कोकिलावन

yah lekh vishesh roop se krishnakosh ke lie bharatakosh se sabhar

kokilavan
vivaran	'kokilavan' brajamandal ke dvadash vanoan mean se ek hai. yah van bhagavan shrikrishn ki vibhinn lilaoan se ju da hua hai. yahaan ke kee sthal darshaniy haian.
rajy	uttar pradesh
zila	mathura
marg sthiti	nandagaanv se tin mil uttar aur javat gram se ek mil pashchim mean sthit.
prasiddhi	krishn lila sthal
kya dekhean	ratnakar kund, aanjanauk, kamee, parasoan gaanv, bijavari, karehala, ludhauli, pisaee, chhatravan, saankhi, umarao gaanv adi.
sanbandhit lekh	braj, mathura, braj ke van, krishn, radha, krishn aur gopiyaan, nandagaanv, barasana
any janakari	is van mean saik doan kokilean mithe svar se van prant ko guanjar kar deti haian. braj ke adhikaansh van nasht ho jane par bhi yah van kuchh surakshit hai. is van ki pradakshina paune do kos ki hai.
adyatan‎	02:57 21 julaee, 2016 (IST)

kokilavan athava kolavan nandagaanv se tin mil uttar aur javat gram se ek mil pashchim mean sthit hai. yahaan abhi bhi is surakshit ramaniy van mean mayoor-mayoori, shuk-sari, hans-saras adi vividh prakar ke pakshi madhur svar se kalarav karate rahate haian tatha hiran, nilagay adi pashu bhi vicharate haian. brajavasi log jhund ke jhund mean apani gayoan ko charate haian. visheshat: is van mean saik doan kokilean mithe svar se kuhoo-kuhoo shabd ke dvara van prant ko guanjar kar deti haian. braj ke adhikaansh van nasht ho jane par bhi yah van kuchh surakshit hai. is van ki pradakshina paune do kos ki hai. 'brajabhakti vilas' ke anusar kokilavan mean ratnakar sarovar aur rasamandal avasthit haian.

pauranik prasang

ek samay mahakautuki shrikrishn radhika ji se milane ke lie b de utkanthit the, kintu sas jatila, nanad kutila aur pati abhimanyu ki badha ke karan ve is sanket sthal par nahian a sake. bahut der tak pratiksha karane ke pashchath krishn vahaan kisi ooanche vriksh par chadh gaye aur koyal ke saman barambar madhur roop se kuhakane lage. is adbhut kokil ke madhur aur ooanche svar ko sunakar sakhiyoan ke sath radhika krishn ke sanket ko samajh gayian aur unase milane ke lie atyant vyakul ho uthian. us samay vishakha ne jatila ko sambodhit karate hue kaha- "vishakhe! maianne kokiloan ki madhur kook bahut suni hai, kintu aj to yah koyal adbhut svar mean kook rahi hai. yadi adesh ho to ham is nirali kokil ko dekh aean." vriddha ne prasann hokar unhean jane ka adesh de diya. sakhiyaan b di prasann hueean aur is kokilavan mean pravesh kiya tatha yahaan shrikrishn se milakar b di prasann hueean. isalie ise kokilavan kahate haian.

bhaktiratnakar ka varnan

'bhaktiratnakar' mean kokilavan ka b da hi saras varnan hai-

javater pashchime e van manohar .
laksh-laksh kokil koohare nirantar ॥
ekadin krishn eee vanete asiya.
kokil-sadrish shabd kare harsh heeya ॥
sakal kokil heete shabd sumadhur .
ye sune barek tar dhairy jay door ॥
jatila kahaye vishakhare priyavani .
kokiler shabd aichhe kabhu nahi shuni ॥
vishakha kahaye-eee mo sabhar mane .
yadi kah e kokile dekhi giya vane ॥
vriddha kahe-jao ! shuni ullas ashesh .
raee sakhisah vane karila pravesh ॥
heel mahakautuk sukher sima naee .
sakaleee asiya milila ek thaanee ॥
kokiler shabde krishn mile radhikare .
e hetu 'kokilavan' kahaye ihare ॥

ratnakar kund

sakhiyoan ne apane-apane gharoan se doodh lakar is sarovar ko prakat kiya tha. is sarovar se nana prakar ke ratn nikalate the, jisase sakhiyaan radhika ka shrriangar karati thian-

'sakhya: kshirasamudbhut ratnakarasarovare. nana prakararatnanamudbhave varade nam: ॥'

samast papoan ko kshay karane vala tatha dhan-dhany pradan karane vala yah sarovar bhaktoan ko shriradha-krishn yugal ki ahaituki bhakti ka roop maharatn pradan karane vala hai.

