Unai (Janai-Gaon)
Unai lies one-and-a-half miles south of Bajana. This is where Brahma became bewildered upon seeing Krishna sitting and eating with his sakhas. In the end, Krishna kindly removed Brahma's bewilderment and revealed Himself to him. At that time, Brahma saw the whole universe as krishnamay, or "filled with Krishna". Therefore, this place is called Janai-gaon, which is derived from the verb janna meaning "to know" or "to understand".
Balahara
It was here that Brahma stole away the cowherd boys. This place is therefore called Balahara. Bala means "boy", and harna means "to steal".
Parkham
This place is situated one mile west of Janai-gaon. Seeing Krishna and the sakhas sitting and eating together, Brahma wanted to test His bhagvatta, or quality of being God. This place is therefore known as Parkham, from the verb pariksa karna, meaning "to test".
Sei
Sei is situated one-and-a-half miles south-east of Parkham and four miles from Pasauli. Brahmaji, bewildered by Krishna's illusory energy, stole the cowherd boys and the calves and hid them in a secret place. However, when he returned after one year, he saw that Krishna and the cowherd boys were tending the calves just as before. At that time, he began to wonder if the cowherd boys and calves that he had hidden in the cave were still there (sei). When he saw that they were indeed still there, he doubted that they were with Krishna. "Kya sei? – Are they there?", he wondered. By Brahma's saying sei over and over again in this way, this place became known as Sei. Seeing the cowherd boys and the calves together with Krishna as before, Brahma ascertained (sei), "This Krishna is definitely the Supreme Lord Himself."
Chauma
Being fearful, Brahma repented and praised Shri Krishna with his four mouths (char mukh) at this place; therefore, this village is called Chaumunha. It lies on the Mathura–Delhi highway one mile west of Parkham and approximately eight miles from Mathura. One mile from Chaumunha is a very beautiful village named Alai, where one can have darsan of an ancient deity of Brahma. Today, Chaumunha is simply known as Chauma. Bhakti-Ratnakar affirms:
Chaumunha grame brahma amsi krishnapase
karaye Krishna stuti asesa visese
"Brahma offered prayers to Krishna in Chaumunha-Gram.”
Pasauli
This place is also called Sapauli, Aghavan and Sarpasthali. Here, Shri Krishna killed and delivered Aghasur, who had assumed the form of a python. Pasauli lies two miles north-west of Parkham.
Story
Once, Krishna and the cowherd boys came to this forest while grazing the cows. Aghasur, the embodiment of sin (agha), came here intent on avenging his sister Putana's death. Taking the form of an enormous and fearsome python, he lay on the road, his lower jaw on the ground and his upper jaw touching the sky. His mouth looked like a cave and his tongue like the road entering it. The cowherd boys and the calves casually entered his mouth. But he did not close his mouth because he was specifically intent on swallowing Krishna. Krishna, however, remained behind. From a distance, He had signalled to the cowherd boys to not enter Agha's mouth, but they had fearlessly entered nonetheless, having not the slightest doubt about Shri Krishna's power to protect them. To rescue the sakhas, Shri Krishna now also entered Agha's mouth, which thereupon closed. Shri Krishna became an obstacle in Agha's throat by expanding His body so much that Agha's breathing stopped and he choked. The demon thus suffocated. Within a short time, the opening at the top of his skull burst open and a light came out and ascended into the sky.
Shri Krishna then glanced over the cowherd boys and calves, bringing them back to life. They all emerged from Aghasur's mouth. Brahma and other demigods saw the light enter Krishna's lotus feet. After Krishna delivered Aghasur, He returned with the cowherd boys to Vrindavan.