Gokul Dham trip ,Mathura Journey

 

27.06.2013

Trip to Gokul Dham

kailash pd sahu

The Gokul dham is about 12 km from Mathura, very easy to reach there by transport is bus and auto riskaw , It would be better if we booked a auto for up and down from Mathura and Gokul, It is a historical place to be seen to everyone.

I booked a auto from mathura to Gokul and back to Mathura. To reach at Gokul I took a guide , because this is my first trip to Gokul, My guide promised me to visit me and my family every possible sight that belongs to Lord Krisha. Actually all sights of gokul belongs to Krishna,

First of all we should know about the history of Gokul. Baba Nand lal was the chief of gokul ,He lived with his wife yashoda in a small village situated near on Yamuna River and he was the best friend of Basudeo. That time Nand Baba had 70,000 cows in his goshala. He supplied milk in the mathura , the capital of kans. At present about 10,000 cows are in gokul. Gau kul is the real name of gokul, but now-a-days it is calling gokul. Every home of gokul have lot of cows and there all cows were worshiped as like as Lord Krishna.

My guide started to help me and my family in visiting The gokul Dham. He shows the lane where Krishna break the pot of soil of girls of gokul (gopies), that places where krishna plays with his friends and did Ras Lila.

Each and every places that belongs to Lord Krishna I saw, nad lal house where krishna slept and played.I can not explain more and more the experience that I got there to see mostly every sights. It was imaging for me , it is very nice experience to visit there,

Poet Ras Khan have said about Gokul Dham, Really it is true , to visit there your soul would also say like this,

Raskhan was a poet who was a Muslim but he was a follower of Lord Krishna. His real name was Sayyad Ibrahim. When he was very young he became a staunch follower of Lord Krishna. He even moved base to Vrindavan and spent his whole life there. He passed away in 1628 AD.

मानुस हौं तो वही रसखान, बसौं मिलि गोकुल गाँव के ग्वारन।
जो पसु हौं तो कहा बस मेरो, चरौं नित नंद की धेनु मँझारन॥
पाहन हौं तो वही गिरि को, जो धर्यो कर छत्र पुरंदर कारन।
जो खग हौं तो बसेरो करौं मिलि कालिंदीकूल कदम्ब की डारन॥

या लकुटी अरु कामरिया पर, राज तिहूँ पुर को तजि डारौं।
आठहुँ सिद्धि, नवों निधि को सुख, नंद की धेनु चराय बिसारौं॥
रसखान कबौं इन आँखिन सों, ब्रज के बन बाग तड़ाग निहारौं।
कोटिक हू कलधौत के धाम, करील के कुंजन ऊपर वारौं॥

सेस गनेस महेस दिनेस, सुरेसहु जाहि निरंतर गावै।
जाहि अनादि अनंत अखण्ड, अछेद अभेद सुबेद बतावैं॥
नारद से सुक व्यास रहे, पचिहारे तू पुनि पार न पावैं।
ताहि अहीर की छोहरियाँ, छछिया भरि छाछ पै नाच नचावैं॥

धुरि भरे अति सोहत स्याम जू, तैसी बनी सिर सुंदर चोटी।
खेलत खात फिरैं अँगना, पग पैंजनी बाजति, पीरी कछोटी॥
वा छबि को रसखान बिलोकत, वारत काम कला निधि कोटी।
काग के भाग बड़े सजनी, हरि हाथ सों लै गयो माखन रोटी॥

कानन दै अँगुरी रहिहौं, जबही मुरली धुनि मंद बजैहै।
माहिनि तानन सों रसखान, अटा चड़ि गोधन गैहै पै गैहै॥
टेरी कहाँ सिगरे ब्रजलोगनि, काल्हि कोई कितनो समझैहै।
माई री वा मुख की मुसकान, सम्हारि न जैहै, न जैहै, न जैहै॥

मोरपखा मुरली बनमाल, लख्यौ हिय मै हियरा उमह्यो री।
ता दिन तें इन बैरिन कों, कहि कौन न बोलकुबोल सह्यो री॥
अब तौ रसखान सनेह लग्यौ, कौउ एक कह्यो कोउ लाख कह्यो री।
और सो रंग रह्यो न रह्यो, इक रंग रंगीले सो रंग रह्यो री।

– रसखान

Raskhan was a poet par excellence who was a Muslim but a follower of Lord Krishna. His real name was Sayyad Ibrahim. When he was very young he became a staunch follower of Lord Krishna. He even moved base to Vrindavan and spent his whole life there. He passed away in 1628 AD.

Shursen was the king of Mathura. He has one son name Kans and one daughter named Devaki., After Marriage of his sister, Kans was going with his brother-in-law and sister in her husband house. One sound from God had come for kans that Devaki`s eight son would kill to Kans.. To hear this word that came from the sky, he became sad and wanted to kill his sister Devaki., Devaki`s husband Basudeo Requested to kans to not kill his sister and he promised that whatever child would born, he will give to kans. Kans send both in to the jail, In this way Devaki have born 7th kids in the jail and as per term and condition they gave to kans and he killed all kids.

Lord Krishna Borned as 8th child of Basudeo and Devaki in jail. As per God advice they do not want to give this child in to hand of kans.Lord Krishna was so cute and nice having bule colour of skin, They do not want to see him killed by kans,So Basudeo thought that if krishna get migrated to the gokul in the home of his best friend nand lal. In this way lord krishna life could be saved.So he startted to go to gokul and he saw that Nand lal`s have also born a baby , He exchange Lord krishna and took the baby and returned back to mathura in jail.

In morning the cry of baby was coming out side the jail, It have given to the notice of Lord Kans, He came and take the baby from Devaki and wanted to kill her throwing in to wall.But Imaging Baby lefted with his hand and fly to sky saying that you wanted to kill me, but your killer have been born , he is now in Gokul.

This was the short story of the connection with Lord Krishna and Gokul Dham.

Therfore we would like to suggest you, try to visit Gokul Dham, It is really would give you great pleasure, that will become very hard to forget.

Peda of gokuldham is famous,you will get two types of peda . One Gujrati peda and second gokul peda, both are so delicious. We took both types of peda and returned back to Mathura.

Kailsh pd sahu.