ras mandal

shrikrishn ne yahaan gopiyoan ke sath rasalila sampann ki thi. tatha ras ki samapti ke pashchath is kund mean paraspar jal sinchan adi kri daean ki thian.

aanjanauk

yah ashtasakhiyoan mean se ek vikhyat shrivishakha sakhi ka nivas-sthan hai. inake pita ka nam shripavanagop aur mata ka nam devadani gopi tha-

'anjapure samakhyate subhanurgop: sansthit:. devadaniti vikhyata gopini nimishasuna. tayo: suta samutpanna vishakha nam vishruta ॥'

nandagaanv se paanch mil poorv–dakshin kon mean yah avasthit hai. yahaan kautuki krishn ne apani pranavallabha shriradha ji ke netroan mean aanjan lagaya tha. isalie yah lila-sthali aanjanauk nam se prasiddh hai.

prasang

ek samay radhika lalita-vishakha adi sakhiyoan ke sath kisi nirjan kuanj mean baithakar sakhiyoan ke dvara vesh-bhoosha dharanakar rahi thian. sakhiyoan ne nana prakar ke alankaroan evan abhooshanoan se unhean alankrit kiya. keval netroan mean aanjan lagane ja rahi thian ki usi samay achanak krishn ne madhur banshi bajaee. krishn ki banshi dhvani sunate hi radhika unmatt hokar bina aanjan lagaye hi pranavallabh se milane ke lie param utkanthit hokar chal dian. krishn bhi unaki utkantha se pratiksha kar rahe the. jab ve priyatam se milian to krishn unhean pushp asan par bithakar tatha unake gale mean hath dalakar satrishn netroan se unake aang-pratyang ki shobha ka nirikshan karane lage. parantu unake netroan mean aanjan n dekhakar sakhiyoan se isaka karan poochha. sakhiyoan ne uttar diya ki ham log inaka shrriangar kar rahi thian. pray: sabhi shrriangar ho chuka tha, keval netroan mean aanjan lagana baqi tha, kintu isi bich apaki vanshi ki madhur dhvani sunakar ap se milane ke lie anurodh karane par bhi bina ek kshan ruke chal p dian, aisa sunakar krishn rasavesh mean akar svayan apane hathoan se unake netroan mean aanjan lagakar darpan ke dvara unaki roop madhuri ka unako asvadan karakar svayan bhi asvadan karane lage. is lila ke karan is sthan ka nam aanjanauk hai. yahaan rasamandal hai, jahaan rasalila huee thi. gaanv ke dakshin mean kishori kund hai. kund ke pashchim tat par aanjani shila hai, jahaan shrikrishn ne shriradha ji ko baithakar aanjan lagaya tha.

bijavari

nandagaanv se dedh mil dakshin-poorv tatha khayaro gaanv se ek mil dakshin mean yah gaanv sthit hai. is sthan ka vartaman nam bijavari hai.

prasang

jab akroor ji, balaram aur krishn donoan bhaeeyoan ko mathura le ja rahe the, tab yahian par donoan bhaee rath par baithe. unake virah mean gopiyaan vyakul hokar ek hi sath 'he prananath!' aisa kahakar moorchchhit hokar bhootal par gir geean. us samay sabako aisa pratit hua, mano akash se vidyutapuanj gir raha ho. vidyutapuanj ka apabhransh shabd bijavari hai. akroor ji donoan bhaeeyoan ko lekar bijavari se pisaee, sahar tatha jaiant adi gaanvoan se hokar akroor ghat pahuanche aur vahaan snanakar mathura pahuanche the. bijavari aur nandagaanv ke bich mean akroor sthan hai, jahaan shilakhand ke oopar shrikrishn ke charan chihn haian.

parasoan (palasoan)

rath par baithe hue shrikrishn ne gopiyoan ki virah dasha se vyakul hokar unako yah sandesh bheja ki maian shapath khakar kahata hooan ki parasoan yahaan avashy hi laut aooanga. tab se is gaanv ka nam parasoan ho gaya. govardhan-barasane ke raste mean yah gaanv sthit hai. si aur parasoan donoan gaanv pas-pas mean haian. 'shighr hi aooanga' bar-bar kaha tha. is shighr shabd se hi is lila-sthali ka nam 'si' p da hai-

'mathura heete shighr karib gaman.
eee hetu shighr si, kahaye sarvajan ॥'

kamee

yah ashtasakhiyoan mean pramukh sakhi vishakha ji ka janmasthan hai. yah gaanv barasana se paanch mil tatha umarav gaanv se sadhe char mil dakshin-pashchim mean avasthit hai. kamee ke dakshin mean si aur parasoan gaanv haian.

