Goseva Project
Srikakulam, Andrah Pradesh, India
Sri Krishna Chaitanya Math
Goseva Ashramam
Consisting of a beautiful large temple, ashram, and goshala on 6 acres of land, the Goseva Ashramam is located near Srikakulam district, around 70 kilometers from Visakhapatnam. The Math has been maintaining a large Goshala for more than a decade, taking care of nearly 500 Desi cows with great respect and devotion.
Project Vision: As a practitioners of Sanatana Dharma, protecting and worshiping Gomata has been the core virtue of Goseva Ashramam. The protection and service of cows (go-rakṣa and go-sevā) holds a place of paramount importance in Vedic culture, especially within the Vaishnava and broader Hindu traditions. The cow is considered sacred (go-mātā, “mother cow”) because of her gentle nature and her role in providing sustenance in the form of milk, ghee, yogurt, and other products that are essential in spiritual practices.
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Sri Krishna Chaitanya Math, Goseva Ashramam Kosta Ranasthalam, Srikakulam, Gomata and Gopal darshan
Goseva Daily Activities:
With firm determination and service attitude the Goseva Ashramam renders the best service possible to Gomatas very religiously.
- Go-Puja: The Lord Himself said he would be present wherever Gomata is worshiped.
- Feeding: Arranging the distribution of feed (15 bags/day), and grass processed from the fields.
- Bathing the cows: Hygiene is maintained through various methods tailored to their needs.
- Grazing: Herding cows to pasture lands.
- Milking: Out of the nearly 500 cows, hardly 25 to 30 in number are milking cows. Milk obtained from these cows is delivered for prasadam seva in two temples.
- Providing medical services : Veterinary doctors treat diseased and aged cows in AM and PM.
- Cowshed maintenance: Cleaning of six cowsheds – Milking, Bull, Male, Pregnant, Newborn and Rescued (saved from slaughterhouses across the country).
- Removal of cow dung
Monthly Expendintures:
Name |
Price |
Quantity |
Monthly |
Total Amount |
Dhana Bag |
1250 INR ($14.45 USD) |
15 Bags/day |
450 Bags |
562,500 INR ($6,500 USD) |
Emplyees Labor |
Purpose |
No of Workers |
Salary |
Total per Month |
Workers |
Cleaning, bathing, grazing, milking |
25 |
10,000 INR (withfood and housing) $115.50 USD |
250,000 INR ($2,900 USD) |
Veterinary Doctors |
One Dr. in AM and one Dr. in PM |
2 |
10,000 INR ($115.50 USD) |
20,000 INR ($231 USD) |
Medicine |
Medicine for Gomata |
NA |
NA |
40,000 INR ($460 USD) |
Electrician amd Plumber |
Monthly Maintanance |
2 |
2,500 INR ($29 USD) |
5,000 INR ($58 USD) |
Electricity Bill |
Monthly Maintanance |
NA |
NA |
15,000 INR ($174 USD) |
Total Monthly Exepitures |
$892,500 INR ($10,322 USD) |
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Total Yearly Expeditures |
$10,710,000 INR($123,700 USD) |
How can you help?
‘ADOPT-A-COW’ for just USD $250/year for 1 Cow – this fully takes care of feed, housing, bathing, and medicine.
OR
Make a one-time donation of USD $100 – $500 – $1,000 – $2,500 – other
OR
Make regular monthly donations of USD $20 – $50 – $100.
Scriptural evidence supporting the care and protection of Mother Cow:
Mahābhārata Śānti Parva 262.47:
“Cows represent the highest energy. Cows are the root of great prosperity. Cows are the past and the future. Cows are the source of all prosperity.”
Manu-smṛti 4.162:
“One should never harm a cow and should always protect her. The cow is always pure and auspicious.”
Padma Purāṇa, Kārtika Māhātmya:
“Among all kinds of worship, the worship of the cow is supreme. The result of bathing in all holy rivers is obtained by the mere touch of a cow.”
Cow Protection Prayer:
O dear mother cow, I bow at your feet. You are sacred, peaceful, and nourishing. By serving you, may I gain the blessings of Lord Kṛṣṇa, and live a life of dharma, simplicity, and devotion.