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Vraj Mandal Jhanki-Fulfil longing For Drishy of Divine Bhumi-3
(A part of 21 post series)
Entry to Divine Vraj Bhumi is prohibited due to Covid-19 pandemic.
I long to be there!
And I realise that similarly there must be 1000’s of bhakts who long to place foot in Vraj.
Divine Vraj Mandal is sakshat Golok 🙏
Just so all can have darshans of the Bhumi, I’ll try and post few from my collection of several yatras over the years. A kripa from the divine shaktis of Vraj bhumi🙏
Hope all bhakts enjoy them; a kripa from Shree Radha Herself, who is the original Divine Shakti 🙏
वह भव्य, दिव्य व्रज भूमि, जो साक्षात गोलोक है,
जब नेत्र और आत्म में शुद्धता होने से आलोकिकता महसूस होने लगे,
तो समझिए श्रीनाथजी, श्री राधा कृष्ण की कृपा बरस रही है 🙏
Jai Shree RadheKrishn 🙏
Jai ShreeNathji Prabhu 🙏
Jai Vraj Bhumi
Complete Vraj Album (made for Covid times) can be viewed here on Facebook too
https://www.facebook.com/pg/abhashahrashyama/photos/?tab=album&album_id=3511763468838954
Dhanyawad 🙏
ShreeNathji mandir on Giriraj Govardhan
Shree Krishn Janm Bhumi, Mathura, Vraj Mandal
Divine Vraj Mandal
Babri sthan at Vrindavan
Radhe Krishn..Radhe Krishn @ BanshiVat
Shri Yamunaji @ Vishram Ghat, Mathura
Peelu trees at Vraj Mandal
Divy Bhumi-Vraj Mandal
Madan Ter at Vrindavan
Shri Yamunaji at Kesi Ghat
Shri Gusainji Baithakji at Shyam Dhak, Shri Govardhan
I love myself in this setting. It feels as if the peacocks from my dress have jumped out on Shri Govardhan around me
Vraj Mandal Jhanki-Fulfil longing for drishy of Divine bhumi-1
Vraj Bhumi – First Jhanki
(part of 21 post series)
Entry to Divine Vraj Bhumi is prohibited due to Covid-19 pandemic.
I long to be there!
And I realise that similarly there must be 1000’s of bhakts who long to place foot in Vraj.
Divine Vraj Mandal is sakshat Golok 🙏
Just so all can have darshans of the Bhumi, I’ll try and post few from my collection of several yatras over the years. A kripa from the divine shaktis of Vraj bhumi🙏
Hope all bhakts enjoy them; a kripa from Shree Radha Herself, who is the original Divine Shakti 🙏
वह भव्य, दिव्य व्रज भूमि, जो साक्षात गोलोक है,
जब नेत्र और आत्म में शुद्धता होने से आलोकिकता महसूस होने लगे,
तो समझिए श्रीनाथजी, श्री राधा कृष्ण की कृपा बरस रही है 🙏
Jai Shree RadheKrishn 🙏
Jai ShreeNathji Prabhu 🙏
Jai Vraj Bhumi
Complete Vraj Album (made for Covid times) can be viewed here on Facebook too
https://www.facebook.com/pg/abhashahrashyama/photos/?tab=album&album_id=3511763468838954
Dhanyawad 🙏
Shree RadhaRani darshans as a baby at Rawal, Her birth place
Giriraj Govardhan at Vraj Mandal
A Golden Vraj Mandal
BanshiVat at Vrindavan, Shree RadhaKrishn MahaRaas Sthali
BhandirVan at Vraj Mandal, Shree RadhaKrishn Marriage place
Beautiful Gaumata@Shree RadhaKrishn divine bhumi, Vraj Mandal
Tulsi kyara at Vrinda Kund
GaharVan at Barsana
Jai Shree RadheKrishn 🙏
Jai ShreeNathji Prabhu 🙏
Making of an authentic Tulsi Kanthi-Vrindavan
The making of Tulsi Kanthi: At BanshiVat, Vrindavan.
Dear old Dadi. She spends all her free time making tulsi malas. She buys the Tulsi sticks, and cuts each ‘bead’ herself to make the kanthis. it is a very rare way of making Tulsi malas. There maybe very few places or people left today who do this whole process entirely by hand. It is a dying skill, as it is very laborious and painstakingly slow.