karehala

yah lalita ji ka janmasthan hai. karahala gopi ke putr govardhan mall apani patni chandravali ke sath yahaan kabhi-kabhi rahata tha. kabhi-kabhi sakhithara (sakhi-sthali govardhan ke nikat) mean rahata tha. chandravali ke pita ka nam chandrabhanu gop aur mata ka nam indumati gopi tha. chandravali ji radhika ki jyeshthi bahan haian. vrishabhanu maharaj paanch bhaee the.- vrishabhanu, chandrabhanu ratnabhanu, subhanu aur shribhanu. vrishabhanuji sabase b de the. radhika inhian vrishabhanuji ki kanya hone ke karan radhika aur chandravali donoan bahanean lagatian thian. padma adi yootheshvariyaan is sthan par rahakar chandravali se krishn ka milan karane ke lie prayatn karati thian. yahaan kankan kund, kadamb khandi, jhoola, shrivallabhachary, shrivitthalesh tatha shrigokulanath ji ki baithakean hai. yah sthan kamee se ek mil uttar mean haian. bhadrapoornima tithi mean boodhilila prasang mean yahaan rasalila hoti hai.

ludhauli

yah pisaee gaanv se adha mil pashchim mean hai. yahaan par lalitaji ne shriradha krishn donoan ka milan karaya tha. donoan paraspar milakar yahaan atyant lubdh ho gaye the. lubdh hone ke karan is sthan ka nam ludhauli p da. gaanv ke bahar uttar mean lalitakund hai, jahaan donoan ka milan hua tha. kund ke poorvi tat par lalitabihari ji ka darshan hai.

pisaee

gocharan ke samay krishn ko pyas lagane par baladev ji ne jal lakar unako pilaya tha isilie is gaanv ka nam pyasaee arthat pyas aee p da hai. yahaan trishna kund aur vishakha kund haian. gaanv ke pas hi uttar-pashchim mean manohar kadamb khandi haian. yah gaanv karehala se dedh mil uttar mean sthit hai.

sahar

yah nandaji ke sabase b de bhaee upanand ji ka nivas sthan hai. ye param buddhiman aur sab prakar se maharaj nand ke paramarshadata the. ye nandanandan shrikrishn ko apane pranoan se bhi adhik pyar karate the. inhian upanand ke putr subhadr the, jinhean shrikrishn apane sahodar jyeshth bhrata ke saman adar karate the. subhadra sakha jyotish adi samast kalaoan mean paradarshi aur krishn ke prati atyant snehashil the. ye gocharan ke samay sab prakar ki vipadaoan se krishn ki raksha karane ke lie sadaiv prayatnashil rahate the. inhian subhadr ki patni ka nam kundalata hai. krishn unake jivan sarvasy the. ye b di parihasapriya thian tatha radhakrishn ka paraspar milan karane mean atyant patu thian. yashoda ke adesh se ye shrimati radhika ko javat se randhan kary ke lie apane sath lati thian.

saankhi

yah lilasthan nari se ek mil pashchim tatha sahar se do mil uttar mean hai. yahian par shrikrishn ne shankhachoo da ka badhakar usake mastak se mani nikal kar shri baladevaji ko di thi.

prasang

ek din govardhan ki talahati mean radhakund ke nikat sakha mandali ke sath krishn tatha sakhimandali ke sath radhaji paraspar rangili holi khelane mean vyast thian. usi samay shankhachoo d namak asur gopiyoan ke pak dakar le bhaga. shrikrishn aur baladev ne shal ke vrikshoan ko hath mean lekar use marane ke lie pichha kiya. in donoan ka prachand veg se ate hue dekhakar vah gopiyoan ko chho dakar akele hi b de veg se bhaga, kintu krishn ne daoo bhaiya ko gopiyoan ki raksha ke lie vahaan rakhakar akele hi usaka pichha kiya tatha yahaan ane par shankhachoo d ka bandh kar usake mastak se mani nikal li. unhoanne vah mani baladevaji ko de di. baladevaji ne us mani ko dhanishtha ke madhyam se radhika ke pas bhijava diya. radhikaji ne use b de adar ke sath grahan kar liya. isake pas hi ramakund hai. jisako ramatala bhi kahate haian.

