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Varsana (Barsana) During the time of Krishna, Varsana was the capital of King Vrishabhanu, the father of Radharani. This is where Srimati Radharani lived and had many pastimes with Krishna. She grew up here. King Vrishabhanu and his family, including Srimati Radharani, lived at Varsana. Varsana is 42km (25 miles) from Mathura and has a 7km parikrama path around it. There are four peaks here, on which there are Maan Garh, Mor Kuti, Vilas Garh and Dan Garh. Each one of these peaks is said to correspond to a head of Lord Brahma. Lord Brahma wanted to do some personal service for Radha and Krishna, so he incarnated himself as these hills. This is stated in the Varaha and Padma Puranas. It is said that the light colored hill of Varsana corresponds to Brahma, the dark colored Govardhana Hill to Krishna, and the reddish hill at Nandagram to Siva. The Holi festival here at Varsana is a very popular, interesting and wild event. Other big festivals are Radhastami and the burhi-lila performances. How To Get Here Varsana is about 42km (25 miles) northwest of Vrindavana, off the main road that goes between Mathura and Delhi. The easiest way to get here is by taking a taxi, which takes about an hour. Both Varsana and Nandagram are close to each other (about 8km apart) and can easily be visited in the same day. The Braja Darsana bus goes directly to Varsana at 8 am in the morning. This bus begins at the Vrindavana bus stand. You can also get this bus outside the ISKCON temple. You can also take a bus to Kosi (40 km or 25 miles) and from there get a tempo to here. Getting
Around (Varsana Parikrama) Up another set of steps is Maan Kutir. At the bottom of the hill here is Krishna Kunda. From here you can follow the path on top of the hill to Dan Mal and the Kushal Bihari (Jaipur) Temple. If you continue on the path, past the Jaipur temple, you come to the Larily Lal temple after a five minutes walk. Verses
About Radharani “Once Lord Krishna considered within His heart: ‘Everyone says that I am complete bliss, full of all rasas. All the world derives pleasure from Me. Is there anyone who can give Me pleasure? One who has a hundred times more qualities than Me could give pleasure to My mind. One more qualified than Me is impossible to find in the world. But in Radha alone I feel the presence of one who can give Me pleasure. “Although My beauty defeats the beauty of ten million Cupids, although it is unequaled and unsurpassed, and although it gives pleasure to the three worlds, seeing Radharani gives pleasure to My eyes. The vibration of My transcendental flute attracts the three worlds, but My ears are enchanted by the sweet words of Srimati Radharani. Although the entire creation is full of different tastes because of Me, I am charmed by the nectarean taste of the lips of Srimati Radharani, and although My touch is cooler than ten million moons, I am refreshed by the touch of Srimati Radhika. Thus although I am the source for the happiness of the entire world, the beauty and attributes of Sri Radhika are My life and soul. “In this way my affectionate feelings for Srimati Radharani may be understood, but on analysis I find them contradictory. My eyes are fully satisfied when I look upon Srimati Radharani, but by looking upon Me, She becomes even more advanced in satisfaction. The flute-like murmur of the bamboo rubbing against one another steals Radharani’s consciousness, for She thinks it to be the sound of My flute and She embraces a tamala tree, mistaking it for Me. ‘I have gotten the embrace of Sri Krishna,’ She thinks, ‘so now My life is fulfilled.’ “Thus She remains immersed in pleasing Krishna taking the tree in Her arms. When a favorable breeze carries to Her the fragrance of My body, She is blinded by love and tries to fly into the breeze. When She tastes the betel chewed by Me, She merges in an ocean of joy and forgets everything else. Even with hundreds of mouths I could not express the transcendental pleasure She derives from My association. “Seeing the luster of Her complexion after Our pastimes together, I forget My own identity in happiness. The sage Bharata has said that the mellows of lover and beloved are equal. But He does not know the mellows of My Vrindavana. The happiness I feel when meeting Radharani is a hundred times greater than the happiness I get from meeting others.” (Caitanya Caritamrita Adi 4.235-258). Radha
and Krishna’s Pastimes Larily
Lal Temple (Shriji Mandir) At the foot of the steps that lead to this temple are
the Asta-sakhi temple and the Vrishabhanu, Kirtida, Sridama temple.
