कुमुदवन

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kumudavan
vivaran	'kumudavan' brajamandal mean sthit bhagavan shrikrishn ki lilaoan se ju da hua prasiddh dharmik sthan hai. isake asapas aur bhi anekoan lila sthaliyaan haian.
rajy	uttar pradesh
zila	mathura
prasiddhi	shrikrishn lila sthali
kya dekhean	gandheshvari van, chhatikara, khechari, shantanu kund, garu d goviand, datiha adi.
sanbandhit lekh	braj, mathura, braj ke van, krishn, radha, krishn aur gopiyaan
any janakari	ajakal yahaan kund ke tat par kapil dev ji ki moorti virajaman hai. bhagavan kapil ne yahaan svayan shrikrishn ki aradhana ki thi. yahaan se braj chaurasi kos yatra shantanu kund se hokar bahulavan ki or prasthan karati hai.
adyatan‎	04:08 20 julaee, 2016 (IST)

kumudavan brajamandal ke talavan se do mil pashchim mean sthit hai. isaka vartaman nam kudaravan hai. yahaan ek kund hai, jise 'kumudini kund' ya 'vihar kund' bhi kahate haian. shrikrishn evan balaram sakhaoan ke sath gocharan karate hue is ramaniy sthan par vicharan karate the. sakhaoan ke sath shrikrishn svayan isamean jalavihar karate tatha goooan ko bhi madhur shabdoan se bulakar chooan–chooan kahakar jal pilate, tiri-tiri kahakar unhean tat par bulate. kumudini phooloan ke har banakar ek-doosare ko pahanate. kabhi–kabhi krishn sakhaoan se chhipakar radhika, lalita, vishakha adi sakhiyoan ke sath jal–vihar karate the. ajakal yahaan kund ke tat par shri kapil dev ji ki moorti virajaman hai. bhagavan kapil ne yahaan svayan bhagavan shrikrishn ki aradhana ki thi. yahaan se brajayatra shantanu kund se hokar bahulavan ki or prasthan karati hai. asapas mean us par, manako nagar, lagayo, ganeshara (gandheshvari van) datiha, ayore, goraee, chhatikara, garu d govind, ooancha gaanv adi darshaniy lila-sthaliyaan haian.

datiha

yah sthan mathura se pashchim disha mean lagabhag chhah mil aur shantanu kund se do mil ki doori par hai. yahaan par shrikrishn ne dantavakr ka vadh kiya tha. padm puran ke anusar sooryagrahan ke samay nand adi samast brajavasi evan shrikrishn ki priyatam gopiyaan krishn se milane kurukshetr gee thian. "maian shighr hi braj mean aooanga", pun: pun: aisa ashvasan dekar shrikrishn ne un sabhi ko braj lauta diya. gop–gopiyaan nandababa ke sath braj mean laute, kintu gokul, mahavan n jakar datiha ke pas hi yamuna ke us par krishn ki pratiksha karane lage. jahaan pratiksha karate hue vas kar rahe the, us gaanv ka nam magera ya maghera hai aur doosare gaanv ka nam us par hai. udhar shrikrishn shishupal ko marakar braj mean aye aur isi sthan par dantavakr ka vadh kiya tatha yamuna par kar mata-pita evan brajavasiyoan se mile. yahaan dantavakr ka vadh hone ke karan ise datiha kahate haian.

ayore

shrikrishn ko dekhate hi brajavasiyoan ne prasannata se "ayore ! ayore !" is prakar kaha tha. nandababa aur yashoda b de la d pyar se krishn se mile. yavanoan ne apane rajyatv kal mean isaka nam alipur rakh diya tha, jo aj bhi prasiddh hai.

gauraee ya goravaee

jab nandababa kurukshetr se laute tab is gram ke jamiandar ne b de adar aur gaurav ke sath unaka samman kiya isalie is sthan ka nam gaurav ya gauravaee ho gaya. yah sthan gokul se eeshan kon mean tin mil door sthit hai. isaka vartaman nam 'guru' hai.

chhatikara (shakatikara)

is sthan ka vartaman nam chhatikara hai. yah dilli–mathura rajamarg par mathura se char mil evan vrindavan se lagabhag do mil ki doori par sthit hai. gokul mahavan mean asuroan ka utpat dekhakar nandababa sare brajavasiyoan ke sath yahaan upasthit hue the. brajavasiyoan ne apane lakhoan shakatoan se (bailaga diyoan se) arddhachandrakar roop mean apana nivas sthan prastut kiya. shakatoan se vasasthan nirmit hone ke karan yah sthan shakatikara kahalaya. bad mean isaka yah chhatikara ke nam se prasiddh hua. shrikrishn balaram yahian se madhur vrindavan evan as-pas ke kshetroan mean govats aur gocharan ke lie jate the. yahian se unhoannean braj ki rasadi lilaoan ka sampadan kiya. us samay vrindavan samriddh nagar nahian, balki nana prakar ke kunj, lata evan ramaniy vanoan se susajjit shrikrishn lilavilas ka sthal tha.

