Brief Status Note on Projects of Brahmevetta Shri Devaraha Hans Baba Trust

Water Conservation & Supply Projects

To meet the requirements of inmates of the Ashram, Cows, Vridh Bhakat Niwas, Meditation Centre, Ayurvedic Dispensary, Farming, Afforestation , etc, 3 tubewells have been constructed in the area. To take water to the nearby rural community & also for irrigating afforestation projects where piped water supply is not there, few water tankers of required capacity have been procured. Water is distributed free of charge in the nearby rural community, through these tankers. Apart from this, water is taken to consumption points through piped water supply system. For conservation of rain water & for cows & rural community, one pond named as ‘Brahmrishi Devaraha Baba Gau Sarovar’ existing for long, has been got renovated by the trust & two more major ponds are under construction for use of cows & for general public. Water in these ponds is drinkable & matches many parameters of water of Gangaji which flows by Vindhyachal. Devotees consider them as sacred & trust takes requisite measures to maintain them regularly. Vindhyachal is located in dry & drought prone zone & suffers from inadequate availability of water in most part of the year for household & agricultural consumption etc. The trust under the leadership of reverend Babaji attaches great importance for development, conservation & economical use of water resources & is always looking for enhancing & maintaining water supply for the rural community & afforestation etc. Major projects are being formulated by trust for water conservation & development in the area under its management control & with local participation.

Construction,maintenance and operation of gaushalas

Cow has always been a creature of central importance in India and more so in rural India , both from economic and spiritual viewpoints.All products of Indian Desi cows i.e Milk ,Cow Dung, Cow urine etc are useful for rural economy and cows provide gainful employment opportunities and income to rural households.Apart from economic and material utility of cows,they are of great spiritual importance.Cow is an perfect embodiment of Parmartha i,e. all organs and products of cows are economically and spiritually used by others-mainly human beings.Whereas human being live for themselves ,the cow lives for the human society.Cow is rightly considered as mother and not an animal in traditional Indian society.

Saints attach great importance to service of cow in a selfless manner for attaining higher goals of life . Services rendered in gaushalas maintained by Mahayogis and great saints are even more rewarding.Astrologers prescribe cow service as a powerful remedial measure to reduce human sufferings caused by adverse planetary positions and past karmas.Brahmrishi Devaraha baba used to maintain a Gaushala in Vindhayachal Ashram Premises.

The trust headed by Brahmavetta Shri Devaraha Hans Baba has not only maintained this Gaushala , it has constructed two more gaushalas to accommodate increased number of cows.For stocking the food of cows , a big go-down for Bhusa has been constructed and required arrangements have been made for water , cleaning , electricity etc for these gaushals .Green food for the cows is produced in the farm land of Ashram itself and what can not be produced locally is procured from outside .It is planned to make the gaushalas etc self-sufficient in near future.Sufficient area of land is being acquired for movement and grazing for constantly increasing number of cows.With the scientific management of Gaushalas, the number of desi cows has increased considerably and it stands now at 1000 or so in the ashram.Bulk of the milk is used for feeding the calves and part quantity taken out for human consumption is used in the Ashram premises but milk, curd , ghee etc is never sold commerically.Gobar (cow dung) is used for generating gobar gas and cow dung cakes (used as fuel in kitchen) for uses in kitchen of the Vridh Bhakt Niwas and enitre ashram.Cow products are also used for preparation of Ayurvedic products which are distributed free of cost to the needy visitors.

Babaji attaches highest importance to service of cows and increase in number of desi cows i.e a purely spiritual creature is considered extremely vital for survival of earth as a planet and for human society.This place hallowed by Tapasya of great mahayogis for last thousands of years,will definitely exist and grow as a center for survival of vibrant human and other lives in the context of all talks of impending disasters due to disturbances in the ecological balance or in the solar system.Planning span for Trikaaldarshi yogis who can see past present and future is not 5 , 10 , 15 or 20 years but thousands of years and projects for construction and operation of gaushala in this holy area will be a boon for the entire humanity in troubled times . All the great saints including current spiritual head i.e Brahmavetta Shri Devaraha Hans Baba who have lived here, have been greatest mahayogis and trikaldarshi yogis who have provided great relief to suffering humanity through their Darshan , message and immortal deeds.There is a very intimate relationship between these cows and mahayogis and importance of Ashram Gaushalas needs to be appreciated in this context.