Spiritual
in New Vrajamandala
Krishna’s Cows
Madhavi Devi Dasi
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or other excerpts from BBT publications are:
© The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International
Original Text in Spanish by:
© 2025 Madhavi Devi Dasi (María Victoria Maccarini)
Editing and Translation by: Bhakti Gauravani Goswami
Book Design and Original Artwork by: Vedai
Photos by:
Arjuna Dasa (Alberto Santi)
Damodara Priya Devi Dasi (Shobna Vrajadas Orekhov)
Parama Karuna Dasa (Pablo Cristian Mir)
Madhavi Devi Dasi (María Victoria Maccarini)
Paul Boar
The testimonies were collected by:
Arjuna Dasa from Vrindavan, India
and Madhavi Devi Dasi
First edition: September 2025
Second Edition: July 2026
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Dedicated to
His Divine Grace
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Founder-Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness,
who, by his example, inspires us
in our spiritual life
Contents
The Sacred Cow vii
Prologue xi
Preface xiii
Introduction xv
New Vrajamandala, the Home of Rupa Goshala 1
The Cowherd Boy of Vrindavan 12
The Cowherds of New Vrajamandala 16
Go-mata – Mother Cow 28
The Cows of Rupa Goshala 34
The Children and the Cows 34
Tulasi’s Pacifier 38
Tilaka — The Mellow One 39
Radhe — The Loving One 44
Dhira — The Patient and Brave One 48
Dhira Adopts Hanuman 55
Dhira in the Kitchen 59
Dhira Leaves Her Body 63
Yamuna — The Tender One 65
Vacation on an Island 67
The Farewell 69
Gopi — The Tough One 72
A Difficult Milking 73
Gopi Leaves Her Body 75
Rupa — The Gentle One 77
Radharani — The Queen 79
Parvati — The Relaxed One 86
Ganesh — The Bold One 89
Yamuna-mayi — The Sweet One 91
Rukmini — The Reserved One 92
Madhurya and Rasa — Two Exceptional Mothers 96
Baladeva — The Fearless Saint 101
Krishnachandra — The Mellow One 105
Subhadra — The Brave Beauty 115
Sundari — The Tender Rebel 119
Jagannatha — The Majestic One 120
Kunti — The Determined One 126
Arjuna — The Herculean One 130
The Bull of Rupa Goshala 134
Dharma — The Noble One 135
Genealogical Table 140
Cows in Love 141
Dhenu-stotra 152
Acknowledgments 158
My Gratitude 159
The Author 160
The Founder-Acharya 161
Epilogue 163
A Day in Vrajamandala 165
Baladeva
May the cows walk before me and also be behind,
may they accompany me at my side and surround me on every side,
may they come to me as loving mothers, gathering with tenderness,
and may their presence shine together with the rays of the sun