I would urge all Vaishnavs to go buy some from her, as she is a very pure soul from a very pure place.
Every visit to this place, BanshiVat, is not complete without a hug and a photo with Dadi, who has spent her entire life looking after this place.
BanshiVat is her ancestors’ property. She always has many divine anubhuties to share with us on every visit.
Darshans of Shree RadhaKrishn and Their divine Charan at Banshivat
Jai Shreeji!
BanshiVat-Vraj Mandal photos
BanshiVat at Vrindavan, Vraj Mandal: Shree RadhaKrishn Maha Raas Sthali
Few photos from this sacred mandir, from my visits here.
Some photos from our satsang here in February 2013:
Jai Shreeji!
This sacred mandir is situated in the heart of Vrindavan city with an area of approx. 30,000 sq feet.
It is known as BANSHI VAT MAHARAAS STHALI.
The Vrindavan Parikrama Marg and the sacred Yamuna run on the back side of this place and are connected by a narrow lane to the back door of this divine place.
Earlier as history describes, Banshivat was situated on this Yamuna Tat (bank); but as time passed land between the two places became divided, because the sacred Yamuna River has been receding very fast.
There are two mandirs here; one is the small ‘Charan’ mandir which is situated in the center of the parisar. These divine ‘Charan’ of Shree RadhaKrishn were established in 1820, by a great sage, Girdhari Sharn Dev acharya; he was a great devotee and served Ras Bihari with a lot of bhao, which pleased the Divine, and Radha Ras Bihari gave Their Charan to him.
The other large mandir was built by King Oyal (from Lucknow) in the 1900’s; in which the proper sewa is done daily of the Deities of Shree Radha Krishn today.
Pushti maarg samprada Chief Sri Maha Prabhu Vallabhacharya came to Vrindavan. He was looking for a place to hold the Bhagvat katha. He found Banshivat to be the most pure and decided to have the Bhagvat katha here.
Some say that the first darshan of ShreeNathji he found here at Banshivat.
His many disciples – Surdas. Meerabai, Kumbhandas, Nanddas ……. Visited this place and have described it in their books.
It also finds mention in the Chaitanya Charitamrit.
Vrindavan is famous as God played ras leelas with the gopis. In today’s times there are many places which have been proclaimed as the raas sthali; but with the proof available Banshivat is the only place which is mentioned in many scriptures and holy books and history by various saints.
Banshivat is Thakurjee’s most loved Raas leela sthal.
“Brindavan so van nahi, Nandgaon so gaon
Banshivat so vat nahin, Shree Krishn naam so naam”.
‘Gopika shat kati bhi Raas leela vibhu sith
Banshi Rav sama keerm Banshivat namo stute”.
“Brindavane vate banshi, praoage maoarath:|
Gayanya akshay khyat, kalpastu Purushottume||
Nishkumbh: khal lankaya, eategha panch gha vat:|
Eaitesu vat mulesu, sada nivsati makhav”|
*Shree Krishn Played His flute often under this Vat. Banshi means the flute; Vat means the Banyan tree.
*Banshivat is the spot where the Divine couple spent a lot of time.
*ShreeKrishn played the famously divine Maha Raas here on the Sharad Purnima night.
*This is the spot where many famous loving divine leelas of Radha and Shyam along with the gopis took place. Freedom from the many commitments made to various bhakts in the many different avatars;
Granting anand and bliss to the many rasik bhakts; are some of the main reasons spoken about in the olden scriptures as reasons for the Maha Raas.
*Another reason for being famous is Shree Krishn’s victory over Kaam Dev at this spot.
A small temple of Gopeshwar is also on one corner of the main court, inside the Banshivat.
The story about why this is here:
When the sacred Maha Raas began, while in deep meditation on Kailash Parvat, Shiv Bhagwan heard the mesmerizing dhwani of Shree playing His divine flute. He told Parvati that He was going to prathvilok to be a part of this divine happening. He followed that transcendental sound until He came to Vrindavan, where ShreeKrishn was getting ready to start the Maha Raas with His gopis.
Desiring intensely to join the Maha Raas, when He came to the entrance of the Raas-Shali, He was stopped by Yogamaya, who told him, “Only gopis can enter here, no males except Thakurjee can be here at this time.”
