Vrindavan: Land of Krishna

This video is about Vrindavan, the land of Krishna.

The video starts with introducing Krishna, the supreme personality of Godhead. Krishna exhibited his transcendental pastimes in the holy city of Vrindavan. When the king Kamsa heard that Krishna would kill him, he wanted to kill Devaki, Krishna's mother. But Vasudeva, Krishna's father, managed to save her life. Krishna appeared before them in his majestic forearm form, then at his parents' request, the lord appeared as an ordinary child. Vasudeva carried the lord across the river Yamuna to the home of Nanda Maharaja in the village of Vrindavan. People in Vrindavan loved Krishna without reservation. As Krishna grew up in Vrindavan, people witnessed many of his extraordinary pastimes.

The video then describes Vrindavan in detail. Vrindavan is a land of 64 square miles, consisting of flat fertile land dotted with small villages. Millions of Krishna's devotees have worshipped this sacred land throughout the ages. Vrindavan is considered the most sacred place for Hindus, with over 5,000 temples decorating its streets and lanes. Artists have memorialized Krishna's pastimes through marble carvings and paintings within the temples. One new temple, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, attracts people from all over the world. Vrindavan is gradually becoming world famous.

The video also talks about the life style of people in Vrindavan. People in Vrindavan live a simple life and fulfill their needs with the land's natural gifts. They use bull to produce grains and cow to deliver milk. Each day the cows wander to one of Vrindavan's twelve forests for peaceful grazing.

The latter part of the video talks about the holy sites in Vrindavan. The most glorious of all holy places was just a small pond until Lord Caitanya rediscovered it. The holy sites in Vrindavan were re-established as places of worship in the 16th century by Lord Caitanya's foremost disciples, the six goswamis. Devotees sometimes walk 32 miles to circumambulate the Vrindavan area. Vrindavan is more than a place on the map; it's a spiritual place that can only be fully appreciated with a humble attitude, a feeling of harmony with nature and the universe, and the spirit of love and devotion for Krishna.