Tattva-viveka
Milk Bag
Vrindaranya Dasi - October 15, 2004 11:53 pm
I may be jumping the gun, but I can't check my enthusiasm...
dramatic drum roll, please.....
It appears that Raga's udder may be filling with milk!!!!!!
This can start happening two weeks before the calf is born. We have been expecting her to give birth within six weeks, but it is possible that we will be surprised with an early arrival.
We'll keep you posted with any developments!
Vamsidhari Dasa - October 18, 2004 2:59 am
WOW thats great news. Hope all goes well and smooth. 
Vrindaranya Dasi - December 4, 2004 6:02 pm
I was obviously jumping the gun when I posted over six weeks ago that the calf may come any day. The bag has filled quite a bit since then, although it still appears to have further to go. I seem to always be telling people that we expect the calf within the next two weeks, but surely now it must be within the next two weeks.
Here is a picture of how the milk bag is coming along.
P.S.
Raga's belly is so large that she digs out a nest in the straw every night that her belly fits into.
Forrest - December 4, 2004 8:01 pm
I was obviously jumping the gun when I posted over six weeks ago that the calf may come any day. The bag has filled quite a bit since then, although it still appears to have further to go. I seem to always be telling people that we expect the calf within the next two weeks, but surely now it must be within the next two weeks.
Thanks for sharing the news, be they false alarms or not. In fact hearing the false alarms shares a charming cowherd enthusiasm which seems to be very contagious
Is this the first time that a calf has been born at Audarya?
Vrindaranya Dasi - December 4, 2004 8:21 pm
Yes. We've been waiting for years, but Bhumi, our original cow, never got pregnant, apparently preferring the free-wheeling life.
Babhru Das - December 4, 2004 9:18 pm
That's Kali yuga for you--can't keep the cows in their place.
Ekanatha - December 7, 2004 1:07 pm
Putting on washed clothing, being always pure and being adorned with turmeric, sandalwood pulp and other auspicious items, before breakfast one should worship the cows, the brahmanas, the goddess of fortune and the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
PURPORT
If one is trained to honor and worship the cows and brahmanas, he is actually civilized. The worship of the Supreme Lord is recommended, and the Lord is very fond of the cows and brahmanas (namo brahmanya-devaya go-brahmana-hitaya ca). In other words, a civilization in which there is no respect for the cows and brahmanas is condemned. One cannot become spiritually advanced without acquiring the brahminical qualifications and giving protection to cows. Cow protection insures sufficient food prepared with milk, which is needed for an advanced civilization. One should not pollute civilization by eating the flesh of cows. A civilization must do something progressive, and then it is an Aryan civilization. Instead of killing the cow to eat flesh, civilized men must prepare various milk products that will enhance the condition of society. If one follows the brahminical culture, he will become competent in Krsna consciousness.
>>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 6.18.52