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Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Kamyavan

Kamyavan has seven gates: 
  1. Dig Gate – This gate is situated in the south-eastern part of Kamyavan. The road here leads to Dig (Dirghapura) and Bharatpur.
  2. Lanka Gate – This gate is the road to Setubandh Kund, which runs south from the village of Kama.
  3. Amera Gate – This gate is the road to Charan Pahadi, which runs south-west from the village of Kama.
  4. Devi Gate – This gate is the road to Vaisnavi devi in the Punjab, which runs west from the village of Kama.
  5. Delhi Gate – This gate lies in the north of Kamyavan, and the road to Delhi runs from here.
  6. Ramaji Gate – This gate is situated in the north-eastern side of the village, and the road to Nandgaon runs from here.
  7. Mathura Gate – This gate is situated in the east of the village, and the road to Mathura via Barsana runs from here.
According to the Vishnu Puran, there are 
  1. eighty four sacred ponds(kunds), 
  2. eighty four temples and 
  3. eighty four pillars in Kamyavan. 
a famous king named Sri Kamasena with demigods and demons jointly constructed one hundred sixty eight pillars here.

The word Kamya means "extremely beautiful", "well adorned" or "highly attractive". This forest within Braja Mandal is a most charming pastime place of Sri Krishna. Many pleasant 
  1. lakes, 
  2. wells, 
  3. ponds, 
  4. trees, 
  5. creepers, 
  6. flowers, 
  7. fruits and 
  8. species of birds contribute to its extraordinary beauty. Hence, it is called Kamyavan.
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https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Kamyavan

The word Kama can only really be used to denote the gopis prema for Shri Krishna. In other words, the pure prema of the gopis exists solely to give Krishna happiness, and does not carry even the slightest scent of worldly lust. In the scriptures it is only this prema that is referred to as kama. The pure prema of the gopis is wholly opposite to the lusty desires in this world. The only aim of the gopis kama, which is devoid of all varieties of such lust, is to give happiness to Krishna, the abode of prema. Therefore, Shrimad-Bhagvatam and other scriptures refer to the pure and unadulterated prema of the gopis as kama. Kamyavana is the pastime place where the Divine Couple Shri Radha-Krishna express such transcendental prema. In this forest, one can even attain, quite easily, the gopis genuine prema in the form of pure kama, what to speak of being able to fulfil all kinds of worldly desires.