Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda,
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. All glories to Śrī Guru and Śrī Gaurāṅga.
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate bhaktivedānta-svāminn iti nāmine
namas te sārasvate deve gaura-vāṇī-pracāriṇe
nirviśeṣa-śūnyavādi-pāścātya-deśa-tāriṇe
As you always emphasized simple living and high thinking, a lifestyle based on agriculture and cow protection, we here at ISKCON Hebri, a farm project near Udupi, in Karnataka, try to follow your words. We have around sixty beautiful gau sampada: cows, bulls, and calves.
This year, for the pleasure of Śrī Śrī Gaura-Nitāi, we cultivated rice fields twice and produced eight quintals of rice. Spices like turmeric, black pepper, some varieties of vegetables, and different varieties of flowers are grown for the pleasure of the Deities. We also offer ghee and milk from our cows to the Deities. We go around to the different villages to preach Kṛṣṇa consciousness and conduct programs. A small team of devotees is trying to live the vision given by Your Divine Grace. Our inspiration and strength come from your dear disciple, His Holiness Bhakti Raghava Swami.
We seek blessings from your lotus feet so that we may continue our sevā and preach Kṛṣṇa consciousness in as many villages as possible.
Happy cows and happy devotees.
your humble servant,
Smitha Krishna Dāsa,
for the devotees of ISKCON Hebri