Speaking to an audience in Hyderabad, Shradhe Gopal Saraswatiji Didiji emphasized the value of cow conservation and its enduring cultural relevance in India.  She discussed the dwindling number of cows in India, the need to revive old methods to safeguard them, and the advantages of preserving them from a spiritual and financial standpoint.  She emphasized that protecting cows is not just a religious obligation but also a social responsibility.

The Dhyan Foundation is organizing a five-day “Gau Katha” in Hyderabad with the goal of reviving the age-old Indian custom of cow conservation.  Under the direction of Shradhe Gopal Saraswatiji Didiji, the spiritual discussion seeks to increase understanding of the holy cow’s importance in Indian history and culture.

Didiji stressed the value of protecting cows when speaking to the crowd at the Hare Krishna Golden Temple.  He said that, before British control, India had 80 crore cows, but that number has now dropped to only 9 crore.  “Without a cow, a house is like without loved ones.”  “The Goddess of wealth resides in cows, and sins have no effect on them,” she said.

A follower of Guru Shri Gopalacharan Gopalanand Saraswati Maharaj, Shradhe Gopal Saraswatiji Didiji was an IAS candidate who later became a spiritual speaker and advocate for cow protection.  To raise awareness about cow conservation, her guru has embarked on an incredible 31-year “padayatra” (foot trip) throughout India, traveling 1.25 lakh kilometers and passing through 25,000 villages.

Didiji also visited the Shamshabad cow shelter run by the Dhyan Foundation, which is home to more than 3,000 rescued, ill, and abandoned cows.  She emphasized the foundation’s work running 47 gaushalas around India, providing sanctuary to 70,000 animals that were saved from illicit trafficking and butchers.  Additionally, the group is the only one working with the Border Security Force to rehabilitate cows that have been saved from being smuggled across international borders.

While certain states, like Rajasthan, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh, have laws protecting cows from slaughter, Didiji urged a national law to prevent this practice.  In order to teach the next generation the value of the holy animal, she also pushed for cow conservation to be taught in schools.

The Hare Krishna Golden Temple in Banjara Hills is hosting the “Gau Katha,” a unique spiritual discussion supported by evidence from ancient texts, from 4 to 7 PM till March 21.  Devotees and animal lovers have flocked to the event in great numbers to learn about the sacred relationship between cows and Indian spirituality.