evaM vRndAvanaM zrImat kRSNaH prIti-manAH pazUn |
reme saJcArayann adreH sarid-rodhaHsu sAnugaH ||
Thus, Sri Krishna enjoyed beautiful Vrindavan, happily tending the cows with his friends along the river banks near Govardhana Hill. (ZrImad-BhAgavatam 10.15.9)
kvacid gAyati gAyatsu madAndhAliSv anuvrataiH |
upagIyamAna-caritaH sragvI saGkarSaNAnvitaH ||
Garlanded and accompanied by Balarama, Krishna sometimes sang among a group of buzzing bees who were blinded by intoxication, while his devoted friends praised him with songs of his adventures. (ZrImad-BhAgavatam 10.15.10)
kvacic ca kalahaMsAnAm anukUjati kUjitam |
abhinRtyati nRtyantaM barhiNaM hAsayan kvacit ||
Sometimes he imitated the trumpeting of the swans, and at others he mimicked the dancing of a peacock, causing his friends to laugh. (ZrImad-BhAgavatam 10.15.11)
anujalpati jalpantaM kala-vAkyaiH zukaM kvacit |
kvacit savalgu-kUjantam anukUjati kokilam ||
Sometimes he imitated the murmuring of a parrot with sweet, indistinct words, and sometimes he cooed melodiously like a cuckoo. (This verse, not present in all editions of the Bhagavatam, is sometimes combined with 10.15.11.)
megha-gambhIrayA vAcA nAmabhir dUragAn pazUn |
kvacid Ahvayati prItyA go-gopAla-manojJayA ||
Sometimes, with a voice as deep as a rumbling cloud and captivating to all, he affectionately called by name the cows who had wandered away. (ZrImad-BhAgavatam 10.15.12)
cakora-krauJca-cakrAhva-bhAradvAjAMz ca barhiNaH |
anurauti sma sattvAnAM bhItavad vyAghra-siMhayoH ||
Sometimes he would mimic the cries of the cakoras, curlews, cakravakas, skylarks and peacocks, or pretend to be afraid of the tigers and lions like the other creatures. (ZrImad-BhAgavatam 10.15.13)
pravAla-barha-stabaka-srag-dhAtu-kRta-bhUSaNAH |
rAma-kRSNAdayo gopA nanRtur yuyudhur jaguH ||
Decorated with young leaves, peacock feathers, clusters of blossoms, flower garlands and minerals, the cowherd boys, led by Balarama and Krishna, danced, wrestled and sang. (ZrImad-BhAgavatam 10.18.9)
kRSNasya nRtyataH kecij jaguH kecid avAdayan |
veNu-pANitalaiH zRGgaiH prazazaMsur athApare ||
While Krishna danced, some of the boys sang, some made music with flutes, their palms or animal horns, and others urged them on. (ZrImad-BhAgavatam 10.18.10)
kvacid bilvaiH kvacit kumbhaiH kva cAmalaka-muSTibhiH |
aspRzya-netra-bandhAdyaiH kvacin mRga-khagehayA ||
Sometimes they played with wood-apple fruits or kumbha fruits, and sometimes with handfuls of gooseberries. Sometimes they played tag or blindman’s bluff, and sometimes they pretended to be birds or animals. (ZrImad-BhAgavatam 10.18.14)
kvacic ca dardura-plAvair vividhair upahAsakaiH |
kadAcit syandolikayA karhicin nRpa-ceSTayA ||
Sometimes they played leapfrog or teased each other in various ways; sometimes they swung on the trees or pretended to be kings. (ZrImad-BhAgavatam 10.18.15)
evaM tau loka-siddhAbhiH krIDAbhiz ceratur vane |
nady-adri-droNi-kuJjeSu kAnaneSu saraHsu ca ||
Thus Balarama and Krishna enjoyed playing popular games as they wandered through the forest, rivers, mountains and valleys, bowers, groves and lakes. (ZrImad-BhAgavatam 10.18.16)
tatropAhUya gopAlAn kRSNaH prAha vihAra-vit |
he gopA vihariSyAmo dvandvI-bhUya yathAyatham ||
Then Krishna, who knows lots of games, called the cowherd boys together and said, “Hey guys, let’s divide into two equal groups and compete against each other!” (ZrImad-BhAgavatam 10.18.19)
tatra cakruH parivRDhau gopA rAma-janArdanau |
kRSNa-saGghaTTinaH kecid Asan rAmasya cApare ||
The cowherd boys then chose Balarama and Krishna as their leaders. Some took Krishna’s side while others joined with Balarama. (ZrImad-BhAgavatam 10.18.20)
Acerur vividhAH krIDA vAhya-vAhaka-lakSaNAH |
yatrArohanti jetAro vahanti ca parAjitAH ||
