SHRI KRISHNA

By:- Pushpit Maggo

Twelve Forests Of Vrindavan

12 forests of Vrindavan

On the Eastern bank of the Yamuna there are five forests :-

1. Bhadravana 

2. Bilvavana (Belvan)

3. Lohavana (Lauhavana)

4. Bhandiravana  

5. Mahavana

On the Western side of the Yamuna there are seven forests :

6. Madhuvana7. Talavana8. Kumudavana9. Bahulavana

10. Kamyavana11. Khadiravana12. Vrindavana

Bhadravan / भद्रवन

• Is one of the places where Shri Krishna and Shri Balram go to graze the cows.

• Places of darsan here are –Bhadra Sarovar – Gocharan Sthal.

Bilvavana/Belvan / बे�लवन• There was an large amount of bel (bilva)

trees.• Shri Krishna and his sakhas would play

different kinds of sports and eat bel fruits.

Lohjanghvan / Lohvan / लौ�हजं�घवन

• This forest is decorated with all Kinds of trees and flowers.

• It is one of the places where Krishna pastures his cows.

• It is called Lohvan because, Shri Krishna killed Lohjanghasur.

Bhandirvan / भडी�रवन• Bhandirvan, where Shri Krishna performed a variety of sweet pastimes.• Places of darsan here are :-–Venu-Kup–The place of Wrestling–The temple of Shridham

Mahavan / महावन• It is the largest of all the forests.• Krishna killed the demons –Putana–Shakatasur here.

Madhuvan / मधु�वन • In this Forest Krishna killed a demon

named Madhu then Krishna known as “Madhusudan”.• This forest is as sweet as

“Shri Madhusudan” himself.

Talvana / तालवन•Only Kansa and his friends

enjoyed the forest's sweet tala fruits, which were otherwise inaccessible to ordinary people.

Kumudvan / कु� म�दवन• The boys decorated each

other with garlands made of kumudini flowers.

Bahulavan / बेहुलवन

• The charming forest of Bahulavan is full of beauty.• Shri Hari's sakhi Bahula resides

here.• Places of darsan here are :

-Shankarshan Kund - ManSarovar

Kamyavan / कुम्यवन

• Krishna bathing in this forest in Childhood Past times.

khadiravana• The present name of this village is

Khayro.• Every year when the dates ripened,

Krishna and the sakhas would come here to herd the cows and eat ripe dates.

• Krishna Killed demon Bakasur here sent by Kans appeared there as a huge crane to swallow Krishna.

Vrindavan / Brindaban / व�न्दवन

• The city of Lord Krishna's birthplace.

•Lord Krishna spent his childhood days.

•Braj is like the ocean.•Mathura like the lotus.•Vrindavan like the nectar-pollen.

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