Vraja Mandala Parikrama. Part 8.

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Dear Maharajas and Prabhus

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

 

Day 15. Kamyavana parikrama (Exterior).

 

Places visited today:

The bhajan kutir of Prabhodananda Sarasvati. He wrote many poems in praise

of Vraj and he was the spiritual master of Gopala Bhatta Goswami.

 

Pichal Pahari. Here, in the side of the hill is a long, smooth, rock slide

that Krsna and the cowherd boys would slide down on.

 

Vyomasura Gupha. Vyomasura put the cowherd boys in this gupha (cave) after

he stole them. Krsna fought with the demon here. During the fight, Krsna

fell from the sky and landed on His hands and feet. Imbedded in the rock,

on top of the hill above the cave, are Krsna's footprints and handprints.

Nearby a rock shows imprints of marigold flowers that fell off Krsna during

the fight and another shows imprints of His Kaustabha necklace.

 

Balarama's footprint. The battle between Krsna and Vyomasaura was so

intense that the earth began to shake. To steady the wobbling earth,

Balarama pressed His foot into the rock. His footprint is imbedded in this

rock.

 

Bhojanasthali. This is where Krsna would take lunch with the cowherd boys.

There are imprints of the bowls and plates that have been used by Krsna.

 

 

Day 16. Kamyavan to Varsana, the capital city of King Vrishabhanu, the

father of Radharani. This is where Srimati Radharani grew up and had many

pastimes with Krsna.

 

Kadamba Kahandi. There is a kund here with a kadamba tree and tamala tree

intertwined, which represents Krsna and Radha.

 

Lalita Gram. Lalita Sakhi grew up here. She is one of the 8 main gopis.

It is Lalita's duty to pacify Srimati Radharani when she is feeling

separation from Krsna.

 

Sankari Khor ("narrow street"). This is a very narrow path which Krsna and

His friends blocked preventing Srimati Radharani and Her friends from

proceeding with their pots of yoghurt and milk. Krsna demanded that they

pay a tax in order to get by. The gopis refused and started to push their

way along the path. Upon seeing this, Krsna knocked the pot of yoghurt from

Srimati Radharani's head and the cowherd boys feasted on the yoghurt. We

can see the marks of those broken pots in the stones.

 

Mor Kuti. Here there was a dancing contest between Krsna and a peacock.

Srimati Radharani judged their abilities. A blind saint once received a

transcendental vision of this pastime and produced a painting that can be

seen in the small temple at the alter here.

 

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Your servant,

Ekanath dasa