शकटभंजन स्थल, महावन

balakrishn dvara shakatasur ka vadh

shakatabhanjan sthal bhagavan shrikrishn ki balalilaoan se sambandhit hai. yah sthal mathura ke nikat mahavan namak sthan par sthit hai.

• mahavan jo ki mathura ke samip, yamuna ke doosare tat par sthit ati prachin sthan hai, ise balakrishn ki kri dasthali mana jata hai. yahaan anek chhote-chhote mandir haian, jo adhik purane nahian haian. samast vanoan se ayatan mean b da hone ke karan hi mahavan ko 'brihadvan' bhi kaha gaya hai.
• shakatabhanjan sthal vah sthan hai, jahaan balakrishn ne shakatasur vadh ki lila ki thi. ek samay jab balakrishn kisi chhak de ke niche palane mean so rahe the. yashoda maiya unake janmanakshatr utsav ke lie vyast thian. usi samay kans dvara prerit ek asur shakatasur us chhak de mean pravisht ho gaya aur us chhak de ko is prakar se dabane laga, jisase balakrishn us chhak de ke niche dabakar mar jaean. kintu chanchal balakrishn ne kilakari marate hue apane ek pair ki thokar se sahaj roop mean hi usaka vadh kar diya. chhak da ulat gaya aur usake oopar rakhe hue doodh, dahi, makkhan adi ke bartan chakanachoor ho gaye. bachche ka rodan sunakar yashoda maiya dau di huee vahaan pahuanchi aur ashcharyachakit ho gee. bachche ko sakushal dekhakar brahmanoan ko bulakar bahut-si goooan ka dan kiya. vaidik raksha ke mantroan ka uchcharanapoorvak brahmanoan ne kali gay ke mootr aur gobar se krishn ka abhishek kiya.