Bahulavan

Adinga

This village is situated nine miles west of Mathura and four miles east of Govardhan on the main road between these places. Shri Krishna and His sakhas obstructed the sakhis way demanding tax from them. Therefore the name of the village is Adinga. The Hindi word adna means "to obstruct". Here, in Killola-kund, Shri Krishna and Balram relished joyful water-sports (jal-killola).

Madhuri Kund

Two miles south-east of Adinga is Madhuri-kund, the charming place of Radha's dear sakhi Madhuri. It is also the place where the poet Madhuri dasaji performed his bhajan.

Mayur Grama

This place is situated two miles south-west of Bahulavan. After seeing the dancing of the peacocks (mayur) here, Shri Krishna started dancing with great pleasure in the midst of His beloved gopis. The peacocks very happily gave one of their beautiful multi-coloured feathers as an offering to Krishna, which He placed on His head. Mayur-kund is a place of darshan here.

Chhakna Grama

This village is situated near Mayur Grama. When Shri Krishna, Balram and the sakhas were out tending the cows, the gopis here fed them buttermilk (chhachh) to the boys' full satisfaction.

References

  1. saundaryam lalanali-dhairya, dalanam lila rama-stambhini
    tiryam kandukitadri-varyam , amalah pare-pararddham gunah
    silam larva-jananuranjanam aho, yasyayam asmat-prabhur visvam
    visva-janina-kirtir avatat , krsne jagan-mohanah
  2. Shri-radhikayah priyata svarupata ,susilata nartana-gana-chaturi
    gunali-sampata kavita cha rajate, jagan-mohana-citta-mohini
  3. vavshi-dhari jagan-nari , chitta-hari sa Sarike
    vihari gopa-naribhir , jiyan madana-mohanah
  4. A yaksini is a female yaksha, a ghostly follower of the demigod Kuber, the treasurer of the demigods.