Brahmand Ghat, Mahavan, Near to Gokul

Story

Here, the small boy Krishna at earth while playing with the cowherd boys. The boys saw this and told Mother Yashoda, who asked Balram about it. Balram verified the fact. She went to Krishna and asked Him herself, "Have You eaten clay?" He replied, "No, Maiya, I did not eat clay." "All right, Kanhaiya, open Your mouth and show me." "You can see, Maiya," He said as He opened His mouth. Looking into Kanhaiya's mouth, Maiya became dumbstruck. There, she saw innumerable universes, countless Brahmas, Vishnus and Maheshas (Shiva), and all moving and non-moving entities. She closed her eyes in fear and thought, "What is this that I am seeing? Is it an illusion or someone's magical powers?" Upon opening her eyes, Mother Yashoda saw that Kanhaiya was sitting on her lap. She returned to the house and called the brahmanas, who recited blessings to pacify the wrath of the demigods. She also donated cows and other valuables to the brahmanas. Although Yashoda-maiya had directly witnessed Krishna's quality of being Bhagvan in the form of seeing countless universes and all animate and inanimate objects situated within His mouth, she never accepted Krishna as the Supreme Lord. Her vatsalya-prem, or motherly love, for Him blossomed rather than weakened. By contrast, when Devki and Vasudev beheld Krishna's four-armed form, their vatsalya-prem weakened. Similarly, Arjuna's sakhya-bhav (mood of friendship) also weakened when he saw Krishna's universal form. Devki, Vasudev and Arjuna folded their hands and began to glorify Krishna and pray to Him. In Braj, however, the prem of the Brajvasis does not weaken even when Krishna manifests Himself as the Supreme Lord. Their sweet mood towards Shri Krishna never diminishes because they never accept Him as Bhagvan.

Story-2

Brahmand Ghat, Mahavan, Mathura

Another time, the small boy Krishna was playing here with His companions, the cowherd boys, when the boys unexpectedly began to tease Him and laugh and clap. At first, Kanhaiya could not understand why, but quite soon He did. Dham, Shridham, Madhumangal and the other cowherd boys were saying, "Nand Baba is fair-complexioned and Yashoda-maiya is fair-complexioned, but You are black. Why? The fact is that You were not born from Yashoda-maiya's womb. Someone else gave birth to You, but being unable to bring You up, they put You in the hollow of a banyan tree. The supremely merciful Nand Baba found You there crying helplessly. He picked You up and placed You in the lap of Mother Yashoda, but, in reality, You are not the son of Nand and Yashoda." Kanhaiya stopped playing and went home weeping. He began to roll around the courtyard, crying. Mother Yashoda affectionately picked Him up in her arms and tried to find out why He was crying. But today Kanhaiya refused to sit in her lap. She forcibly took Him in her arms, brushed the dust from His limbs, and asked Him what had happened. After Kanhaiya calmed down a little, He said, "Dham, Shridham and the other cowherd boys are saying, `You were not born from Maiya's womb. Baba is fair-complexioned and Maiya is fair-complexioned, so where did You, who are black, come from?'" Hearing this, Maiya started laughing and said, "O my lala, who else is saying this?" "Dau Bhaiya." Maiya, put her hand on Krishna's forehead and said, "I take an oath before Shri Narayan that You are my son born from my womb. I will chastise those children." She then began to breast-feed Krishna. In reality, Nand Baba was of a fair complexion, but Mother Yashoda, who was a very beautiful gopi, was slightly dark in hue. How else could Krishna have been so beautiful if He had not been born from Mother Yashoda's womb? But because Kanhaiya was somewhat darker than His mother, the boys teased Him about it. This place, which treasures this pastime, can still be seen today.

