In Vedic traditions, the Cow was revered as Divine Mother, the Gomata or Gaumata, and one which bestows health, knowledge, and prosperity. In Sanskrit, the word “Go” also means “Light”. But as time passed much of this wisdom was lost. In modern times, Gaumata has become a victim of human greed. The place of Gaumata in Bharatiya society has degenerated to being a mere component of animal husbandry. In the worst cases, and which are not uncommon, the “Cow” has become an “asset” in accounting terminology, a factor of production for “industry”. Science has devised novel techniques to increase milk production, often at the cost of inflicting inhuman suffering on Gaumata and Her family, while humanity enjoys the fruits that She continues to grant in spite of our transgressions. However, Gaumata’s fall from her exalted position in Bharatiya society has had catastrophic consequences for Bharat and the world, giving rise to ecological imbalances and a multitude of diseases to which modern science has no answers. Bharat has lost much of the beauty, scholarship and abundance that She enjoyed in the Vedic period.

The Master saw this downfall and advised his disciples that solution to the world’s problems as we see it is both external (material) and internal (spiritual). He believe it is now crucial to raise the “Cow” to her original exalted position of “Gaumata”. With His blessings, Giribala Vanmala Committee is working with the goal of reviving Bharat’s ancient Vedic “Go Sanskriti”, and introduce time tested Vedic techniques in all aspects of Gaushala.