Source - www.brajrasik.org
Vrindavan is a holy town, situated in Uttar Pradesh. Lord
Krishna, the Hindu deity, had spent his childhood here. This place is the heart
of Lord Krishna devotees, the lanes of this town always appear to be singing
their Lord’s name. Every lane is ever-lighted to show the love and devotion of
devotees to their deity.
Vrindavan is a prominent part of our country’s culture
and heritage. Many stories and notions arise from this town. This town invites
thousands of devotees, who come to visit the beautiful temples and sites that
mark the presence of Lord Krishna.
One such famous place is Prem Sarovar.
Prem
Sarovar
Prem Sarovar, literally defined as love (for ‘Prem’) and lake (for ‘Sarovar'), is said to be the epitome of the selfless love of Shri Radha Ji and Shri Krishna Ji. Some people believe this to be the spot where Shri Radha Ji and Shri Krishna Ji used to meet.
People say, 'if you don't feel the love here, you won't
feel it anywhere else in the world'.
Prem Sarovar is located one kilometer from Barsana, a
village where Shri Radha Ji used to reside. Prem Sarovar is also said to be
‘tears of love’ that depict the inconsolable sadness one feels when separated
from his/her love.
History
of Prem Sarovar
The history of Prem Sarovar is multi-fold, as many people
tend to believe different versions of the story, while the story consistently
revolves around Shri Radha Ji and Shri Krishna Ji, and their pure love and
devotion towards each other.
Among all the tales that echo in the lanes of Vrindavan,
two of them stand out to be the most popular ones associated with Prem Sarovar.
Prem
Sarovar – Where They Met
The prem Katha of
Shri Radha Ji and Shri Krishna Ji has many verses, but according to some, it
all started at the Prem Sarovar.
It is said that Shri Radha Ji and Shri Krishna Ji met at
Prem Sarovar for the very first time in Dwapar
Yuga. Shri Krishna Ji arrived at the spot with his male friends, and
similarly, Shri Radha Ji arrived with her female friends.
Shri Radha Ji started playing Hide & Seek with her
friends, where she had to search for her friends as a part of the game. In the
course of events, Shri Radha Ji and Shri Krishna Ji came face to face.
On seeing the extraordinary beauty of Shri Radha Ji, Shri
Krishna supposedly lost consciousness and fell to the ground. His friends,
after seeing this, came running towards him and tried to wake him up or pick
him up. But it didn't help, as Shri Krishna Ji was spellbound by Shri Radha
Ji’s beauty.
While Shri Radha Ji’s friends told her to get going as it
was getting late, Shri Krishna Ji’s friends tried to wake him up consistently.
And when Shri Radha Ji left, Shri Krishna Ji gained his consciousness back.
But on the way back, Shri Radha Ji’s friend noticed that
she was sad. On asking the reason for this, she said that she was worried about
the beautiful Neel Mani (referring to
Shri Krishna Ji), and was wondering whether he regained consciousness or not.
Her friend promised that she will bring Shri Krishna Ji
to meet her, to gain the assurance that he is fine. Her friend asked Yashoda Maa (Shri Krishna Ji's Mother)
for permission to take Shri Krishna Ji with her, and she allowed one condition.
The condition was that Shri Krishna Ji can go only dressed as a female friend
of theirs.
On accepting this condition, Shri Krishna Ji was taken to
meet Shri Radha Ji. It is said that they met at the Prem Sarovar then, and
since many leelas happened at Prem
Sarovar regularly
Prem
Sarovar – Tears Of Love
Another story associated with Prem Sarovar depicts love
and separation and dates back thousands of years ago.
One day, when Shri Radha Ji visited the spot with her
female friends, she was sitting with Shri Krishna Ji when a honeybee almost
stung her face.
It is said that the honeybee mistook Shri Radha Ji’s face
to be a flower and that is why she kept buzzing around her for quite some time.
As the honeybee didn’t stop hovering, Shri Radha Ji covered her face with her
palms. Seeing this, Shri Krishna Ji asked one of his male friends to keep the
honeybee aside.
His friend managed to shoo away the honeybee and referred
to the honeybee as Madhusudan, which
means honeybee, and the same term was used to refer to Shri Krishna Ji.
Shri Krishna Ji’s friend declared that Madhusudan has gone away. Shri Radha Ji
mistook this statement and thought that Shri Krishna Ji has gone away. She
didn't even realize that she was sitting with Shri Krishna Ji then, and she
started crying inconsolably.
As she couldn't bear the pain of separation, her tears
didn't stop, and seeing this extent of love and devotion, Shri Krishna Ji also
started crying. After a while, both of them fainted. Seeing such a depiction of
boundless love, Shri Radha Ji’s female friends also fainted.
After a while, Shri Radha Ji’s female parrot started
chanting Shri Radha Ji’s name repeatedly and her male parrot started chanting
Shri Krishna Ji’s name repeatedly.
Listening to these chants, both of them regained
consciousness and Shri Radha Ji realized she was sitting with Shri Krishna Ji
this whole time. Their tears and sweat formed the Prem Sarovar, which is
visited by crores of devotees to this date.
The lanes of Vrindavan still hold the echo of their
stories and notions, making this town the perfect place for devotees who want
to experience the boundless love of Shri Radha Ji and Shri Krishna Ji.
Written By – Simran Mahon
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