Govardhan Darshan

16 October 2009. From today upto the next 2 weeks our Parikrama party will be staying in Govardhan. Early this morning, everyone with all their luggage left Gopinath Bhavan and went to our Giridhari Gaudiya Math in Govardhan. On the way we took darshan of Santanu Kund which is actually part of Kumudvan and was the place of austerity of Santanu Maharaj and by which he begot the famous son Bhishmadev. Here we got darshan of Santanu Maharaj's ancient deities and like Santanu Maharaj who prayed here to beget a son, we also prayed that bhakti (devotion to Sri Sri Radha and Krishna) will take birth in our hearts (like a son). Then after breakfast there, we proceeded to Paitha Gaon, the place where (during Vasanta Rasa lila / Spring time rasa lila) Krsna hid and took the form of 4-armed Narayan but when the gopis saw Him, they offered obeisances to Him and continued to look for Krishna. When Srimati Radhika came nearby, just by smelling her fragrance in the breeze Krishna cannot maintain His disguise and 2 of his 4 arms went back to His belly. Then we went to Chandra Sarovar where during rasa lila the moon was ecstatic to witness the event and decided not to move from there for one night of Brahma. Here also in this area we got darshan of the bhajan kuti of Sri Vallabhacarya and the great poet musician Surdas who was blind but has vision of the Lord. Then just before lunch time everyone arrived in Sri Giridhari Gaudiya Math.