garu d govind

mathura se dilli jate samay 'rashtriy rajamarg 2' par p dane vale chhatikara ke pas hi 'garu d govind' krishn ki vihar sthali hai. ek din shrikrishn gocharan karate hue sakhaoan ke sath yahaan nana prakar ki kri daoan mean magn the. ve bal kri da karate hue shridam sakha ko garu d banakar usaki pith par svayan baithakar is prakar khelane lage mano svayan lakshmipati narayan garu d ki pith par savar hoan.

any prasang

ramavatar mean jab shriramachandr meghanad ke dvara nagapash mean bandhakar asahay jaise ho gaye, us samay devarshi narad se sanvad pakar garu d ji vahaan upasthit hue. unako dekhate hi nag shriramachandraji ko chho dakar bhag gaye. isase garu d ji ko shriram ki bhagavatta mean kuchh sandeh ho gaya. pichhe se mahatma kakabhushundi ke satsang se evan tatpashchath shrikrishn lila ke samay shrikrishn darshan se unaka vah sandeh door ho gaya. jahaan unhoanne go, gop evan goooan ke palan karane vale shrigovind ka darshan kiya tha, use garu d govind kahate haian. us samay shrikrishn ne unake kandhe par arohanakar unhean ashvasan diya tha.

gandheshvari

is sthan ka vartaman nam ganeshara gaanv hai. shrikrishn ne gocharan ke samay sakhaoan ke sath gandh dravyoan ko apane aangoan mean dharan kiya tha. kahate haian yahaan saheliyoan ke sath pas hi mean chhipi huee radhika ke aango ki gandh se shrikrishn mohagrast ho gaye-

'yasya: kadapi vasananchalakhelanotth. dhanyatidhany–pavanen kritarthamani. yogindr–durgamagatirmadhusoodanoapi tasya namoastu vrishabhanubhoovo disheapi॥'

radhika ji ko dekhakar unake hathoan se banshi gir gee. mor mukut bhi shriradhika ke charanoan mean gir gaya. yahaan tak ki ve svayan moorchchhit ho gaye-

'vanshi karannipatit: skhalitan shikhandan bhrashtanch pitavasanan vrajarajasoono:. yasya: katakshasharaghat–vimoorchchhitasy taan radhikaan paricharami kada rasen ॥

isalie yah gandheshvari tirth kahalata hai. radhika ka doosara nam gandharva bhi hai. unhian ke nam ke anusar yahaan 'gandharva kund' aj bhi shriradha-krishn ke vilas ki dhvaja phahara raha hai. gandheshvari ka apabhransh hi vartaman samay mean ganeshara nam se prasiddh hai.

khechari gaanv

yah gaanv mathura ke pashchim mean do mil tatha shaantanu kuand se eeshan kon mean ek mil ki doori par sthit hai. khechari ka tatpary akash mean vicharan karane vali rakshasi pootana se hai. kans ne isake prabhav ko janakar ise apani bahan bana liya tha. usi ke anurodh se vividh prakar ke roop dharan karane vali, balakoan ke rudhir evan maans ko bhakshan karane vali apavitr pootana mata ka sundar vesh dharanakar tatha stanoan mean kalakoot vish bharakar nandabhavan mean shrikrishn ko marane aee; kintu ahaitu ki kripa ke sagar shrikrishn ne keval mata ka vesh dharan karane ke karan hi vish ke sath–sath usake pranoan ko bhi khianchakar use matri sulabh gati pradan ki. yah pootana rakshasi ka nivas sthal hai.

shantanu kund

yah sthan maharaj shantanu ki tapasya–sthali hai. isaka vartaman nam satoha hai. mathura se lagabhag tin mil ki doori par govardhan rajamarg par yah sthit hai. maharaj shantanu ne putr kamana se yahaan par bhagavad aradhana ki thi. prasiddh bhishm pitamah inake putr the. bhishm pitamah ki mata ka nam ganga tha. kintu [ganga vishesh karan se maharaj shantu ko chho dakar chali gee thi. maharaj shantanu mathura ke samane yamuna ke us par ek dhivar ke ghar yapalavanyavati urvashi ki kanya satyavati matsyagandha ya matsyodari ko dekhakar usase vivah karane ke ichchhuk ho gaye; kintu dhivar, maharaj ko apani poshy kanya ko dene ke lie prastut nahian hua. usane kaha– "meri kanya se utpann putr hi apake rajy ka adhikari hoga. meri is shart ko svikar karane par hi ap meri is kanya ko grahan kar sakate haian." maharaj shantanu ne yuvaraj devavrat (bhishm) ke karan vivah karana asvikar kar diya. kintu man hi man du:khi rahane lage. kumar devavrat ko yah bat maloom hone par ve dhivar ke ghar pahuanche aur usake samane pratijna ki ki maian ajivan brahmachari rahooanga aur matsyodari ke garbh se utpann balak tumhara dohata hi raja hoga. aisi pratijna kar us dhivar–kanya se maharaj shantanu ka vivah karavaya. isase pratit hota hai ki maharaj ki rajadhani hastinapur hone par bhi shantanu kund mean bhi unaka ek nivas sthal tha. yahaan shantanu kund hai, jahaan santan ki kamana karane vali striyaan is kund mean snan karati haian tatha mandir ke pichhe gobar ka satiya banakar pooja karati haian. shantanu kund ke bich mean ooanche tile par shantanu ke aradhy shrishantanu bihari ji ka mandir hai.