He wrote Krishi Parashar describing the ancient concept of cow worship on “Padava” falling after Deepawali. He used to say that human life is based on grains (food) and it cannot possible without agriculture. This is how he made realised the significance of agriculture. His Krishi Prashar is recognised as a great work and Maha Rishi Prashar is remembered as the propounder of the Krishishastra. In his Krishishastra Prashar has given forecasts about rain. This work was rewritten in the 10th century. It is treated as “Krishi Panchang” (Calender). It gives knowledge on many agriculture related principles as when to start farming, which crop and when to grow it; how to treat the animals used for farming works etc., besides imparting knowledge about heavy and scarce rains, cows and their maintenance, behaviours of animals and birds, direction of winds etc.
