he was a great lover of cows and had a cowshed within his ashrama. he would personally take care of each cow and had a personal relationship with them. he started his cowshed around 1981 with just two cows and a bull, and by the time he left his body, the cowshed had grown to 250 cows and bulls. to ensure that the services that he started continued in his absence, he established śrī haridās śāstrī cow institute with a board of trustees.