IMPORTANT VANA’S OF VRINDAVAN

Vrindavan so van nahi, gokul jaiso gaaon, Radhe jaisi gopi nahi sri krishna jaiso naam. Some 60 years ago Vrindavan was a very deep forest. There were many wild animals also. In vrindavan itself there were quite a number of vana’s but 12 of them are very significant for some leela or the other of radha krishna.
1. NIDHI VAN-----This is near Sri Radharaman and shahj’s temple. This is the place from where Banke Bihari made his appearance. It was the main bhajan sthali of sriharidasji. Now w can have darshan of his samaadhi.also. No one can stay here in the night bcause even today the raas leela of radha krishna continues here.One great devotee of Radha Bihariji used to sweep this plce and he found Radhaji’s nupur here.
2Nikunjvan----- This van is also known as seva kunj. It is located near Radha Damodar temple. In the sevakunj there is a remple of Radha krishna. It is believed that even today the leels are performed by the duo here and no one can stay there in the late hours of night.
3sri ghahvar van----This van is towards the southern side of river yamuna, it is very beautiful place.
\4sri pparha van---This van is near adi badrinath ghat where srikrshna showed the gopi’s the darshan of adibadriji.
5sri Gopal van. This van is near the Gopal ghat where baba nand and yashoda had donated cows when Krishna safely came out from the clutches of kalia naag.
6Kalia daman van-----This was once a van from where Krishna had jumped in the river to kill kalia as had polluted the yamuna river by immiting poison in it.
7------Viharvan--- This is on the vrindavan parikarma marg. The devotees chant Radhe Radhe very loudly here because it is believed that they always remain there.


8.--Sri Atal van---In this van there is the temple of Atalbihariji. The story is that once his sakha’s served him food and asked him how did he like the food offered to him by them.Krishna replied atal which means fully satisfied. Hence the temple came to be known as Atalbihari temple.
9---Kevaari van---- This van is situated near Atal van.The day Krishna had sent Kalia naag away from rivr yamuna, he and the brijvassi’s had stayed the night in this van. In the night,the demons of kams were looking for such a great chance to kill Krishna and lit a fire al around them, but krishna saved everyone by his magical power.
10.Sri jhoolan van----Near Radha bagh there is a very harming place where Radha Krishna had played on the swing and sung melodious songs. This leela till goes on.So the true bhagats have experienced some viberating incidents in this place.
11sri gocharan van-----This van is near the vraha bhagwan’s temple and Gautam muni’s ashram.It is also alled virahavan.
12Sri Kishore van----This is near sewa kunj.This is the place where sri hariram Vyasji used to do bhajn and japa. Sri Radha yugal kishore thakur had given hi darshan in this van. Hence ithas been named sri kishore van.


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IMPORTANT KUNDA’S OF VRINDAVAN



1. Lalita kund---It is situated in seva kunj.
2 Vishakha kund----It is in nidhi van.
3sri braham kund ---It is in rangnath ji temple.
4sri gajraj kund----It is in rangnath temple.
5sri Govind kund---It is near sri Ram Krishna temple.
6sri davanal kund----It is also near sri Ram Krishna temple.