At Brahmand Ghat with family

Memorial moments at Brahmand Ghat, Mahavan, Mathura

At Brahmand Ghat with Naina Devi

Family photo at Brahmand Ghat

Moments reminding Shri Krishna's place Brahmand Ghat

Raval, The Birthplace of Shrimati Radharani

Raval is the most auspicious birthplace of Srimati Radharani who is the embodiment of mahabhava, the essence of Sri Krishna’s pleasure potency. Raval is 9km (6 miles) south of Mathura, on the other side of the Yamuna River. It is about halfway between Mathura and Gokula.  It is not so frequently visited place, which inspires unique mood of separation in the hearts of Her devotees. Only by great fortune will someone desire to visit this holy place, and reverentially touch and remember it.

Srimati Radhika is most loved by Her father Vrishabhanu Maharaja. For this reason, devotees usually refer to Her as “Vrishabhanu-nandini” (the daughter of Vrishabhanu Maharaja).

The word ravala means “an influential landlord”. This place is named after Sri Vrishabhanu Maharaja, who was a most influential landlord.

Once King Vrishabhanu went to the Yamuna river to take bath. He saw a golden lotus flower that shone like a million suns in the middle of the river. In the middle of the lotus flower was baby Srimati Radharani. Lord Brahma appeared before King Vrishabhanu and told him that in his previous life he and his wife, Kirtida, had performed great austerities to get the consort of Lord Vishnu as their daughter.

Sri Radha's effulgent form illuminated the ten directions. Whoever sees Radha once is freed from the threefold miseries. Her body is extremely soft and Her complexion is like molten gold.

King Vrishabhanu took the child home, but found her to be blind. Narada Muni appeared before the king and told him that despite the child's blindness he should go ahead and perform all the auspicious birth ceremonies Nanda Maharaja brought baby Krishna along for the ceremonies held by king Vrishabhanu for his daughter.

When baby Krishna crawled before Srimati Radharani, She could smell the wonderful aroma of His body, and at that moment She opened Her eyes. The first person She saw was Her eternal consort, Sri Krishna.

Sri Radha would wander around with many other girls, and Her mother felt joyful watching Her. Vrishabhanu with his associates would sit at one place and, like this, there is no limit to the fun in Ravala.

There is a small temple here called Larly-Lal. Small, but very sweet Deities of Radha and Krishna are said to be installed by Vajranabha, Krishna's great grandson.

After circumambulating the altar and offering prayers to Radharani one can climb to the roof and see dried Yamuna bed. On the opposite side of the temple is Radharani's garden. Radha-Krishna tree in Radharani's garden resemble white Radha standing next to blackish Krishna. There are ruins of old temple in Radharani's garden.

The desire to become a maidservant of Srimati Radhika awakens in the heart of one who comes to this place, hears pure Vaishnavas speak hari-katha here and touches its sacred dust.

The signboard towards Raval village, the birthplace of Shrimati Radharani

The welcome gate for Raval Village, The birthplace of Shrimati Radharani

The temple, Radharani Birthplace- Raval Gaon

The Radharani Temple view from outside at Raval

Family photograph from the top of Radharani Temple - Raval

Father, Mother from the top of Radharani Temple

Family Photograph from the top of Radharani temple at Raval

Naina Devi - At Raval, the birthplace of Radharani

Father Mother standing besides the temple's old part

Myself and Naina Devi

Yugal Sarkar ke sakshyat swaroop as 2 trees

Chacha Chachi at Raval

Its the final destiny

Oh! Yes! Its the final destiny

Radharani Temple, Outside View - Raval

Chacha Chachi at the temple top

The outside view of the temple

Shrimati Radharani Garden

Shrimati Radharani Garden

Shrimati Radharani Garden

Outside view of the Radharani temple at Raval

Beautiful deity of Radharani inside the temple

The well, where Kirti da the mother of Radharani suppose to bring water

Shri Radha Naam Aadhar...
Param Dhan Shri Radha Shri Radha Shri Radha
These are not the trees, these are divine souls who doing sewa in the yugal Leela