Vraja Mandala Parikrama

A VISUAL SPIRITUAL JOURNEY TO VRAJA

 1. WHY STUDY MAPS

INDEX
2. VRAJA AND ITS
FORESTS
3. MAP OF VRAJA
4. RIVERS OF VRAJA
5. SAROVARAS OF
VRAJA
6. PONDS OF VRAJA

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7. VILLAGES AND
FORESTS
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WHAT ARE MAPS
MAPS ARE A : • TOPOLOGY : IT IS an area of Mathematics,
• TOPOLOGICAL which studies how spaces are organized and
how they are structured in terms of position.
• GEOGRAPHICAL
• PHYSICAL
• POLITICAL
• GEO-HISTORICAL
REPRESENTATION WHICH GIVE US
INSIGHT TO OUR HABITABLE PLANET ON
WHICH WE RESIDE
WHY DO WE STUDY MAPS
• We study maps to understand our surroundings Maps are a useful tool to:
and arrangements of the land.
1. Guide
• We study maps to understand how land can be
2. Tour
urilized.
3. Plan
• We study maps to understand how we can travel
from one point to another point. 4. Explain
• We study maps to understand structure of the 5. Make new maps
land in a given area.
6. Calculate Distances
• We study maps to understand connection of
waterbodies with lands and waterbodies with
other waterbodies.
Vraja
• Vraja is sanskrit word for the region in which • 1 KOSA = 3000 metres.
48 Forests are encompassed. • 1000 metres = 1 Km.
• THESE FORESTS ARE DISTRIBUTED IN • 84 KOSAS = 252,000 = 252 Km.
A PERIMETER OF 84 Kosas.
• VRAJA HAS 12 Main Forests Called as vanas
• Vraja has 12 Upavanas
• Vraja has 12 prativanas
• Vraja has 12 adhivanas
MAJOR FORESTS OF VRAJA – 12 Vanas
• Madhuvana • vrindavanam dvadashamam vrindaya
• Talavana
parirakshitam
• Kumudvana
mama chaiva priyam bhume sarva-
• Kamyavana or Kamavan
pataka-nashanam
• Bahulavana
• Bhadravana
• O Vasudha, the twelfth forest of
• Khadirvana Mathura-mandala is Vrindavana,
• Mahavana which is protected by Vrinda. This
• Lohavana forest destroys all one’s sinful
• Belvana reactions and is very dear to Me. (Text
• Bhandirvana 373, Mathura-mahatmya)
• Vrindavana or Kusumvana
MAIN MANTRA LORDS OF VRAJ VANAS
KRISHNA PRANĀMA MANTRA –
HE KRISHNA KARUNAA SINDHO DIINA BANDHU JAGATPATE
GOPESHA GOPIKAA KAANTA RAADHAA KAANTA NAMOSTUTE

SRI RADHIKA PRANAAM MANTRA –

TAPTA KAANCHANA GAURAANGI

SHRI RAADHE VRINDAAVANESHVARI
VRISHBHAANU SUTEDEVI
PRANAMAAMI HARIPRIYE