OM SRI SURABHYAI NAMAH!
Surabhi Culture means helping introduce a Global Cow-Based Culture beginning with simple but practical ways in our own home, in our own daily life.
Although it may not be possible to follow everything on the list of Best Practices below, one should try to adopt at least one of them, more if possible.
All services rendered to Mother Surabhi are very dear to Lord Krishna and will attract His mercy and blessings.
SRILA PRABHUPADA regarding cows and ghee:
“I shall ask all the centers to finance at least for one cow, and you will have to pay them back the price by supplying ghee. Suppose somebody advances $200 for purchasing a cow; you will have to repay the debt by supplying $200 worth of ghee. After that, the cow becomes your property.” [LETTER, Los Angeles, 24 June 1969]
1 Keep a Cow or Deity of Cow (Murti or Photo at your Home/Office)
2 Perform Go Puja Monthly on Purnima Day
3 Offer only pure Cow Dung Incense from indigenous cows
4 Take the Sacred Oath to Mother Surabhi
5 Recite daily the Sacred Prayer to Mother Surabhi
6 Take Only Ahimsa Milk (milk from protected cows)
7 Offer only Ahima Milk to Deities – Request local temple authorities
8 Become a SERVE SURABHI Member
9 Be part of a SERVE SURABHI TEAM if possible
10 Use only Panchagavya Products (soap, tooth powder, etc.)
11 Take Devotee Grown Food – Grow your own vegetables
12 Plant only Natural Seeds avoiding all hybrid seeds
13 Cook in Pure Ghee, avoiding all commercial oils
14 Help promote the OM Sri Surabhi Campaign in whatever way possible
15 Shikshalayas and Gurukulas/Introduce children to traditional education
16 Play the OM Sri Surabhyai Namah Mantra daily in your home
17 Do some Go Seva in Goshala and do whenever possible
18 Keep Photos of Go Mata on the wall in your home
19 Request Local Temple to care for at least One Cow
20 Visit some Local Village and teach them these Surabhi Culture Best Practices
21 Adopt a Cow
22 Adopt a Village
23 Support the Global Varnasrama Mission
24 Study Campaigner’s Guide Booklet
25 Start a Varnasrama Research Team (VRT)
26 Grow your own food by having a small garden