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Mathura Population: 235,000 Mathura is an extremely important pilgrimage city where Lord Krishna was born 5,000 years ago. It is 150km south of Delhi and 14km from Vrindavan. Mathura is on the main train line between Delhi and Agra. Mathura is the center of Braja Mandala. Its parikrama path is 15 km (9 miles). The two main places to visit here are Krishna Janmasthan (the appearance place of Krishna) and Vishram Ghata. Many pastimes from the Srimad Bhagavatam and other Puranas took place in Mathura. Ambarish Maharaja waited at Ambarish-tila for Durvasa Muni to return, from being chased across the universe by Lord Vishnu’s disc (cakra). At Bali-tila, Bali Maharaja performed his great sacrifice to take over the universe. Lord Vamanadeva begged three steps of land from Bali Maharaja at this place. Narada Muni instructed Dhruva Maharaja in Mathura. Ravana performed austerities to acquire his mystic powers here. About 350m north of Visrama Ghata, on the bank of the Yamuna, is the old Kamsa Tila Fort. “When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu approached Mathura and saw the city, He immediately fell to the ground and offered obeisances with great ecstatic love. When He entered the city of Mathura He took his bath at Visrama Ghata. He then visited the birthplace of Krishna and saw the Deity named Kesavaji. He offered His respectful obeisances to this deity. (Caitanya Caritamrita. Madhya-lila 17.155-156) Orientation You could then go next to Ranga Bhumi, the Rangesvara Siva Temple and the Keshava Gaudiya Math. All these places are on the same street, in south Mathura. Next you could go to Dhruva Ghata, which is in southeast Mathura, on the bank of the Yamuna. From Dhruva Ghata you could go to Visrama Ghata, which is in east-central Mathura, on the bank of the Yamuna. Very close to Visrama Ghata is the Pippalesvara Siva temple. You could then walk around and visit the ghats in this area. There are 25 ghats in this area. Visrama Ghata is the most well known ghata and is the central ghata. You could then go to the Dwarkadish Temple, which is a few minutes walk from Visrama Ghata. Next you could go to the Adi Varaha and Sveta Varaha temples, which are about a five minutes walk from the Dwarkadish Temple. In the center of Mathura are the Padmanabha Swayambhu Temple and Dirgha Vishnu Temple. The railway station is in the extreme southern section of Mathura. There are two bus stations in Mathura. The Old Bus Stand is in south Mathura, near the Rangesvara temple. The New Bus Stand is in west Mathura, outside the main area of town. Information
and Tours You can change money at the State Bank of India (407-647) on Railway Station Rd. A good astrologer to see is Raghunath Jyotishi Pandit (Radha Mohan Das) who does astrology, palmistry and numerology. He is located at the Hotel Brij Bihar in Mathura. You should call him at 0565 404-209 for a appointment, as many days he is not in his office. He can also be contacted at 0565 403-243 between 8 to 10 am and 8 to 10 pm. He mainly deals with answering specific questions. History Boat
Ride on the Yamuna River Parikrama of Mathura Four
Main Siva Temples in Mathura There are four important Siva temples that surround Mathura that protect the four sides of Mathura, which are called the dik-pala (protectors) of Mathura. They are Gokarnesvara Mahadeva in the north, Pippalesvara Mahadeva in the east, Rangesvara Mahadeva in the south, and Bhutesvara Mahadeva in the west. Pippalesvara
Mahadeva Temple Pippalesvara protects the eastern side of Mathura. People can go and touch this linga. There is a 2/3 metre (2 ft) high murti (statue) of the sage Pippalada worshiping Lord Siva in this temple. How To Get Here This temple is on the road that runs along the bank of the Yamuna. It is a small yellow temple on the right, about 100m (330 ft) south of Visrama Ghata. Everyone knows where it is located. Gokarnesvara
Siva Temple The activities of the sage Gokarna are described in the Bhagavata-mahatmya section of the Padma Purana. One rishi could not get a child so he approached another rishi to get the benediction to get a child. The rishi gave him a fruit and told him to feed the fruit to his wife. The wife fed this fruit to a cow and a child, called Gokarna, was born. Gokarna was born from a cow who had eaten the sacrificial fruit offered by a brahmana. He was born with ears like a cow (go means “cow” and karna means “ears”). He spoke the Srimad Bhagavatam to his demoniac brother, and thus liberated his brother. According to Narayana Bhatt, he was a sage (rishi) who