These temples are said to have been established by Vajranabha. How To Get Here If you come by taxi
the most likely place for the taxi to park is on the side of the hill
close to the steps leading up to this temple, as almost everyone coming
to Varsana comes to this temple first. You then walk up about 193
steps to this temple. It is a fairly hard climb and there are men
at the bottom of the hill that carry people up the steps in a small
palanquin. Kushal
Bihari (Jaipur) Temple How To Get Here This is a large temple on top of the hill. It is about half a km from the main temple in Varsana. From the Larily Lal Temple, you can walk along the top of the hill to this temple, on a nice path. Dan
Mal (Dan Garh) The pastime about this place is that once there was a poor brahmana who had a daughter of marriageable age. The brahmana was so poor that he had no money to give a suitable dowry for his daughter. The brahmana’s wife had a sharp tongue and she sent her husband out to beg and told him not to come back without a suitable dowry. He approached Krishna at this place to help him. Krishna then arranged for him to get golden jewelry equal to the weight of Srimati Radharani. How To Get Here This place is on top of the hills here, next to the Kushal Bihari (Jaipur) temple. It is about 20m (60 feet) from the Kushal Bihari temple, on the same side as Mayur Kutir. Sankari
Kor (Sankara Gully) This pastime is known as dan-lila or matuki-lila. These pastimes are re-enacted each year during the burhi-lila festival. In this pastime a boy playing Krishna stops another boy dressed as Radharani, who tries to walk by carrying a pot. Sankari means “narrow”. This narrow passageway is between the village of Chiksoli (Citra) and the town of Varsana. The path becomes very narrow at this place, with the rock coming down sharply making a V. You have to be careful that you don’t fall walking through here. How To Get Here If you just came down the steps from the Larily Lal Temple, you make a right. You walk 80m and make another right. You follow the road around for about 200m. At this point the road turns left and bears to the right. You turn left and go 30m and make a right. The road goes through the village for 300m and then becomes a path for 700m. At this point you come to Sankari Kor. You can also have your taxi take you here. By taxi you come to the other side of Sankari Kor, near Mayur Kutir, in the village of Chiksoli. Vilas
Garh Chiksoli
(Citra Village) How To Get Here This village is on the other side of Sankari Kor. Varsana is on one side and Chiksoli is on the other. They are virtuously right next to each other. Mayur
Kutir (Mor Khutir) In the small temple of Mayur Kutir there is a beautiful
painting of Krishna dancing as a peacock. The painting on the altar
here was done by a blind saint who used to live here. How To Get Here This is a small red
brick building without any windows on the top of the hill. There are
two ways to get here. From the Jaipur temple you take the left path
going in the direction away from the Larily Lal Temple. You pass the
Dan-bihari Temple at the beginning of the path. You walk across a
ridge (the top of the hill) about 400m. If you come this way you should
have shoes on, as the path can be a bit rough. Maan
Kutir (Maan Garh) How To Get Here This place is close to the Mayur Kutir. If you came from Sankari Kor you take the second larger set of steps (15 of them). When you come up the steps you make a left passing Krishna Kunda. You then follow the path around for about 20 seconds and you will come to some red rough steps that go up a steep hill. It is a tough climb to get here. If you take the main path from the Jaipur temple you come to a set of buildings at the end of the path, after half a km. You make a left down some steps and walk about 16m (50 ft) and the steps leading to this place are on your right. Gahwarvan Dohani
Kunda and Bihar Kunda How To Get Here These two kunds are near the village of Chiksoli. They are at the bottom of the hill, not far from the bottom of the steps that go up to Mayur Kutir. Pila
Pokhar Kunda The pastime of this place is that Mother Yasoda really loved Srimati Radharani and wanted Her to marry Krishna. So one time when Radharani came to Nandagram, Mother Yasoda put some turmeric paste on Her hands. The custom is that when the bride’s father and groom’s father have agreed that their children would get married then the agreement become finalized by applying turmeric paste onto the hands of the future bride. When Radharani saw her yellow hands, she did not know what to do. So Srimati Radharani came here and washed her hands in the water of this pond. The water of this pond is still yellow today. This is a peaceful place. How To Get Here Pila Pokhar is across the road from the Larily Lal Temple, at the bottom of the hill. If you just left the place where most people park to go to the Larily Lal Temple, you go back to the main road (about 200m away). Directly in front of you is a bridge, which you cross. After going about 200m, directly in front of you is Pila Pokhar, behind some buildings (a school). It is a large well-kept kunda and is hard to miss. Mukta
Kunda Nanda and Yasoda were very joyful. But then Mother Yasoda realized that to accept the proposal of marriage they had to return a plate of precious jewels and gems to Radharani’s parents, and they did not have any. When Krishna found out about this, he decided to plant the jewels and gems that were sent by King Vrishabhanu in a field. So that trees would grow that would be full of jewels. Sure enough a big tree grew that was full of priceless jewels. These jewels were sent to King Vrishabhanu and Queen Kirtida to accept the marriage proposal. Nanda Maharaja and Mother Yasoda went to Paurnamasi to receive her blessings for the marriage. She told them that if Radharani and Krishna got married at this particular time the marriage would not last. She said that maybe in the future they should get married, depending on their astrological charts. So the marriage was stopped. If you know of information that is not listed here, or if you would like to help update our listings, please e-mail us at: |
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