chhatravan (chhata)

mathura-dilli rajamarg par mathura se lagabhag 20 mil uttar-pashchim tatha payagaanv se char mil dakshin-pashchim mean chhatravan avasthit hai. chhatravan ka vartaman nam chhata hai. gaanv ke uttar-poorv kone mean sooryakund, dakshin-pashchim kon mean chandrakund sthit hai. chandrakund ke tat par daooji ka mandir virajaman hai. yahian par shridam adi sakhaoan ne shrikrishn ko sianhasan par baithakar braj ka chhatrapati maharaja banakar ek abhootapoorv lila abhinay ka kautuk racha tha. shribalaram ji krishn ke baean baithakar mantri ka kary karane lage. shridam ne krishn ke sir ke oopar chhatr dharan kiya, arjun chamar dhulane lage. madhumangal samane baithakar vidooshak ka kary karane lage. subal tambool bitika dene lage tatha subahu aur vishal adi kuchh sakha praja ka abhinay karane lage. chhatrapati maharaj krishn ne madhumangal ke madhyam se sarvatr ghoshana karava di ki- "maharaj chhatrapati nandakumar yahaan ke ekachhatr raja haian. yahaan any kisi ka adhikar nahian haian. gopiyaan pratidin mere is bag ko nasht karati haian, at: ve sabhi dandaniy haian." is prakar shrikrishn ne sakhaoan ke sath yah abhinay lila kautuki kri da ki thi. isalie is gaanv ka nam chhatravan ya chhata hua.

umarao gaanv

chhatravan se lagabhag char-paanch mil poorv disha mean umarao gaanv avasthit hai.

prasang

shrikrishn ki duhaee sunakar sakhiyoan ne lalita ke pas krishn ke viruddh shikayat ki-

lalitadi sakhi krodhe kahe bar bar. radhikar rajy ke karaye adhikar. aichhe kat kahi lalitadi sakhigan. radhikare umarao kaila eekshan ॥

lalita ji ne krodhit hokar kaha- "aisa kaun hai, jo radhika ke rajy ko apane adhikar mean kar sakata hai.? ham isaka pratikar kareangi." aisa kahakar radhika ji ko ek sundar sianhasan par padharakar umarav hone ki ghoshana ki. umarao ka tatpary rajy ke adhipati se hai. chitra sakhi ne unake sir par chhatr dharan kiya, vishakha chamar dhulane lagi, lalita ji radhika ke baane baithakar mantri ka kary karane lagi. koee sakhi unhean pan ka bi da dene lagi tatha avashisht sakhiyaan praja ka abhinay karane lagian. radhika ji ne sianhasan par baithakar sakhiyoan ko adesh diya- "jao, jo mere rajy par adhikar karana chahata hai, use parajit kar tatha baandhakar mere samane upasthit karo."

'mor rajy adhikar kare yeee jan. parabhav kari tare an eee kshan ॥'

umarav ka adesh pakar sahasr-sahasr sakhiyoan ne hathoan mean pushp chh di lekar yuddh ke lie yatra ki. arjun, lavang, bhriang, kokil, subal aur madhumangal unhean dekhakar idhar-udhar bhagane lage, parantu kisi chatur sakhi ne madhumangal ko pak d liya aur use pushp mala dvara baandhakar umarav ke charanoan mean upasthit kiya tatha kuchh gopiyaan madhumangal ko do-char ganlche bhi j dakar bolian- "hamare umarav ke rajy par adhikar karane ka itana sahas? abhi ham tumhean dand deti haian." madhumangal parajit senapati ki bhaanti sir niche kar kahane laga- "thik hai! ham parajit haian, kintu dand aisa do ki hamara pet bhare." aisa sunakar maharani radhika hansakar boli- "yah koee petoo brahman hai, ise mukt kar do." sakhiyoan ne use petabhar laddoo khilakar chho d diya. madhumangal lautakar chhatrapati maharaja krishn ko apane bandh jane ka vivaran sunakar rone ka abhinay karane laga. aisa sunakar krishn ne madhumangal aur sakhaoan ko lekar umarao ke oopar akraman kar diya. jab radhika ne apane pran vallabh shrikrishn ko dekha tab b di lajjit hokar apane umarav vesh ko door karane ke lie cheshta karane lagian. sakhiyaan hansati huee unhean aisa karane se rokane lagian. madhumangal ne chhatrapati bane hue shrikrishn ko umarav radhika ke dakshin mean baitha diya. donoan mean sandhi huee tatha krishn ne radhika ji ka adhipaty svikar kiya. madhumangal ne radhika ke prati hath jo dakar kaha- "krishn ka aangaroopi rajy ab tumhare adhikar mean hai. ab jo chaho inase bheant grahan kar sakati ho." sari sakhiyaan aur sakha is abhinay kri da-vilas ko dekhakar b de anandit hue.

umarav lila ke karan is gaanv ka nam umarao hai. yah sthan radhasthali ke roop mean bhi prasiddh hai. tatpashchath poornamasi ji ne yahaan par radhika ko brajeshvari ke roop mean abhishikt kiya. yahaan kishori kund bhi hai. shrilokanath gosvami yahian par bhajan karate the. kishori kund se hi shriradhavinod-vigrah prakat hue the. ye shriradhavinod ji hi lokanath gosvami ke aradhyadev haian. ab yah shrivigrah jayapur mean virajaman haian. umarao gaanv ke pas hi dhanashianga gaanv hai.