received the vision of Krishna, after performing austerities here
for eighteen years. How To Get Here This temple is located behind the All-India Radio Station in northeast Mathura. It is located in a quiet area of Mathura. To get here, first ask to go to the radio station. Potra
Kunda and Jnana Vapi Jnana Vapi is located to your right, behind the property of the Guru-Govinda Gaudiya Math temple, down some old stone steps. There are also a Nitai-Gaura Temple and the Jnaneswara Mahadeva linga. How To Get Here If you are on the main street facing the main Keshava Deo Temple complex, you make a left and walk about 100m (330 ft) and Potra Kunda is right in front of you. To get to Jnana Vapi you go around the kunda. When you see the kunda, after coming from the Keshava Deo Temple, you make a right and a left to go around the kunda. When you reach the end of the kunda you make another left and then a right. In front of you there may be some water (depending on the time of the year). Bhutesvara
Mahadeva Temple How To Get Here This temple is in west Mathura. It is about a kilometre away from Krishna Janmasthan, the appearance place of Lord Krishna. Dwarkadish
Temple How To Get Here This temple is a few minutes walk from Visrama Ghata, off a busy road. Everyone knows where this temple is located. It is located in the eastern part of Mathura, not far from the Yamuna River.
Rangesvara
Mahadeva Temple How To Get Here This temple is located close the Old Bus Stand. It is located off the main road, down a path with shops on both sides. Most people know where this temple is located. If you want to come to the places in this area, it is a good idea to ask to first come to this temple. This is because most people know this temple, but not the other places in the area.
Padmanabha
Swayambhu Temple How To Get Here This is a hard temple to find. To find this place it seems that you have to ask for the Padmanath Deity. This temple is located down a side road off Kotwali Road between Bharatpura Gate and Holi Gate. This road goes north from Kotwali road. The road you go down has a steel beam over the road, to make sure that vehicles that are too high do not enter this road. There is a basket shop next to this road. When you get on this road you walk north about 325m (four minutes) and you will see a pinkest, simply carved, good-sized doorway. From the outside, this place looks like someone’s house. Also, once you are inside it looks like someone’s house. Dirgha
Vishnu Temple It is also said that when Krishna came to see Kamsa, He increased His size to reach Kamsa, who was sitting high on his throne. The Deity in this temple is a black Deity of Lord Vishnu holding a club, conchshell, disc, and lotus. It is mentioned in the Caitanya Caritamrita (Madhya 17.191) that Lord Caitanya came here when he visited Mathura. How To Get Here The Dirgha Vishnu Temple is on the same road as Bharatpura Gate. This temple is north of Bharatpura Gate; about ten minutes walk from the Bhuteswara Temple. Kubja
Kupa How To Get Here This place is in southeast Mathura, down a side road from the Government College (school), near a bridge for the Mathura-Hathras railway line. You can get here by going out the back entrance of the Rangeswara Mahadeva temple and this place is several minutes away. Durvasa
Muni’s Ashrama “Durvasa Muni was a powerful mystic brahmana determined to observe the principles of religion with great vows and under strict austerities. His name is associated with many historical events, and it appears that the great mystic could be easily satisfied and easily annoyed, like Lord Siva. When he was satisfied, he could do tremendous good to the servitor, but if he was dissatisfied he could bring about the greatest calamity. It is understood that he was a plenary incarnation of Lord Siva, and thus he could be either easily satisfied or annoyed. He was a great devotee of Lord Siva. He could travel a great distance through space, even up to the Vaikuntha planets beyond material space. He traveled all these long distances within one year, during his quarrel with King Ambarish, the great devotee and emperor of the world.” (Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.11, purport) How To Get Here This place is on the other side of the Yamuna River from Mathura, in Isapur. You go over the bridge in Mathura and go about 1km east. There is a dirt road on the left, which you go down for about 1km, which ends near this place. You can also take a boat across the river at Visrama Ghata to this place. It is then about a five-minute walk to this place, about 300m. The
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