They played various types of games wherein each boy carried another on his shoulders, the winners being the riders and the losers the mounts. (ZrImad-BhAgavatam 10.18.21)
vahanto vAhyamAnAz ca cArayantaz ca godhanam |
bhANDIrakaM nAma vaTaM jagmuH kRSNa-purogamAH ||
Continuing to also tend the cows, the riders and their mounts, led by Sri Krishna, reached a banyan tree known as Bhandiraka. (ZrImad-BhAgavatam 10.18.22)
uvAha kRSNo bhagavAn zrIdAmAnaM parAjitaH |
vRSabhaM bhadrasenas tu pralambo rohiNI-sutam ||
Having been defeated, Bhagavan Sri Krishna carried Sridama, Bhadrasena carried Vrsabha and Pralamba carried Balarama. (ZrImad-BhAgavatam 10.18.24)
kvacit krIDA-parizrAntaM gopotsaGgopabarhaNam |
svayaM vizramayaty AryaM pAda-saMvAhanAdibhiH ||
Sometimes, when Balarama tires from playing, he lies down using the lap of a cowherd boy as a pillow while Krishna personally massages his feet and so on to relieve his fatigue. (ZrImad-BhAgavatam 10.15.14)
kvacit pallava-talpeSu niyuddha-zrama-karSitaH |
vRkSa-mUlAzrayaH zete gopotsaGgopabarhaNaH ||
Sometimes, when Krishna is exhausted from fighting, he lies on a bed of flower blossoms at the base of a tree with his head on the lap of a cowherd boy. (ZrImad-BhAgavatam 10.15.16)
pAda-saMvAhanaM cakruH kecit tasya mahAtmanaH |
apare hata-pApmAno vyajanaiH samavIjayan ||
Some of those sinless boys massaged the great soul’s feet while others cooled him with a fan. (ZrImad-BhAgavatam 10.15.17)
iti svakAnta-keliM sA zRNvantI vara-varNinI |
moha-jADyAdi-sampannA premNAnya-cchrotum unmanAH ||
Thus hearing of her lover’s pastimes, beautiful Sri Radha, filled with love and longing to hear more, fell into a swoon and became motionless.
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Jai Nitai !
During the time of Muslim invasion, especially by Aurenzeg, in Mathura many Krishna deities were taken away by goswamis, priests, devotees and kings from Mathura and Vrindavan to different parts of northern India to protect them from atrocities of these Muslim invaders. One such Krishna diety which is dated to be very very old called Shri Hardeoji was taken away by the then serving goswami to a village called Bhadauli in Auraiya district (near Kanpur) in Uttar Pradesh. This deity (Krishna Vigrah) is as important to Vaisnavs and devotees as Govindeoji or Madan Mohan of Jaipur or Sakshi Gopal of Orissa. Very few people know about it. The village where Hardeoji (Krishna) has chosen to go could not be an ordinary place. It is like a secret Vrindavan where Lord has made his abode. This could be only realized and felt by making visit to this village. There is a strange divinity in the atmosphere of this village. All through the journey, one would feel the supernatural force accompanying to this secret divine place in Uttar Pradesh. There are several pastimes that Lord has performed ever since he came to this place. One could hear all these from the local people residing there. There is also a divine pond in this village called "Mansi Kund". The mundane eye would observe it as an ordinary pond full of dirt and mud, but a drop of aachman from it would instantly give the taste of alixir (amrit). The divine and strange beauty of Lord Hardeoji could be cherished only by seeing it. One would feel strange vibrations on seeing this divine form of Lord Hardeoji. But, there is another part to all these facts. There are some people in that village who want to sell this antique diety to earn billions, but whenever such attempts have been people have faced several problems in the village. However, the fear of its getting stolen or lost still looms. Hence, one should try to have darshan of Hardeoji as soon as possible before it disappears from the access of common man
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