SpiritualAnadi Krishna Prabhu, known among the devotees simply as Anadi, tried to artificially inseminate Gopi three times. For each attempt, they waited for her fertile period and called the veterinarian, who brought semen from an American bull named “Ringo.” All three attempts failed. Because of the high cost of each procedure, Anadi decided not to try again and moved Gopi to the enclosure of the “dry cows.”
Eight months later, a devotee came running to him and shouted:
“Hey! There is a calf among the dry cows! Have you seen it?”
“What are you saying?!” replied Anadi incredulously.
He went to check, and behind Gopi he found a beautiful calf nursing from her large udders that hung between her legs. The last insemination had not failed—it had been a complete success! Gopi had given birth in the field, somewhere within the twenty hectares set aside for grazing and roaming. There, Rupa was born. Thus, Gopi returned to the group of milking cows and raised her little calf there. Rupa was beautiful, with a light, almost golden blond color.
Rupa taking his first steps
When he was born he was very small, but over time he grew into an enormous ox, weighing over a thousand kilograms. Despite his size, he was extremely gentle and kind. People who visited the dairy farm were astonished and delighted by his beauty, nobility, and majesty.
Unfortunately, one day Rupa injured himself beneath one of his hooves. The wound went unnoticed, and since he remained in good spirits, no one realized there was a problem. Time passed until the injury developed into an infection. By the time the symptoms became apparent, it was already too late. Only when Rupa lay down and refused to get up did they discover what was happening. The infection had advanced considerably, and after a long and difficult month of treatment with antibiotics and manual drainage of the pus, Rupa passed away from septicemia.
Rupa left a lasting memory in the goshala. Unlike his mother, his nature was completely gentle and peaceful. In his honor, the goshala took his name and is now known as “Rupa Goshala,” which means “the goshala of Rupa.”