Dasa

Edited and forwarded by Raghava , March 8, 2007

Please visit the following websites for more information on varnasrama developments:

www.varnasrama.org

www.sahyadriksetra.org