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Saturday, July 9, 2011

Size of Goloka

Goloka is spherical and a crore Yojana in diameter. (Crore = 10 million; Yojana = 9 miles.) That is the heavenly abode of RadhaKrishna, where there is an eternal banyan tree. There are several wading pools. A wish tree provides shade for the palace of jewels (Ratna Mandir). In the center is the jeweled throne with an eight petal lotus as the seat. The palace grounds abound in wish-giving cows (Surabhi) and flowers which suffuse the place with fragrance. Krishna sits on the petalled jewel throne. All invited visitors by convention receive Mantra of Krishna from Radha and morph into females by taking a dip into a gender-changing and memory-erasing pool, Amrta.

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Gardens in Vrindavan

One of the most famous Gardens in Vrindavan is that of Seva Kunj and Nidhuban. Lord Krishna performed Raslila with Radha here. This place acted as their getaway from the din and bustle of everyday life. Dancing with gopis and answering the many whims of his lover Radha was his favorite pastime. This garden also consists of a small temple which is dedicated to Radha and Krishna. In Nidhuban Krishna is said to have rested with Radha after a tiring day of merrymaking. There is a shrine in the premises which houses a bed. This is decorated every morning by the temple priest in reverence to the lover. An interesting story that goes around in Vrindavan is that no one is allowed in the premises of this garden after dark as Krishna is said to frequent this spot along with Radha.These Gardens in Vrindavan provide you with ample scope to get away from the din and bustle of daily humdrum life.