Madhuvan

Tattat gachch bhadram te yamunayastat shuchi|
Punyam madhuvanam yatra samnidhyam nityada harehe||||

 

The first halt of the yatra is at Madhuvan:
Madhuvan is situated near village Mahauli. Out of the twelve vans of Vraj, Madhuvan is the first van. This place is very famous since ancient times. In very older times, Shri Yamunaji used to flow near Madhuvan.

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Charitra of Shri Bethakji:
Shri Mahaprabhuji came here while doing Vraj Parikrama along with Vasudevdas Chhakda, Yadavendra Kumbhar, Govind Dave, Madhav Bhatt Kashmiri, Surdas and Parmananddas (6 sevaks). Shri Mahaprabhuji recited Shrimad Bhagwat at Krshnakund under a Kadamb tree. Shri Madhuvaniya Thakorji regularly use to come to hear this.

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How to go to Madhuvan?
The first halt of the yatra is at Madhuvan. A big mandir of seven floors is being built by Baba Jaigurudev Sanstha on the right hand side of the road while going ahead from the birthplace of Shri Krshna in Mathura. Near from that place, a small road goes to Madhuvan. The name of the village of Madhuvan is Mahauli. It is four miles away from Mathura. The road is narrow & broken.

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Madhuvan’s ancient importance:
Madhuvan is situated near village Mahauli. Out of the twelve vans of Vraj, Madhuvan is the first van. This place is very famous since ancient times. In very older times, Shri Yamunaji used to flow near Madhuvan.

There is a story of Dhruvkumar in Shri Bhagwat. At the age of 5, Dhruvkumar, the son of Uttanpad King, here only at the banks of Yamunaji, did very hard tap (religious austerity) & pleased GOD & acquired the state (Rajya) of Dhruvlok.

In olden times, here used to be the rajya of the devil Madhu. And from this, the name of this place was kept Madhuvan. Shatrughna, the younger brother of Shri Ram, acquired this place after killing Lavan, the son of the devil Madhu.

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EPISODE:
Once Shri Madhuvaniya Thakorji started crying like a child in front of Shri Mahaprabhuji. Shri Mahaprabhuji asked him the reason for his crying. Shri Thakorji said ‘I came here to bless Dhruv & am waiting for you since then. You take me along with you.’ At that time, Shri Mahaprabhuji requested,’ Right now you stay here only. After completing the Parikrama I will take you.’ Then Shri Thakorji asked ‘How will you recognize me at that time?’ Shri Mahaprabhuji asked for some sign to recognize him. Shri Thakorji ordered.’ When you will come to VallabhGhat in Gokul to do Sandhya Vandan at that time the precipice (bhekhad) opposite Shri Yamunaji will break & I will evolve in Chaturbhuj form. You take that swaroop along with you.’

The place of Shri Bethakji is very beautiful. It is out of the world. Trees are very old. Vaishnavas bow down & fill Zarijis of Shri Mahaprabhuji here.

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