The Wonderful Glories of Sridhama Mayapura
Sri Mayapur-dhama, however, was Srimati Radha- rani’s own creation, to lure Krsna away from another lover. In the Ananta-samhita, Siva explains to Par- vati why Srimati Radharani created merciful Sri Mayapur-dhama. Lord Siva told Parvati, “As a bee plays in a lotus, Krsna was enjoying with Viraja in the pleasant forest groves of Vrndavana. Moon-faced, doe-eyed Radhika heard this news from one sakhi and hastily ran to find Krsna. Seeing that Radha was coming, Krsna suddenly disappeared and Viraja became a river. When Srimati Radharani arrived there, She could not find them. Absorbed in thoughts of Krsna, Radha began to think of how to attract Him away from Viraja. She gathered her sakhis together between the Ganga and Yamuna Rivers. “She created a beautiful place, decorated with creepers and trees and filled with male and female bumblebees. Deer andbuckswere happy enjoying as they wandered about, and the whole area was filled with the fragrance of jasmine, mallika, and malati flowers. That transcendental abodewas adornedwith tulasi forests and decorated with various groves. On Radha’s order, the Ganga and Yamuna, with their pleasant water and banks, acted as a moat to protect the garden. Cupid himself, along with springtime, eternally resides there, and the birds constantly sing the auspicious name of Krsna.
“Radha, dressed in colorful cloth, then began to play a beautiful melody on a flute in order to attract Krsna.
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