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The supreme abode of the Personality of Godhead, Krsna, is described in the Brahma-samhita as cintamani-dhama, a place where all desires are fulfilled. The supreme abode of Lord Krsna known as Goloka Vrndavana is full of palaces made of touchstone. There are also trees which are called "desire trees" that supply any type of eatable upon demand, and there are cows known as surabhi cows which supply a limitless supply of milk. In this abode, the Lord is served by hundreds of thousands of goddesses of fortune (Laksmis), and He is called Govinda, the primal Lord and the cause of all causes. The Lord is accustomed to blow His flute (venum kvanantam). His transcendental form is the most attractive in all the worlds-His eyes are like the lotus petals and the color of His body like clouds. He is so attractive that His beauty excels that of thousands of cupids. He wears saffron cloth, a garland around His neck and a peacock feather in His hair. In the Gita Lord Krsna gives only a small hint of His personal abode (Goloka Vrndavana) which is the supermost planet in the spiritual kingdom. A vivid description is given in the Brahma-samhita. Vedic literature states that there is nothing superior to the abode of the Supreme Godhead, and that that abode is the ultimate destination. When one attains to it, he never returns to the material world. Krsna's supreme abode and Krsna Himself are nondifferent, being of the same quality. On this earth, Vrndavana, ninety miles southeast of Delhi, is a replica of that supreme Goloka Vrndavana located in the spiritual sky. When Krsna descended on this earth, He sported on that particular tract of land known as Vrndavana in the district of Mathura, India. [Bg 8.21]
Places Visited
Vrindavan
Mathura
Madhuvan
Govardhan
Mahavan
Raval
Radha Kund
Nandagaon
Barsana
These are tentative locations. Final list may slightly differ
Dates to lock
Sri Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir
Bhaktivednta Swami Marg,
Chatikara, Vrindavan
Mode of Travel is upto you. You may prefer to use train or flight, we leave it to you. Just ensure that you reach Vrindavan before 6am on Oct 17, 2024. We can arrange a drop from IGI Airport to Vrindavan if eveyone books the same flight. [Charged separately]
As requested by some of you, I will keep the trip xperience as medium, and focus more on the spiritual takeaways. Hence we will not be spending lavishly on our comforts. Instead, we will take some austerity and purify our consciousness in the holy land of Vrindavana. Please do not expect 5 star amenities, we will keep things simple. The eventual feasibility of the trip will also depend on the social and health situations prevailing around the time of the trip.
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