Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja
Behold Vrndavana! It is so beautiful with its many blissful, splendid groves of kalpa-vrksa trees; its many parrots and other birds, intoxicated by singing Vedic hymns glorifying Krsna; its many deer who are so pleasing to Krsna; its splendid transcendental lakes, ponds, and streams, all filled with water as sweet as nectar; and its mountains of valuable jewels.
Places in Vrindavan:
Places around Vrindavan:
Places around Raval:
“If somebody has any material desires while performing Govardhana parikrama, such as, ‘May I get married’, or ‘May I receive a great deal of wealth’, or, ‘Let my daughter or son get married’, or ‘May I get a good house’, or ‘May I get a good job’, Giriraja Govardhana will fulfill these desires very easily. That is why hundreds of thousands of people perform parikrama every day, especially during Kartik month and on Ekadasi and Purnima.
“On Purnima there is nowhere to even stand in Govardhana. People pay obesiances 108 times in one place before moving forward one body-length, and again they perform the same anount of obeisances, and in this way circumambulate Sri Giriraja. Thus, their parikrama takes a very long time. Why do they do this? For material sense gratification. How unfortunate these people are – they are not desiring krsna-bhakti as the gopis do, and as the gopis request it from Giriraja as their only desire.
“In Goloka Vrndavana, Krsna once said to Srimati Radharani, ‘I want to go to the Earth planet. Please come with Me.’ Radharani replied, ‘I will not go alone. Yamuna-devi and Giriraja Govardhana must come with us. Everything here must first appear there; then I will go.’ "That is why Giriraja is not ordinary – He has come from Goloka Vrndavana."
