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Vrindavan / Brindaban / वृन्दावन

ISCKON Temple, Vrindavan, Mathura

Vrindavan is a town in the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, India. Vrindavan is located at 27.58°N 77.7°E, It is about 15 km away from Mathura, the city of Lord Krishna's birthplace.Vrindavan is the site of an ancient forest which is the region where Lord Krishna spent his childhood days.

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This supremely charming forest known as Vrindavan is expertly served by Shri Vrinda Devi and is densely filled with many types of seva kunjas and keli-kunjas. Vrinda Devi eternally resides here, and is the protector, nourisher and forest goddess (vana-devi) of Vrindavan. All the trees, creepers, birds and animals of Vrindavan are under her jurisdiction, and they are dependent upon and obedient to her. She constantly engages countless gopis in service in the kunjas, and she is therefore the presiding deity of kunja-seva. It is important to understand Yogmaya (the collective internal energy of the Supreme Lord – samastibhuta svarupa-Sakti), Paurnamasi (the potency behind all of Krishna's pastimes – parakhya maha-Shakti) and Vrinda Devi, as well as their respective functions. Bhagvati Paurnamasi is the pastime incarnation of Yogmaya; which means that when Yogmaya takes a tangible form, she becomes Paurnamasi. Paurnamasi's function is to attend to all the details of the various pastimes in the forests and in the villages of the cow herders. Vrinda Devi, on the other hand, who is the personification of Shri Krishna's lilakhya maha-shakti (His pastime potency) and also a manifestation of Yogmaya, makes all the arrangements for Radha and Krishna's confidential pastimes in the kunjas, and for rasa-vilasa and so on. Vrinda Devi's father is Chandrabhanu, her mother is Phullara Gopi and her husband is Mahipal. All of them eternally reside in Vrindavan. Vrinda Devi is the most important among all the sakhi messengers, such as Vrindarika, Meta and Murali. Her function is to skilfully arrange the meeting of the Divine Couple through various means and, therefore, she is the vana-devi of Vrindavan. Vrinda Devi has dedicated her kingdom of Vrindavan, which she wonderfully serves, protects and nourishes, at the lotus feet of Vrishabhanu-nandini Radhika, who is the embodiment of mahabhava. Therefore, Radhika is truly Vrindavanesvari, the Queen of Vrindavan.

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The Puranas state that Maharaja Kedar's daughter, who is described as Vrinda Devi; King Kushadhvaja's daughter, whom the Brahma-vaivarta Purana describes as Tulsi, the wife of Sankhachuda; and Vrinda, or Tulsi, the beloved of Hari who appears in the form of a plant on the Earth planet; are ansa, prakasha, and kala-svarupa of Vrinda Devi, who is a direct expansion of the personal form (kaya-vyuha svarupa) of sarva-saktimayi Radhika. Vrinda Devi eternally resides in Vrindavan, and she is continuously engaged in service to the Divine Couple in the nikunjas of Vrindavan. Indeed, Vrindavan is known by the name of this Vrinda Devi. Descriptions of the abundant glories of Shri Vrindavan are found throughout Shrimad-Bhagvat, which is the crown jewel of all evidences (pramanas). Shri Nand Baba's minister and elder brother Shri Upanand says:

"We should not stay in this Gokul-Mahavan which is constantly in turmoil. As gopas and gopis, our prime duty is to immediately take up residence in Vrindavan, whose charm is unrivalled, being enchanting in every respect. It is covered with lush grass, beautified with various trees, creepers and sacred mountains, and protected in all respects to provide safety to cows and other animals."

Temples Of Vrindavan

• Ranga Nath Temple
• Govind Deo Temple
• Banke Bihari Temple
• Shah Bihari Temple
• Madan Mohan Temple
• Radha Vallabh Temple
• Jaipur Temple
• Radha Raman Temple
• Shri Krishna Balarama Temple (ISCKON)
• Radha Damodar Temple
• Jugal Kishor Temple
• Mirabai Temple
• Gopi Nath Ji Temple
• Katyayani peeth

Gallery

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  Govind Deo Temple, Vrindavan

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  Rang Nath Temple, Vrindavan