Vrindavan Pilgrimage with Radhanath Swami
By admin on October 16, 2011 | Category: Purity | Tags: govardhan, kirtan, Pilgrimage, Radhanath Swami, Vrindavan | 167 CommentsOur first pilgrimage to Vrindavan was in the winter of 1986; we numbered 22, all novices, and Radhanath Swami was our transcendental tour guide. It was a three day tour. We visited temples on the first day, circumambulated Govardhan Hill on the second, and visited Barsana and Nandagaon on the third.
As we walked around Govardhan Hill, a 21 Km trek, we sang kirtan. Radhanath Swami danced all the way. Stopping at holy spots, bathing at holy kunds, it took us sixteen hours to complete the circumambulation: from 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Whatever meager luggage we carried grew in weight with every kilometer, and each tried to push it on to another’s shoulder. “You please carry my luggage. Please…..”
A year later, we visited Vrindavan with Radhanath Swami for the second time and went on a circumambulation of Govardhan once again. This time we found ourselves less inclined to push our luggage on to others.
And on our third visit to Vrindavan, the mantra during the circumambulation had changed to, “Please allow me to carry your luggage. Please….”
Who can deny the transformative potency of spirituality?
–Vishakha Priya
yogish
wonderful.Association of a pure dev is like this…
Abhinav Mutreja
Very Inspiring !
Vijay
Hare Krishna!!
Service attitude is so great for spiritual life.
Haribol!
vraja
enlightening
Kushal Krishna Das
Wonderful transformation
Rahul Abhay Kamat
Amazing article
Shoba
True! we are able to access the potency of spirituality by the mercy of Srila Radhanath Swami.
aniket
Due to asoociation of great souls advancement in bhakti is fixed
anil manga
wonderful transformation
Abhinav Mutreja
Very fortunate-who got chance to hear from Radhanath Swami Maharaj in Vrindavan!
Veena
Hari Hari !! Nice Realisation!! Thank you for sharing!!
yadvesh
a great experience
Sundar
Its beautiful!
chandraprakash
its really adorable
Ramnika
Transformation with the association of the pure devotee is wonderful in Bhakti.
Arvind
Very Nice Experiance with Radhanath Swami.
yadvesh
great inspiration