Being a male He first, He was requested to take the form of a gopi, which only Shree Yamunajee would be able to grant Him.
After bathing in the Yamunaji, Lord Shiva emerged from the river with the form of a beautiful gopi.
Lord Shiva in Her gopi form stood at one corner of the Raas sthali. Lord Shiva stood there and prayed to Shree Radha Krishn for getting prem-bhakti.
Then the raas started. Shree Krishn danced with all the gopis. He also danced with Lord Shiva who was disguised as a gopi.
As He entered the place, Krishn recognized Him instantly – hence gave Him the name of Gopeshwar. The story continues how Radha became angry; she accused Krishn of calling a new gopi by the name of Gopeshwar, which means – the Lord of gopis. All these years He had never ever called Radha by this name. Then Shyam had to explain the details to Her. “This is no ordinary gopi. He is Lord Shiv and He has come all the way to see the Maharaas leela with a pure and sattvik gopi bhao.
Since then in His respect a mandir showing Shivji in the Gopi Form is there.
On 5th evening at around 4.30 pm which is the 44th day of construction, we visited the mandir and the charan shila to check if all is complete in perfection.
The structure looks heavenly in pure white and I can feel this longing again, this sense of belonging which I feel repeatedly at many places in Vrindavan. In fact looking at their pictures also is enough to evoke this sense of belonging and longing; this deep, deep connection and attraction I feel within; at times I have the over whelming need to be in Vrindavan. This is my home, it is where I belong!
Here at Banshivat today this attraction is very strong and I can feel held by the Divine vibrations.
Further details in my website: http://www.banshivat.org.in
Shree RadhaKrishn-Sharad Purnima
Shree RadhaKrishn at BanshiVat
MAHA RAAS AT BANSHI VAT-VRINDAVAN DHAM ON SHARAD PURNIMA
Purnima of Ashwin Shukl Paksh is called Sharad Purnima.
The day is also referred as Rasa Purnima or Raas Lila Day.
It is considered that the Moon and Earth are at a closer distance on Sharad Purnima night and the rays of the moon have several curative properties. So it is believed that eating food (specially ‘kheer’) that has been exposed to the moonlight for a few hours, nourishes the body and soul.
The religious significance, of this beautiful night, as described in the Shreemad Bhagvadji, is the divine MahaRaas Leela played by Thakurjee Shree Radha Krishn; at Shree Vrindavan Dham many thousands of years ago.
Serene, Sacred BanshiVat mandir at Vrindavan
That famous Sthal today at Vrindavan, is known as Banshi Vat.
ShreeKrishn played the famously Divine Maha Raas on Sharad Purnima night.
Sharad Purnima Moon at BanshiVat
Divine Charan and the Maharaas Pichwai
Banshivat is Thakurjee’s most loved Raas leela sthal.
“Brindavan so van nahi, Nandgaon so gaon
Banshivat so vat nahin, Shree Krishn naam so naam”.
‘Gopika shat kati bhi Raas leela vibhu sith
Banshi Rav sama keerm Banshivat namo stute”.
“Brindavane vate banshi, praoage maoarath:|
Gayanya akshay khyat, kalpastu Purushottume||
Nishkumbh: khal lankaya, eategha panch gha vat:|
Eaitesu vat mulesu, sada nivsati makhav”|
Banshivat is Thakurjee’s most loved Raas leela sthal.
The very ancient pure Vat tree where Shree Krishn played His flute
ShreeKrishn played the famously divine Maha Raas here on the Sharad Purnima night. This is the spot where many famous loving divine leelas of Radha and Shyam along with the gopis took place.
This sacred mandir is located in the Banshi Vat area in Vrindavan.
It is a Siddh Sthan and the original MahaRaas Sthali of Shree RadhaKrishn.
This particular place has the original Charan(foot prints) of RadhaKrishn, and the whole aura of the place feels magnetized.
Sacred, Divine Charan
A complete website dedicated to this divine place can be read at: http://www.banshivat.org.in/
History in the scriptures:
Thakurjee ShreeKrishn’s leela bhoomi Braj is like Krishn’s body and Shree Vrindavan is like His heart, where Thakurjee even today plays and does leelas. According to Shreemad Bhagwad Krishn has said:
“I do not leave Vrindavan for even a moment’.
