27 Oct 2023 morning – The Glories of Mathura Devi (Hindi) – Dirgha Vishnu temple, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
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Whoever stays in Mathura for a day attains prema-bhakti.
Mathura Dhama is not an ordinary place.
First we have to obtain the mercy of Mathura Devi, and then go to Vrndavana, without this it is not possible.
The importance of Mathura Devi. Srila Gurudeva Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja established the first Matha (Temple) in Mathura.
First you need to go to Visrama-gatha in Mathura (where Krsna bathed after killing Kamsa), to do acamana, and only then go to Vrndavana.
With the body it is possible to go to Vrndavana, but to go with the heart, only with the mercy of Mathura Devi.
Srila Rupa Gosvami Pada explains that wherever Mathura Devi goes, all the holy places go there and sit at her feet, as if she were a queen.
Mathura means: “Ma”, mukti (liberation) and “thura”, quickly go to Vrndavana.
Passtimes of Dirgha Visnu.
Kamsa sends Akrura to Vrndavana to fetch Krsna and Balarama, and the sakhas go with him. Krsna then manifests a gigantic form to be able to fight with Kamsa. This is Dirgha Visnu.
It does not matter how opulent Krsna manifests, because for the vrajavasis, Krsna is not God. Krsna is a member of their family.
Krsna’s opulence in Vrndavana is incomparable.
The vrajavasis are expansions of Krsna, parikara tattva, nitya-siddha parikaras. They are not ordinary people.
Krsna is the possessor of potency, and Radha is the internal potency of Krsna.
Arjuna upon seeing the universal form of Krsna, paid obeisances. Arjuna and Krsna’s friendly relationship is filled with the mood of opulence, unlike the Vrajavasis.
