दधिमंथन स्थल, महावन

dadhimanthan sthal mahavan ka darshaniy sthal hai. mathura ke nikat sthit mahavan bhagavan shrikrishn ki balakri daoan ka sthal 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.
• dadhimanthan sthal vah sthan hai, jahaan yashoda ji dadhi manthan karati thian. ek samay balakrishn nisha ke aantim bhag mean palang par so rahe the. yashoda maiya ne pahale din sham ko dipavali ke upalakshy mean das, dasiyoan ko unake gharoan mean bhej diya tha. savere svayan krishn ko mitha makkhan khilane ke lie dakshimanthan kar rahi thian tatha ooanche svar evan tal-lay se krishn ki lilaoan ka avisht hokar gayan bhi kar rahi thian. udhar bhookh lagane par krishn maiya ko khojane lage. palagan se utarakar b de kasht se dhulate-dhulate rodan karate hue kisi prakar maan ke pas pahanche. yashoda ji b de pyar se putr ko godi mean bithakar stanapan karane lagian. isi bich pas hi ag ke oopar rakha hua doodh uphanane laga. maiya ne atript krishn ko balapoorvak apani godi se niche baitha diya aur doodh ki raksha ke lie chali geean. atript balakrishn ke adhar krodh se ph dakane lage aur unhoanne lodhe se matake mean chhed kar diya. taral dadhi matake se charoan or bah gaya. krishn usi mean chalakar ghar ke andar ulate okhal par chadhakar chhianke se makkhan nikalakar kuchh svayan khane lage aur kuchh bandaroan tatha kauvoan ko bhi khilane lage. yashoda ji lautakar bachche ki karatoot dekhakar hansane lagian aur unhoanne chhipakar ghar ke andar krishn ko pak dana chaha. maiya ko dekhakar krishn okhal se koodakar bhage, kintu yashoda ji ne pichhe se unaki apeksha adhik veg se dau dakar unhean pak d liya, dand dene ke lie okhal se baandh diya. phir grihakary mean lag gayian. idhar krishn ne sakhaoan ke sath okhal ko khianchate hue poorv janm ke shrapagrast kuber putroan ko sparsh kar unaka uddhar kar diya. yahian par nandabhavan mean yashoda ji ne krishn ko okhal se baandha tha. nandabhavan se bahar pas hi nalakoobar var manigriv ke uddhar ka sthan hai.