Vrindavan is famous as God played Raas leelas with the gopis. In today’s times there are many places which have been proclaimed as the Raas sthali; but with the proof available, Banshivat is the only place which is mentioned in many scriptures and holy books and history by various saints.
Banshi means the flute; Vat means the Banyan tree.
Banshivat is the spot where the Divine couple spent a lot of time.
This is the spot where many famous loving divine leelas of Radha and Shyam along with the gopis took place.
Some of the main reasons spoken about in the olden scriptures as reasons for playing the Leela of Maha Raas, are fulfilling the many commitments made to various bhakts in the many different avatars by Him; and granting of anand and bliss to His many rasik bhakts.
Shree Krishn’s victory over Kaam Dev at this place, is another reason Banshivat is famous for.
This katha goes as follows;
For complete details please visit: http://www.banshivat.org.in/
Jai Shreeji!!
Divine Darshans
ShreeNathji-Merged Swarup of Shree RadhaKrishn
Sharad Purnima-MahaRaas Purnima
Purnima of Ashwin Shukl Paksh is called Sharad Purnima.
The day is also referred as Rasa Purnima or Raas Lila Day.
Sharad Purnima Moon
It is considered that the Moon and Earth are at a closer distance on Sharad Purnima night and the rays of the moon have several curative properties. So it is believed that eating food (specially ‘kheer’) that has been exposed to the moonlight for a few hours, nourishes the body and soul.
The religious significance, of this beautiful night, as described in the Shreemad Bhagvadji, is the divine MahaRaas Leela played by Thakurjee Shree Radha Krishn; at Shree Vrindavan Dham many thousands of years ago.
That famous Sthal today at Vrindavan, is known as Banshi Vat.
ShreeKrishn played the famously Divine Maha Raas on Sharad Purnima night.
Banshivat is Thakurjee’s most loved Raas leela sthal.
“Brindavan so van nahi, Nandgaon so gaon
Banshivat so vat nahin, Shree Krishn naam so naam”.
‘Gopika shat kati bhi Raas leela vibhu sith
Banshi Rav sama keerm Banshivat namo stute”.
“Brindavane vate banshi, praoage maoarath:|
Gayanya akshay khyat, kalpastu Purushottume||
Nishkumbh: khal lankaya, eategha panch gha vat:|
Eaitesu vat mulesu, sada nivsati makhav”|
Banshivat is Thakurjee’s most loved Raas leela sthal.
The divine Vat tree at Banshivat
ShreeKrishn played the famously divine Maha Raas here on the Sharad Purnima night. This is the spot where many famous loving divine leelas of Radha and Shyam along with the gopis took place.
This sacred mandir is located in the Banshi Vat area in Vrindavan.
It is a Siddh Sthan and the original MahaRaas Sthali of Shree RadhaKrishn.
This particular place has the original Charan(foot prints) of RadhaKrishn, and the whole aura of the place feels magnetized.
Divine Charan and the Maharaas Pichwai
A complete website dedicated to this divine place can be read at: http://www.banshivat.org.in/
History in the scriptures:
Thakurjee ShreeKrishn’s leela bhoomi Braj is like Krishn’s body and Shree Vrindavan is like His heart, where Thakurjee even today plays and does leelas. According to Shreemad Bhagwad Krishn has said:
“I do not leave Vrindavan for even a moment’.
Vrindavan is famous as God played Raas leelas with the gopis. In today’s times there are many places which have been proclaimed as the Raas sthali; but with the proof available, Banshivat is the only place which is mentioned in many scriptures and holy books and history by various saints.
Banshi means the flute; Vat means the Banyan tree.
Banshivat is the spot where the Divine couple spent a lot of time.
This is the spot where many famous loving divine leelas of Radha and Shyam along with the gopis took place.
Some of the main reasons spoken about in the olden scriptures as reasons for playing the Leela of Maha Raas, are fulfilling the many commitments made to various bhakts in the many different avatars by Him; and granting of anand and bliss to His many rasik bhakts.
Shree Krishn’s victory over Kaam Dev at this place, is another reason Banshivat is famous for.
This katha goes as follows;
For complete details please visit: http://www.banshivat.org.in/
Abha Shahra Shyama 