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Barsana / बरसाना

• Barsana is the pastime place of Shri Krishna's beloved Radhika. Lying at the heart of this village is a multitude of the Divine Couple's sweet and secret amorous pastimes, together with Their transcendental moods and desires. The Vaishnava community reveres Barsana. This venerable land with its lakes, ponds, gardens and forests — such as Gahvaravan, Sankari-khor and other pastime places — reminds one of Radha and Krishna's different pastimes. In Braj, the grass, small shrubs, creepers, trees, animals, birds, insects, snakes and so forth are all composed of Sachidanand; or eternality, spiritual consciousness and full transcendental bliss. They assist Radha and Krishna in their pastimes, and are very dear to them. It is said in the scriptures that even eminent realised souls, like Brahma and Shankar, repeatedly pray to attain a birth like theirs so that they too may be able to serve Radha and Krishna.
• "All the grass, shrubs, insects and other creatures found in Braj are very dear to He who is the very embodiment of all transcendental bliss, Shri Mukund, and they assist in His pastimes. All the scriptures have repeatedly established this fact, and devotees ranging from Brahma to Uddhav have expressed a desire to take birth in Braj amongst these species. For these reasons, I worship all the creatures who reside in Braj."
• Barsana's original name is Vrisabhanupura. Vrisabhanu Maharaja, the father of Radhika, lived here with his family. Barsana is situated fourteen miles west of Govardhan and six miles east of Kamyavan According to the Varah and Padma Puranas, Brahma pleased Shri Hari at the end of Satya Yug by performing arduous worship. Brahma then asked for the following boon: "Please perform Your sweet pastimes with the Braj-gopis on my very form and allow me to behold these lilas. Please make my life blessed, by especially performing swing pastimes in the rainy season and by performing Holt in spring."
• Pleased with Brahma, Shri Hari instructed him, "Go to Brsabhanupura and take the form of a hill there. In that form you will be able to behold all Our sweet pastimes."

And so it happened that Brahma assumed the form of a hill at this place in Braj and fulfilled his cherished desire.